Tunisian crochet abbreviations

The following is a list of Tunisian crochet abbreviations used by the yarn industry, designers, and publishers. Refer to Craft Yarn Council’s abbreviations for additional information.

All Abbreviations

Abbreviation	Description
`etss`	extended Tunisian simple stitch
`FwP`	forward pass
`RetP`	return pass
`tbs`	Tunisian bobble stitch
`tdc`	Tunisian double crochet
`tds`	Tunisian double stitch
`tds2tog`	Tunisian double stitch 2 together (decrease)
`tes`	Tunisian extended stitch
`tfs`	Tunisian full stitch
`thdc`	Tunisian half double crochet
`tks`	Tunisian knit stitch
`tps`	Tunisian purl stitch
`trs`	Tunisian reverse stitch
`tribs`	Tunisian rib stitch
`tsc`	Tunisian single crochet
`tslst`	Tunisian slip stitch
`tss`	Tunisian simple stitch
`tss2tog`	Tunisian simple stitch 2 together (decrease)
`tss3tog`	Tunisian simple stitch 3 together (decrease)
`ttr`	Tunisian treble crochet
`ttw`	Tunisian twisted
`txs`	Tunisian X stitch

Tunisian Crochet Abbreviations (Grouped by Stitch Type)

Passes

Abbreviation	Description
`FwP`	forward pass
`RetP`	return pass

Simple & Extended Stitches

Abbreviation	Description
`tss`	Tunisian simple stitch
`etss`	extended Tunisian simple stitch
`tss2tog`	Tunisian simple stitch 2 together (decrease)
`tss3tog`	Tunisian simple stitch 3 together (decrease)

Knit, Purl, Rib, and Twisted

Abbreviation	Description
`tks`	Tunisian knit stitch
`tps`	Tunisian purl stitch
`tribs`	Tunisian rib stitch
`ttw`	Tunisian twisted
`txs`	Tunisian X stitch

Double & Half Double Variants

Abbreviation	Description
`tdc`	Tunisian double crochet
`tds`	Tunisian double stitch
`tds2tog`	Tunisian double stitch 2 together (decrease)
`thdc`	Tunisian half double crochet

Treble & Beyond

Abbreviation	Description
`ttr`	Tunisian treble crochet

Special Stitches

Abbreviation	Description
`tfs`	Tunisian full stitch
`tsc`	Tunisian single crochet
`tslst`	Tunisian slip stitch
`tes`	Tunisian extended stitch
`tbs`	Tunisian bobble stitch