Crochet symbols

You'll see in the photos of my notes that I am also learning European crochet symbols, such as • for slip stitch, a flattened ○ for chain, and + sign for single crochet but that's all that I can type on a keyboard.

Plus I have my crazy shorthand from when I taught myself crochet as a kid and who knows where I got those symbols. (Actually I ran across my pre-computer age notes and it appears that I got these symbols from a book called "Creative Crochet", very original title. However I did not record the author's name.) So far I have not run across the symbols I use. I normally translate patterns into my symbols before starting to crochet. I find them easier to read. The European symbols show promise too.

Web links to crochet symbol charts

• http://www.craftyarncouncil.com/chart_crochet.html
•  https://www.pinterest.com/sharmainedebba/crochet-how-to-read-charts-diagrams-symbols/
• http://www.mypicot.com/beta/crochet_symbols_terms.html
• http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/common-international-crochet-symbols-and-crochet-s.html
• http://slugsontherefrigerator.com/reading-a-crochet-chart/
• http://www.ravelry.com/projects/estherkate/crochet---charts-and-symbols
• (US abbreviations) http://www.anniescatalog.com/crochet/learntoread.html 
• http://www.craftyminx.com/2011/11/crochet-school-lesson-21-reading-crochet-charts.html
  this shows the part of the stitch that makes up the symbol
   

OK, you get the idea. There is a lot out there.