Danish Crochet Terms and English Translations
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Have you found a crochet pattern you want to make but it includes Danish Crochet Terms? Browse the available English Translations for the more common Danish Crochet Terms below. This is part of our Crochet Translation Project.
Danish Crochet Terms and English Translations
Thank you to: Charlotte Bog Buus Christensen and the post by By Number 19 for their help with these translations.
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 we can update the chart!
| U.S. Terms | Danish Terms |
| back Loop (BL) | Forreste eller |
| back loop only (blo) | bagerste maskeled |
| 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) | mellem (ml) |
| beginning (beg) | begynd |
| between (bet) | imellum |
| chain (ch) | luftmaske (lm) |
| chain space (ch-sp) | mellemrum eller bue / bue |
| cluster (CL) | klynge |
| continue (cont) | fortscette / Fortsaet |
| crochet | haekle |
| decrease (dec) | indtagning (indt) |
| double crochet (dc) | stangmaske (stm / stgm) |
| double triple (treble) crochet (dtr) | tredobbelt stangmaske (3-dstgm / tredblt stm) |
| fasten off / bind off (fo / bo) | luk af / bryd garnet |
| follow / follows / following (foll) | Slut af / naeste |
| front loop (FL) | forreste maskeled |
| front loop only (flo) | forreste maskeled |
| 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 | strikkefasthed |
| half double crochet (hdc) | halvstangmaske (hstm / hstgm) |
| increase (inc) | udtagning / tag ud (udt) |
| insert hook | Indsaet nal |
| join / join into ring | saet sammen |
| last | – |
| loop (lp) | lae¸kke |
| magic ring (MR) | magisk ring (mr) |
| next | Naeste |
| pattern (pat / patt) | mae¸nster / opskrift |
| picot (p) | – |
| place marker (pm) | – |
| remaining (rem) | resterende |
| repeat (rep) | gentag (gent) |
| repeat from * to ** | fra * til * |
| reverse single crochet (crab stitch) | – |
| right side (correct side) (RS) | ret / forsiden (af arb) |
| right side (opposite of left) | – |
| round (rd) | raekke, omgang, pind (omg) |
| row (R) | raekke, omgang, pind (rk) |
| single crochet (sc) | fastmaske (fm) |
| skip (sk) | spring / spring over / spring en maske over |
| slip stitch (sl st) | kaedemaske (km) |
| space (s) (sp (s)) | mellemrum |
| stitch (st) | maske (m) |
| stitches (st(s) or sts) | maske (m) |
| times (x) | – |
| together (tog) | sammen (sm) |
| triple ( or treble ) crochet (tr) | dobbelt stangmaske (dstgm / dblt stm / db-stgm) |
| turn the work | vend |
| work / make | arbejde (arb) |
| wrong side (WS) | vrang |
| yarn over / yarn over hook (yo / yoh) | Sla om (sl o) |
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Thank you Cass!! I appreciate you adding this for us 🙂
Hello, i noticed the comment by Freyja from back in 2023.
From what i can find, the abbreviation, vlm. is a “vende luftmaske” and is the same as when you chain and then turn your work.
That means that the pattern piece “1 lm + 1 vlm” would be, chain 1 + chain 1 and turn your work.
I hope this can help someone if they have the same question. ^^
You’re very welcome!
Thank you so much. No I can crochet this little bonnet.
Hi Freyja, I apologize but I am not sure what that term is. I tried to search online for it because it wasn’t a translation that was provided for the project but have had no luck. I’m wondering if it is a term used by that designer specifically (sometimes we use abbreviated or condensed terms that aren’t following what many would call a standard crochet term but usually they have an abbreviations section to explain what those would be in their patterns in that case). I’m sorry I couldn’t help more with this one. Best wishes, Rhondda
Hello, so I am looking for a translated term into english from the danish term vlm. The sentence i have is 1 lm + 1 vlm. But I can’t seem to find it in this otherwise neat translator.
This is really useful! I’ve come across the phrase ‘hstgm-stolpen’ in some Danish patterns, used when making sleeves. Would you have any idea what the English translation would be?
Thank you so much, makes life a lot easier ! XX Thanks.
Thank you so much, makes life a lot easier ! XX
Hi Candace, It is normally recommended that you use a natural fiber like cotton for potholders due to flammability issues with acrylics. It depends on the pattern what weight yarn. We tend to use Medium Weight a lot in the North America but in the UK and Europe it is more often DK weight or lighter – they sometimes double it up and make a front and back for the potholder when they use the lighter weight yarns and threads. My husband’s grandmother who was from the Netherlands used threads and she did a base square and then the decorative square and stitched them together for all her potholders.
I’ve updated the Danish post. I apologize for that. I’m not sure what happened to the image version it used to be clear but it must have been resized with the image plugin I use that decreases the data size of each file on the site. I also updated my fonts to make them somewhat bigger which threw the lines off in the list of terms. I reloaded it as a chart so it should all stay together ad the ads shouldn’t be able to squeeze their way in there between the terms anymore (fingers crossed!).
Thank you for letting me know 🙂 and good luck with your Danish Patterns!
Rhondda
Thanks. Very helpful.
Question 1) what type & what weight of yarn should I use to make pot holders.
Question 2)
Your graphic image of the translated terms (chart) is too blurry to read much of it. I could only manage some. ( the online content does not line up the translation equivalents … at least not on my device for some reason) … so i was hoping you could post a chart that is less blurry.
My Scandinavian grandmother died when I was 3 so i was unable to learn her patterns which either she knew in her head or her patterns are lost to time.
I want to do some of these authentic Scandinavian crocheted potholders. But all seem to be in a Scandinavian language. My grandmother made these and did doilies and table scarves, cutwork lace, embroidery, and quilting. I want to do some pieces for my daughter.
Thank You!!
This is so very helpful! Thank you a million times x
Thank you so much for this information!!! I have found it amazingly helpful!!!