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How To Decrease One Single Crochet ( Invisible Decrease )


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How To Decrease One Single Crochet ( Invisible Decrease )

While crocheting, you need to change the number of the stitches in order to give your project the proper shape. This tutorial is about decreasing the number of stitches.
To decrease one single crochet (sc), we join two single crochet stitches together and make them become one stitch. By this way you will have 1 stitch, instead of 2 stitches. 

There are two ways for decreasing one single crochet.
- Normal / Regular Decrease  
- Invisible Decrease

In this tutorial I am going to show you the invisible decrease method which I use in all my amigurumi projects. With this method, "decreased stitches" are nearly unnoticeable and the surface of the finished project looks smoother.

Let's make "one single crochet decrease" together. :)

If you prefer a video tutorial, please click here.

Abbreviation:
sc : single crochet
st(s) : stitch (es)
dec : decrease
sc2tog : single crochet 2 stitches together

1. The top of a single crochet stitch, looks like a braid which is formed by "V" shaped loops.
Front loop is the one which is closer to you.
Insert your hook into the front loops of the next 2 stitches.
Now you have 3 loops on your hook.
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2. Yarn over from back, and pull the yarn through the first 2 loops on your hook. 
Now there are 2 loops on your hook.

3. Yarn over from back again,and pull the yarn through the both loops  on your hook. 
And now you have 1 stitch, instead of 2 stitches.
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In a pattern, “decrease” may be written in different ways. 
Let’s see some examples of instructions, for decreasing a round of 30 stitches (sts) to 24 stitches (sts). 
All instructions below have the same meaning.
- (sc in each of next 3 sts, sc2tog) repeat 6 times 
(sc2tog is the abbreviation for “single crochet 2 stitches together”)
- (3 sc, dec)*6
- (sc in next 3 sts, dec) repeat 6 times
- (3 sc, dec) 6x
- (sc 3, dec) x6
The meaning of these instructions is:
We make 1 sc in the first stitch, 1 sc in the second stitch, 1 sc in the third stitch, and sc the fourth and fifth stitches together to make them become only 1 sc.
We repeat this pattern 6 times in total and have 24 stitches at the end of the round.
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I hope you enjoy crocheting with Lovely Lila Dolls. :)


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