How to Decrease or Increase Stitches With Crochet Hook

Decreases and Increases with Crochet Hook In Single Crochets

Decreases

1. Start making decreases with the right side of work. It's necessary to decrease 2 single crochets from both side in the very 1st row. For making this, make 1 crochet from the 2 crochets of the previous row.

2. Wrong side rows are unchanged.

3. Again make decreases from right side. Continue making decreases of crochets to the needed quantity , don't forget, that wrong side rows are crocheted without decreases.

Increases

1. Make 2 crochets from 1 crochet of the lower row on the right side of work from each side.

2. Wrong side rows are unchanged.

3. Make the rest increases in the same way.

Note: If you need to add just 1 crochet, so make it in the middle of the row, but not from sides.