Decreases
Techniques to reduce stitches for shaping
7 tutorials
Double Crochet 2 Together
Double crochet 2 together (dc2tog) is a technique that combines two adjacent double crochets into one stitch, used to decrease stitch count.
Double Crochet 3 Together
Double crochet 3 together is a decrease technique that merges three adjacent double crochets into one stitch, reducing 2 stitches in a single operation.
Double Crochet 4 Together (dc4tog)
Double crochet 4 together (dc4tog) is an advanced decrease technique that merges four adjacent double crochets into one stitch, reducing three stitches in a single operation for rapid shaping.
Half Double Crochet 2 Together
Half double crochet decrease technique, merging adjacent 2 stitches into 1 stitch, reducing stitch count by 1
Half Double Crochet 3 Together
Half double crochet 3 together (hdc3tog) is a decrease technique that combines 3 adjacent unfinished half double crochets into 1 stitch, reducing the stitch count by 2.
Single Crochet 2 Together
Single crochet 2 together is a fundamental decrease technique that combines two adjacent stitches into one, used to narrow the width of your work
Single Crochet 3 Together (sc3tog)
Single crochet 3 together is a common decreasing technique in crochet. By combining 3 adjacent stitches into 1, you reduce the stitch count by 2.