How to read a pattern

     Patterns are written in a language of their own, and this will help you become familiar with special stitches and abbreviations. Although not all publications use the same abbreviations, the terminology will become familiar with a read-through.Before diving into a pattern, check to see if it’s written in US or UK terminology. 
The same stitches are named differently based on the country. 
      All the patterns of Ours are written in US terminology. Here’s a list of all the abbreviations used in the our crochet kits.

Some pattern on internet will use the symbols instead of the abbreviations.
 here is the basic symbols of stitches

   At first glance, crochet patterns can look like a foreign language. That’s because they use a lot of abbreviations to save space, and make it easier to keep track of where you are in the pattern. Over time, you’ll begin to appreciate the brevity of crochet patterns and become a pro at reading them. There are really only 2 things you need to know when reading a crochet pattern: 
1. What country are the crochet terms from?
 Different countries have different words for the same stitches. For example, the British English term double crochet (dc), is actually the same term as the American English term single crochet (sc). As you may imagine, this can get confusing fast. Most patterns begin by defining which country’s terminology they use, as well as any abbreviations used. Here are some common abbreviations used in amigurumi written with US terminology:

 2. How do you read crochet patterns?
 Different crochet pattern designers use different formats to convey their instructions. This is also usually defined at the beginning of the pattern. You can expect that there will be repetition of stitches, which is probably the most confusing part to reading a pattern.
 Some patterns use brackets ((…), […]) or multiplier indicators (*, x), to convey which stitches you should repeat and for how many times.
 Crochet patterns by us are written in US terminology, and follow this format:

 Or sometimes write it with a lot more words:
 [sc, inc]    [sc, inc]    [sc, inc]    [sc, inc]    [sc, inc]    [sc, inc]
 [single crochet stitch in the first stitch, then 2 single crochet stitches in the next stitch] for a total of 6 times
 Since 1 increase stitch = 2 single crochet stitches, 1 increase stitch counts as 2 stitches. 1 single crochet stitch counts as 1 stitch.
 Therefore, that's [3 stitches] repeated 6 times, for a final count of 18 stitches.