DOUBLE CROCHET DECREASE

Here’s how to decrease one double crochet stitch in a row

Working double crochet decreases is just as easy as working increases. There are two main methods. Some patterns use the quick decrease method, where you’ll be instructed to ‘skip a stitch’ – this means you need to leave the next stitch unworked, while you proceed to work into the following stitch. This quick method works well, but it will leave a small hole in the fabric – if that’s the effect you want, that’s fine. If you want a solid fabric, however, you’ll need to work a decrease that’s usually called dc2tog in patterns (shown below). Working either of these methods once in a row will reduce your stitch count by one. You can decrease at any point along the row, but you’ll create different effects by working decreases in the centre of…

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