Italian Crochet Terms and English Translations
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Our Crochet Translation Project includes many Italian Crochet Terms and their English Translations. Check out the Crochet Terms included in our list below and then begin your project!
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Italian Crochet Terms and English Translations
Thank you to: Cinzia Passera and Barbara from Barbara’s Crochet & Craft (FB: https://www.facebook.com/barbaracrochetcraft/)
Please remember this is a work-in-progress and if you have any suggestions, corrections or terms to add – please send me a message or leave a comment so I can update the chart!
| U.S. Terms | Italian Crochet Terms |
| back Loop (BL) | filo posteriore della maglia / asola posteriore |
| back loop only (blo) | lavorare solo l’asola posteriore |
| back post (BP) | in costa dietro |
| back post single crochet (BPsc) | maglia bassa in costa dietro |
| back post half double crochet (BPhdc) | mezza maglia alta in costa dietro |
| back post double crochet (BPdc) | maglia alta doppia in costa dietro |
| back post triple (treble) crochet (BPtr) | |
| before (bef) | prima |
| beginning (beg) | inizio / iniziare |
| between (bet) | in mezzo a |
| chain (ch) | catenella |
| chain space (ch-sp) | spazio della catenella |
| cluster (CL) | gruppo di maglie / maglie lavorate insieme |
| continue (cont) | continuare |
| crochet | lavorare all”” uncinetto |
| decrease (dec) | diminuzione |
| double crochet (dc) | maglia alta (m.alta) (ma) |
| double triple (treble) crochet (dtr) | maglia alta tripla (mat) |
| fasten off / bind off (fo / bo) | tagliare e fermare il filo |
| follow / follows / following (foll) | segui, segue, seguente |
| front loop (FL) | asola anteriore / la prima maglia davanti |
| front loop only (flo) | lavorare solo l’asola anteriore |
| front post (FP) | in costa davanti (cd) |
| front post single crochet (FPsc) | maglia bassa in costa davanti (mbcd) |
| front post half double crochet (FPhdc) | mezza maglia alta in costa davanti |
| front post double crochet (FPdc) | maglia alta in costa davanti |
| front post triple (treble) crochet (FPtr) | maglia alta doppia in costa davanti |
| gauge | misura in base al campione |
| half double crochet (hdc) | mezza maglia alta |
| increase (inc) | aumento (au) |
| insert hook | inserire l’uncinetto |
| join / join into ring | unire / unire ad anello |
| last | ultimo |
| loop (lp) | asola |
| magic ring (MR) | anello magico |
| next | prossimo / seguente |
| pattern (pat / patt) | motivo / schema |
| picot (p) | pippiolino |
| place marker (pm) | posizionare segnapunti / marcapunti |
| remaining (rem) | rimanente |
| repeat (rep) | ripetere |
| repeat from * to ** | rifetere Da * a * |
| reverse single crochet (crab stitch) | punto gambero |
| right side (correct side) (RS) | diritto del lavoro |
| right side (opposite of left) | lato diritto |
| round (rd) | giro |
| row (R) | riga |
| single crochet (sc) | maglia bassa (m.bassa) |
| skip (sk) | saltare |
| slip stitch (sl st) | maglia bassissima / mbss |
| space (s) (sp (s)) | spazio |
| stitch (st) | maglia / punto (m) |
| stitches (st(s) or sts) | punto |
| times (x) | volte |
| together (tog) | insieme (ins) |
| triple ( or treble ) crochet (tr) | maglia alta doppia |
| turn the work | girare il lavoro |
| work / make | lavorare |
| wrong side (WS) | rovescio del lavoro |
| yarn over / yarn over hook (yo / yoh) | filo sull’uncinetto |
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Italian Crochet Terms And English Translations
Our Crochet Translation Project includes many Italian Crochet Terms and their English Translations. Check out the Crochet Terms included in our list below and then begin your project!
PIN this for later here
Italian Crochet Terms and English Translations
Thank you to: Cinzia Passera and Barbara from Barbara’s Crochet & Craft (FB: https://www.facebook.com/barbaracrochetcraft/)
Please remember this is a work-in-progress and if you have any suggestions, corrections or terms to add – please send me a message or leave a comment so I can update the chart
Half Double Crochet Join
| U.S. Terms | Italian Crochet Terms |
| back Loop (BL) | filo posteriore della maglia / asola posteriore |
| back loop only (blo) | lavorare solo l’asola posteriore |
| back post (BP) | in costa dietro |
| back post single crochet (BPsc) | maglia bassa in costa dietro |
| back post half double crochet (BPhdc) | mezza maglia alta in costa dietro |
| back post double crochet (BPdc) | maglia alta doppia in costa dietro |
| back post triple (treble) crochet (BPtr) | |
| before (bef) | prima |
| beginning (beg) | inizio / iniziare |
| between (bet) | in mezzo a |
| chain (ch) | catenella |
| chain space (ch-sp) | spazio della catenella |
| cluster (CL) | gruppo di maglie / maglie lavorate insieme |
| continue (cont) | continuare |
| crochet | lavorare all”” uncinetto |
| decrease (dec) | diminuzione |
| double crochet (dc) | maglia alta (m.alta) (ma) |
| double triple (treble) crochet (dtr) | maglia alta tripla (mat) |
| fasten off / bind off (fo / bo) | tagliare e fermare il filo |
| follow / follows / following (foll) | segui, segue, seguente |
| front loop (FL) | asola anteriore / la prima maglia davanti |
| front loop only (flo) | lavorare solo l’asola anteriore |
| front post (FP) | in costa davanti (cd) |
| front post single crochet (FPsc) | maglia bassa in costa davanti (mbcd) |
| front post half double crochet (FPhdc) | mezza maglia alta in costa davanti |
| front post double crochet (FPdc) | maglia alta in costa davanti |
| front post triple (treble) crochet (FPtr) | maglia alta doppia in costa davanti |
| gauge | misura in base al campione |
| half double crochet (hdc) | mezza maglia alta |
| increase (inc) | aumento (au) |
| insert hook | inserire l’uncinetto |
| join / join into ring | unire / unire ad anello |
| last | ultimo |
| loop (lp) | asola |
| magic ring (MR) | anello magico |
| next | prossimo / seguente |
| pattern (pat / patt) | motivo / schema |
| picot (p) | pippiolino |
| place marker (pm) | posizionare segnapunti / marcapunti |
| remaining (rem) | rimanente |
| repeat (rep) | ripetere |
| repeat from * to ** | rifetere Da * a * |
| reverse single crochet (crab stitch) | punto gambero |
| right side (correct side) (RS) | diritto del lavoro |
| right side (opposite of left) | lato diritto |
| round (rd) | giro |
| row (R) | riga |
| single crochet (sc) | maglia bassa (m.bassa) |
| skip (sk) | saltare |
| slip stitch (sl st) | maglia bassissima / mbss |
| space (s) (sp (s)) | spazio |
| stitch (st) | maglia / punto (m) |
| stitches (st(s) or sts) | punto |
| times (x) | volte |
| together (tog) | insieme (ins) |
| triple ( or treble ) crochet (tr) | maglia alta doppia |
| turn the work | girare il lavoro |
| work / make | lavorare |
| wrong side (WS) | rovescio del lavoro |
| yarn over / yarn over hook (yo / yoh) | filo sull’uncinetto |
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double crochet is maglia alta (m.alta) (m.a.)
single crochet is maglia bassa (m.bassa) (m.b.)
front post is in costa davanti (cd) and back post is costa dietro (cd) so I am not sure if mbcd is front or back post single crochet
slip stitch is Maglia bassissima, m.bss (mbss)
back loop is filo posteriore della maglia / asola posteriore
front loop is la prima maglia davanti
mad is a Maglia alta doppia (double treble)
mdr is motivo da ripetere ( pattern repeat )
I’m afraid I’m not sure what the rd or rr is and whether cd is front or back post.
I need some help with the following Italian terms.
Mbss is this a single crochet?
mbsscd is this a single crochet in back loop?
mbcd is this a front post single crochet?
ma is this a double crochet?
mard no idea what this is?
brown no idea what this is?
marr no idea what this is
mard no idea what this is either
Any help is appreciated!
I see some terms in italian are missing and some other are wrongly translated. I’m italian mother-tongue and crochet advanced, I would be very happy to help you with translations from english to italian.
If interested, write me to lefantasiedinephtys@gmail.com
This key and pattern might help you expand your list…
Key (given to me for the pattern)
cat – ch
pb – sc
pa – dc
pbassissmo – slst
Pattern
https://web.archive.org/web/20190601160946/https://www.latorredicotone.com/schemi-amigurumi/schema-cenerentola-all-uncinetto/
Actually so will this sight I found
https://web.archive.org/web/20241011113743/https://elfinthread.com/conversion-charts/crochet-terms-conversion-chart-american-english-italian/
This key and pattern might help you expand your list…
Key (given to me for the pattern)
cat – ch
pb – sc
pa – dc
pbassissmo – slst
Pattern
https://web.archive.org/web/20190601160946/https://www.latorredicotone.com/schemi-amigurumi/schema-cenerentola-all-uncinetto/
Hi! The terms above are US Crochet Terms and Italian Crochet Terms.
We have a separate page to translate US Crochet Terms to UK Crochet Terms if you need it this is the link: https://oombawkadesigncrochet.com/uk-crochet-terms-and-us-crochet-terms/
All the best,
Rhondda
can someone leave me a list of crochet terms and abbreviations that differences between Italy and the U.S. for the same stitches? I am trying to make a simple pattern that was written in English from an Italian lady. but its not coming out right at all. I need some help. I know the united kingdom has the same stitch names as the united states but they are meaning different things.