Portuguese Crochet Terms and English Translations
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Portuguese Crochet Terms and English Translations
Thank you to Silvia for submitting these helpful translations!
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| U.S. Crochet Terms | Portuguese Crochet Terms |
| back Loop (BL) | aro de trás |
| back loop only (blo) | Apenas o aro de trás |
| back post (BP) | – |
| back post single crochet (BPsc) | – |
| back post half double crochet (BPhdc) | – |
| back post double crochet (BPdc) | – |
| back post triple (treble) crochet (BPtr) | – |
| before (bef) | Antes |
| beginning (beg) | Começo |
| between (bet) | Entre |
| chain (ch) | correntinha (corr.) |
| chain space (ch-sp) | Espaço da correntinha |
| cluster (CL) | – |
| continue (cont) | Continuar |
| crochet | crochetar or Crochê |
| decrease (dec) | diminuir (dim) |
| double crochet (dc) | ponto alto (p.a.) |
| double triple (treble) crochet (dtr) | ponto alto triplo (pat) |
| fasten off / bind off (fo / bo) | Arrematar |
| follow / follows / following (foll) | Seguinte or seguir |
| front loop (FL) | Aro da frente |
| front loop only (flo) | Apenas o aro da frente |
| front post (FP) | – |
| front post single crochet (FPsc) | – |
| front post half double crochet (FPhdc) | – |
| front post double crochet (FPdc) | – |
| front post triple (treble) crochet (FPtr) | – |
| gauge | Amostra |
| half double crochet (hdc) | meio ponto alto (m.p.a.) |
| increase (inc) | aumentar (aum) |
| insert hook | enfiar a agulha / inserir a agulha |
| join / join into ring | fechar em anel ou em argola |
| last | anterior / ultimo ant / ou ult |
| loop (lp) | alca / espaco |
| magic ring / magic circle (MR) | anel / argola / Anel mágico |
| next | proximo (prox) |
| pattern (pat / patt) | Padrão, Padronagem, Receita |
| picot (p) | pico |
| place marker (pm) | Colocar o marcador |
| remaining (rem) | Restante or restantes |
| repeat rep | repetir |
| repeat from * to * * | Repetir de * a * |
| reverse single crochet (crab stitch) | ponto caranguejo |
| right side (correct side) (RS) | Lado do direito |
| right side (opposite of left) | Lado direito |
| round (rd) | carreira (Sit)/ Círculo |
| row (R) | carreira (carr) |
| single crochet (sc) | ponto baixo (p.b.) |
| skip (sk) | pular |
| slip stitch (sl st) | ponto baixissimo (pbs / p.bxmo) |
| space (s) sp (s) | Espaço |
| stitch (st) | ponto (pt) |
| stitches (st(s) or sts) | Pontos |
| times (x) | Vezes |
| together (tog) | Junto or Juntos |
| triple ( or treble ) crochet (tr) | ponto alto duplo (pad) |
| turn the work | virar / virar o trabalho |
| work / make | fazer |
| wrong side (WS) | Lado do avesso |
| yarn over / yarn over hook ( yo / yoh) | Lacada |
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Hi Dadra, is this partially translated already by google maybe? or are these the actual terms the Designer used in the pattern?
Pb usually means single crochet (in Spanish and Portuguese). I’ve never seen any of the other terms before though.
Have pattern can’t translate. Not sure the language. Crochet pattern. AM. Pb. Pe. Rifht ubtil. Mv auniv dismissed. ynu. bhmhb. gvgry. Just some. Help. Have not the mama crochet. But can’t translate it.
The only shortforms we have are the ones that are included in parenthesis in the charts. We have some for the more common stitches:
half double crochet (hdc) meio ponto alto (m.p.a.)
increase (inc) aumentar (aum)
decrease (dec) diminuir (dim)
double crochet (dc) ponto alto (p.a.)
double triple (treble) crochet (dtr) ponto alto triplo (pat)
chain (ch) correntinha (corr.)
triple ( or treble ) crochet (tr) ponto alto duplo (pad)
slip stitch (sl st) ponto baixissimo (pbs / p.bxmo)
single crochet (sc) ponto baixo (p.b.)
Our translations were submitted by volunteers.
Best wishes, Rhondda
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