Crochet Greek Alphabet, Part 2

After designing the Moogly Crochet Uppercase Alphabet, Lowercase Alphabet, Numbers, and Punctuation, there was yet another request – the Greek Alphabet! While I don’t plan on covering every language out there, Greek letters are indeed commonly used in English speaking countries – in math, science, and of course fraternities, sororities, etc. Last week I shared the first half in Part 1 - so here is Part 2!

The Crochet Greek Alphabet: Nu through Omega

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• US – F, 3.75mm hook
• Knit Picks Dishie (100% Cotton; Worsted/10 ply; 190 yds/174 m; 3.53 ounces) – 8-10 yds per letter; colorway: Kenai
• For crochet abbreviation definitions and tutorial videos, please visit the Crochet Abbreviations page.
• CLICK HERE for Alpha through Mu!

NOTES:

• These letters are all between 3-4″ tall. If you want a different size letter, use a different yarn weight and hook size!
• Gauge is unimportant – just use a hook smaller than the yarn calls for.
• If you are sewing the letters to something else that is crocheted, leave long tails at the beginning and end to sew them on with.
• To help the letters keep their shape, spray starch on the wrong side of the letter and a hot iron does the trick – just be sure to do this with COTTON ONLY.

NU PATTERN:

Row 1: Ch 16, skip the ch closest to the hook, sc in remaining chs; turn. (15 sts)

Row 2 – 3: Ch 1, sc in each st; turn. (15 sts)

Row 4: Ch 1, skip the 1st st, sl st in the next st. Ch 1, sc in the next st, 2 sc in the next st, leaving remaining sts unworked; turn. (1 sl st, 3 sc)

Row 5: Ch 1, 2 sc in the first st, sc in the next st, sl st in the last st; turn. (3 sc and a sl st)

Row 6: Ch 1, skip the sl st and the first sc, sc in the next st, 2 sc in the last st; turn. (3 sts)

Row 7: Ch 1, 2 sc in the first st, sc in the next st, sl st in the last st; turn. (3 sc and a sl st)

Row 8 – 15: Repeat Rows 6 – 7 four times.

Row 16: Ch 10, sc in 2nd ch from hook and each remaining ch, sc in sl st and each sc, FSC 2; turn. (13 sc, 2 FSC)

Row 17 – 18: Ch 1, sc in each st; turn/break yarn and finish off after Row 18. (15 sts)

XI PATTERN:

NOTE: This letter includes 3 parts that are not connected. The top and bottom pieces are the same, just with one "bracket" turned around so they are facing each other as seen in the photo above.

The Top and Bottom "Brackets":
Row 1: Ch 6. skip the ch closest to the hook, sc in remaining chs; turn. (5 sts)

Row 2 - 3: Ch 1, sc in each st; turn. (5 sts)

Row 4: Ch 1, sc in 1st 3 sts; turn. (3 sts)

Row 5 - 11: Ch 1, sc in each st; turn. (3 sts)

Row 12: Ch 1, sc in each st, FSC 2; turn. (5 sts)

Row 13 - 14: Ch 1, sc in each st; turn/break yarn and finish off after Row 14. (5 sts)

Repeat Rows 1 - 14 for other "bracket."

The Center “Bowtie”:
Row 1: Ch 4, skip the ch closest to the hook, sc in each remaining ch; turn. (3 sts)

Row 2: Ch 1, sc3tog; turn. (1 st)

Row 3 – 4: Ch 1, sc; turn. (1 st)

Row 5: Ch 1, 3 sc; turn. (3 sts)

Row 6: Ch 1, sc in each st; break yarn and finish off. (3 sts)

OMICRON PATTERN:

Row 1: Ch 4, skip the ch closest to the hook, sc in remaining chs; turn. (3 sts)

Row 2 – 5: Ch 1, sc in each st; turn. (3 sts)

Row 6: Ch 1, sc in the 1st st, hdc in the 2nd st, dc in the last st; turn. (3 sts)

Row 7: Ch 2, dc in the 1st st, hdc in the 2nd st, sc in the last st; turn. (3 sts)

Row 8 – 9: Repeat Rows 6 – 7.

Row 10 – 12: Repeat Row 2.

Row 13: Repeat Row 7.

Row 14: Repeat Row 6.

Row 15 – 16: Repeat Rows 13 – 14.

Row 17 – 21: Repeat Row 2.

Row 22 – 25: Repeat Rows 6 – 7.

Row 26 – 28: Repeat Row 2.

Row 29 – 32: Repeat Rows 13 – 14; break yarn after Row 32 and use end to stitch Rows 32 and 1 together.

PI PATTERN:

Row 1: Ch 16, skip the ch closest to the hook, sc in remaining chs; turn. (15 sts)

Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each st; turn. (15 sts)

Row 3: Ch 1, sc in the 1st 4 sts; turn. (4 sts)

Row 4: Ch 1, sc in the 1st 3 sts; turn. (3 sts)

Row 5 - 15: Ch 1, sc in each st; turn/break yarn after Row 15. (3 sts)

Row 16: Join to opposite end of Row 2, ch 1, sc in the 1st 4 sts; turn. (4 sts)

Row 17 - 28: Repeat Rows 4 - 15.

RHO PATTERN:

Row 1: Ch 16, skip the ch closest to the hook, sc in remaining chs; turn. (15 sts)

Row 2 – 3: Ch 1, sc in each st; turn. (15 sts)

Row 4: Ch 1, sc in first 3 sts, leaving remaining sts unworked; turn (3 sts)

Row 5- 6: Ch1, sc in each st; turn (3 sts)

Row 7: Ch 1, sc in the 1st st, hdc in the next st, dc in the last st; turn. (3 sts)

Row 8: Ch 2, dc in the first st, hdc in the next st, sc in the last st; turn. (3 sts)

Row 9 – 14: Repeat Rows 7 – 8.

Row 15 – 17: Repeat Row 2; turn (3 sts) Break yarn and sew Row 17 to the middle of Row 3.

SIGMA PATTERN:

Row 1: Ch 14, skip the ch closest to the hook, sc in remaining chs; turn. ((13 sts)

Row 2 - 3: Ch 1, sc in each st; turn. (13 sts)

Row 4: Ch 1, skip the 1st st, sc in the next st, 2 sc in the next st; turn. (3 sts)

Row 5: Ch 1, 2 sc in the 1st st, sc in the next st, sl st in the last st; turn. (4 sts)

Row 6: Ch 1, skip the sl st, skip the 1st sc, sc in the next st, 2 sc in the last st; turn. (3 sts)

Row 7 - 8: Repeat Rows 5 - 6.

Row 9: Repeat Row 5.

Row 10: Ch 1, skip the sl st, 2 sc in the next st, sc in the next st, sl st in the last st; turn. (4 sts)

Row 11 - 14: Repeat Row 6, followed by Row 5 (twice)

Row 15: Repeat Row 6.

Row 16: Ch 1, sc in each st, FSC 10; turn. (13 sts)

Row 17 - 18: Ch 1, sc in each st; turn/break yarn and finish off after Row 18. (13 sts)

TAU PATTERN:

Row 1: Ch 13, skip the ch closest to the hook, sc in each remaining ch; turn. (12 sts)

Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each st; turn. (12 sts)

Row 3: Ch 1, sc in each st; do NOT turn. (12 sts)

Row 4: Ch 7, sc in 2nd ch from hook and remaining ch, sc 3 in the ends of Rows 1 – 3, FSC (foundation single crochet) 6; turn. (9 sc, 6 FSC)

Row 5 – 6: Ch 1, sc in each st across; turn/break yarn after Row 6 and finish off. (15 sts)

UPSILON PATTERN:

Row 1: Ch 4, skip the ch closest to the hook, sc in each remaining ch; turn. (3 sts)

Row 2 – 5: Ch 1, sc in each st; turn. (3 sts)

Row 6: Ch 1, sc in each st; do NOT turn. (3 sts)

Row 7: Ch 10, sc in the 2nd ch from hook and remaining 8 ch, sc in each sc from Row 6, ch 10; turn. (12 sc, 10 ch)

Row 8: Sc in the 2nd ch from hook and remaining 8 ch, sc in each sc to end; turn. (21 sts)

Row 9: Ch 1, sc in the 1st 9 sts, sc2tog over the next 3 sts, skipping the center st, sc in the remaining 9 sts; turn. (19 sts)

Row 10: Ch 1, sc in 1st 9 sts; break yarn and use seamless join to finish off, joining to the sc2tog st in the center. (9 sts)

PHI PATTERN:

Row 1: Ch 4, skip the ch closest to the hook, sc in remaining chs; turn. (3 sts)

Row 2 - 5: Ch 1, sc in each ch; turn. (3 sts)

Row 6: Ch 1, sc in the 1st st, hdc in the next st, dc in the last st; turn. (3 sts)

Row 7: Ch 2, dc in the 1st st, hdc in the next st, sc in the last st; turn. (3 sts)

Row 8 - 9: Repeat Rows 6 - 7.

Row 10 - 12: Repeat Row 2.

Row 13: Ch 2, dc in the 1st st, hdc in the next st, sc in the last st; turn. (3 sts)

Row 14: Ch 1, sc in the 1st st, hdc in the next st, dc in the last st; turn. (3 sts)

Row 15 - 16: Repeat Rows 13 - 14.

Row 17 - 21: Repeat Row 2.

Row 22 - 25: Repeat Rows 6 - 7.

Row 26 - 28: Repeat Row 2.

Row 29 - 32: Repeat Rows 13 - 14; break yarn after Row 32 and use end to sew Row 32 to Row 1.

Row 33: Turn the "O" so that it's wider than it is tall. Join to top of "O", ch 1, sc 3; turn. (3 sts)

Row 34: Ch 1, 2 sc in the 1st st, sc in the next st, 2 sc in the last st; turn. (5 sts)

Row 35: Ch 1, sc in each st; break yarn and finish off. (5 sts)

Repeat Rows 33 - 35 on opposite side (bottom) of the "O."

Row 36: Join to inside of "O", opposite Row 33, ch 1, sc 3; turn. (3 sts)

Row 37 - 43: Ch 1, sc 3; turn/break yarn after Row 43, use tail to sew Row 43 to inside of "O" opposite the repeat of Rows 33 - 35, to create the inside line. (see photo above)

CHI PATTERN:

Row 1: Ch 18, skip the ch closest to the hook, sc in remaining chs; turn. (17 sts)

Row 2 – 3: Ch 1, sc in each st; turn. (17 sts) At the end of Row 3, break yarn and finish off.

Row 4: Rejoin yarn with a sl st in 8th st from left (on either long side). Sc in this st and next 2 sts; turn. (3 sts)

Row 5 – 11: Ch 1, sc in each st; turn/break yarn after Row 11 and finish off. (3 sts)

Row 12 – 19: Repeat Rows 4 – 11 on opposite side.

PSI PATTERN:

Row 1: Ch 16, skip the ch closest to the hook, sc in remaining chs; turn. (15 sts)

Row 2 - 3: Ch 1, sc in each st; turn/break yarn after Row 3 and finish off. (15 sts)

Row 4: Join to stitch #8 of Row 3, ch 1, sc 3; turn. (3 sts)

Row 5: Ch 1, sc in the 1st st, hdc in the next st, dc in the last st; turn. (3 sts)

Row 6: Ch 2, dc in the 1st st, hdc in the next st, sc in the last st; turn. (3 sts)

Row 7: Repeat Row 5.

Row 8: Ch 1, 2 sc in the 1st st, sc in the next st, sl st in the last st; turn. (4 sts)

Row 9: Ch 1, skip the sl st, skip the 1st sc, sc in the next st, 2 sc in the last st; turn. (3 sts)

Row 10: Repeat Row 8; break yarn and finish off. (4 sts)

Row 11 - 17: Repeat Rows 4 - 11 on opposite side/Row 1, making sure this "arm" is also facing the same direction.

OMEGA PATTERN:

Row 1: Ch 6, skip the ch closest to the hook, sc in remaining chs; turn. (5 sts)

Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each st; turn. (5 sts)

Row 3: Ch 1, sc in the 1st 3 sts; turn. (3 sts)

Row 4: Ch 1, sc in the 1st st, hdc in the next st, dc in the last st; turn. (3 sts)

Row 5: Ch 2, dc in the 1st st, hdc in the next st, sc in the last st; turn. (3 sts)

Row 6 - 7: Repeat Row 4.

Row 8: Repeat Row 5.

Row 9- 11: Ch 1, sc in each st; turn. (3 sts)

Row 12 - 15: Repeat Rows 5 - 6.

Row 16 - 19: Repeat Row 9.

Row 20 - 23: Repeat Rows 5 - 6.

Row 24 - 26: Repeat Row 9.

Row 27: Repeat Row 4.

Row 28 - 29: Repeat Row 5.

Row 30 - 31: Repeat Rows 4 - 5.

Row 32: Repeat Row 9.

Row 33: Ch 1, sc in each st, FSC 2; turn. (5 sts)

Row 34: Ch 1, sc in each st; break yarn and finish off. (5 sts)

I hope you enjoyed the second half of the Greek Alphabet! The next installment in the letter/number/punctuation series of crochet appliques will be a currency set! If you have more ideas, be sure to let me know in the comments!

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