Swahili Crochet Terms and U.S. Crochet Terms

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Swahili Crochet Terms

Crochet Translation Project

Thank you to: Steven Hendrix for these translations

ENGLISH (U.S.)	SWAHILI
chain (ch)	mkufu
slip stitch (sl st)	kushona telezra
single crochet (sc)	moja tu crochet
half double crochet (hdc)	nusu maradufu crochet
double crochet (dc)	maradufu crochet
triple (or treble) crochet (tr)	crochet tata pamoja
double triple (treble) crochet (dtr)	maradufu crochet tatu pamoja

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!

German Crochet Terms

Finnish Crochet Terms

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