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Decreasing

Shaping · 15 min lesson

Decreasing crochet technique
Shaping15 min
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Step-by-step

  1. 1Insert hook into the next stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop (2 loops on hook).
  2. 2Insert hook into the following stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop (3 loops on hook).
  3. 3Yarn over and pull through all 3 loops — that's one decrease (sc2tog).
  4. 4Your stitch count drops by 1 each time you decrease.

Tip: Decrease rounds are common at the top of amigurumi heads — stuff well before the last decrease round.

Stitch by Nuvio