The treble crochet symbol in crochet charts
A tall T with two slashes. When a lace round needs to cover a lot of ground in one stitch.
- US name
- Treble crochet
- UK name
- Double treble
- In the editor
- Treble crochet
What it looks like in a chart
The tallest of the basic posts: a long vertical stem, a bar across the top, and two diagonal slashes on the stem. The two slashes match the two yarn overs the stitch takes before the hook goes in.
Height is the point. On a doily chart, a round of trebles is what turns a tight little center into a wide airy ring in one go, and a chart shows that at a glance — the ring of tall symbols is visibly taller than the rounds on either side.
How it is used
- Open lace rounds, where long stitches and chain arcs do the work together.
- Long spokes radiating from the center of a doily or mandala.
- Getting from one round to the next in a single tall stitch instead of two shorter rounds.
Worth knowing
US patterns also write this as "triple crochet" — same stitch, same abbreviation (tr).
UK patterns call it a double treble (dtr). One step up the ladder, like every other US/UK pair except chain and slip stitch.
Common questions
What is the tall symbol with two slashes on a crochet chart?
A treble crochet in US terms (double treble in UK terms). Two diagonal slashes on a tall post; each slash corresponds to one of the two yarn overs the stitch takes.
Is US treble the same as UK treble?
No, and this pair catches people out. US treble (tr) equals UK double treble (dtr). What a UK pattern calls a treble is what a US pattern calls a double crochet.