US and UK crochet notation

I use US crochet notation as I learned to crochet from a book written in the US. Depending on where a pattern was written, it will have different notation. Here is the chart to show US/UK crochet notation. Yes, it is slightly confusing!!

US	UK
Chain (ch)	Chain (ch)
Single crochet (sc)	Double crochet (dc)
Double crochet (dc)	Treble (tr)
Half double crochet (hdc)	Half treble (htr)
Triple crochet (trc)	Double treble (dtr)
Slip stictch (sl st)	Slip stitch (sl st)

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Hi, I have been crocheting for over 10 years, teaching crochet, knitting for about three and love all things yarny. I always have multiple WIPs and my current one is a 'leaving home' blanket for one of my children. I love simple patterns and like to crochet whilst doing something else like watching TV or listening to something. The 'pattern' I'm using is in fact the 'houndstooth' stitch (lots of tutorials are available out there) which is simply using an alternative of single and double crochet stitches. It's super easy to get the hang of, perfect for beginners. I am using up my yarn stash, and doing it quite randomly, about which colours I choose. I am also using different thicknesses of yarn too, as well as double knit. I use sock yarn double stranded. The blanket is currently 3/4 finished as I am aiming for a double bed sized. It's also really really warm :-) It's not a very portable project admittedly, but I have other projects to take out with me. I am not weaving in the ends, I am going to pleat them when the project is finished. So yes, this is a good stash buster type project and very easy to put down and pick up again.