Are you ready to elevate your crochet? The beautifully neat invisible decrease is the perfect way to neaten up your stitches and take your skills to the next level. It’s a gripe we’ve all had – increases and decreases are handy tools that add shaping to your work, but there’s no getting around it – they can be bulky and well…a bit ugly sometimes. So, this new stitch tutorial will show you how to banish the bulk and create even, neat decreases that are invisible! It’s like a crochet magic trick!
MATERIALS & TOOLS
Yarn: Stylecraft Special DK
Hook: 4.5mm or size needed to obtain gauge
Darning needle
Scissors
Unsure of the differences between UK and US terms? Need a refresher on how to do your stitches? In my ‘How to crochet: A handy reference guide’ EBook I help you with all of these terms and you can always have them to hand! You will also get exclusive access to free video instructions. Learn more about the eBook here.
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Unsure of the differences between UK and US terms? Need a refresher on how to do your stitches? In my ‘How to crochet: A handy reference guide’ EBook I help you with all of these terms and you can always have them to hand! You will also get exclusive access to free video instructions. You can find my EBook HERE.
INVISIBLE DECREASE PATTERN
- Insert hook into the front loop of the next 2 stitches.
(3 loops on the hook)
- Yarn over and pull through both front loops.
(2 loops on the hook)
- Yarn over and pull through both loops.
You have completed you invisible decrease!
VIDEO TUTORIAL
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3 Comments
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March 2, 2023 at 8:39 pm[…] decrease – again this tutorial from Bella Coco is a good […]
Debra
June 29, 2023 at 11:23 amThank you so much for the video on invisible decrease. It was very helpful to see it, then read it, and then complete it myself. It really does make a big difference in my crocheting when decreasing. Thanks again.
BellaCocoTeam
July 2, 2023 at 9:17 pmYou are very welcome 🙂