How To Increase One Single Crochet

How To Increase One Single Crochet

While crocheting, you need to change the number of the stitches in order to give your project the proper shape. This tutorial is about increasing the number of stitches.
To increase one single crochet (sc) means to make two single crochet stitches in one stitch.
By this way you will have 2 stitches, instead of 1 stitch. For example, to increase a round of 12 stitches (sts) to 24 stitches (sts), you need to make 2 sc in every stitch of the round.

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

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Abbreviation:

sc : single crochet
st(s) : stitch (es)
inc : increase

1. The top of a single crochet stitch, looks like a braid which is formed by "V" shaped loops.

Insert your hook underneath the both loops of the braid.

2. Yarn over from back and pull the yarn through the stitch. Now you have 2 loops on your hook.

3. Yarn over from back again, and pull the yarn through the both loops on your hook.
And here is your first single crochet. :)

Now we will make one more single crochet in the same stitch.

4. Insert your hook into the same stitch again. (You go underneath the both loops of the braid.)

5. Yarn over from back and pull the yarn through the stitch. Now you have 2 loops on your hook.

6. Yarn over from back again, and pull the yarn through the both loops on your hook.

Now there are 2 single crochet stitches in 1 stitch.

In a pattern, “increase” may be written in different ways.

Let’s see some examples of instructions, for increasing a round of 30 stitches (sts) to 36 stitches (sts).
All instructions below have the same meaning.

- (sc in each of next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st) repeat 6 times
- (4 sc, inc)*6
- (sc in next 4 sts, inc) repeat 6 times
- (4 sc, inc) 6x
- (sc 4, inc) 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, 1 sc in the fourth stitch and 2 sc in the fifth stitch. We repeat this pattern 6 times in total and reach 36 stitches at the end of the round.

How To Increase One Single Crochet

I hope you enjoy crocheting with Lovely Lila Dolls. :)

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