Following are the crochet symbols that have been adopted by members of the Craft Yarn Council and are considered to be the clearest and easiest to render and to read.
| Symbol | Stitch |
 | chain (ch) |
 | slip stitch (sl st) |
 | single crochet (sc) |
 |
half double crochet (hdc) |
 |
hdc blo |
 | double crochet (dc) |
 | dc blo |
 | treble crochet (tr) |
 | double treble crochet (dtr) |
 | sc2tog |
 | sc3tog |
 | dc2tog |
 | dc3tog |
 | hdc2tog |
 | hdc3tog |
 | 2 dc cluster |
 | 3-dc cluster |
 | 3-hdc cluster/puff st/bobble |
 | 5-dc popcorn |
 | 5-dc shell |
 | 3-2-3 dc shell |
 | ch-3 picot |
 | front post sc (FPsc) |
 | back post sc (BPsc) |
 | front post hdc (FPhdc) |
 | back post hdc (BPhdc) |
 | front post dc (FPdc) |
 | back post dc (BPdc) |
 | worked in back loop only (BLO) |
 | worked in front loop only (FLO) |