LEARN TO CROCHET WORKSHOP 8 - Increase & Decrease

Increase and Decrease

In part 2 of the complete beginners crochet course we focus on the basics, workshop 8 covers increasing and decreasing.

 

Workshop objectives:

• Understand what it means to increase
• Create an increase
• Understand what it means to decrease
• Create a decrease
• Practice with task 6

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Task & Project List - UK Terms

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After completing workshop 8

TASK 6:       ·        Continue with the pattern       ·        Follow the pattern below from row 8       ·        Increase within a double crochet row       ·        Decrease within a double crochet row         ·        Work a double crochet row

Note: The foundation row and rows 1-7 have been completed in tasks 1 to 5. Abbreviations: Chain (ch)                         Double crochet (dc)                         Double crochet 2 together (dc2tog)                         Repeat (rep)                         Stitch (st) Row 8: ch1, dc, *dc, 2dc, dc* rep from * to * twice, dc2, rep from * to * twice. Row 9: ch1, *dc, dc2tog, dc* rep from * to * twice, dc2, rep from * to * twice, dc. Row 10: ch1, dc into each st across. Pattern in symbols:

 

Task & Project List - US Terms

Skip to UK Terms 

After completing workshop 8

TASK 6:       ·        Continue with the pattern       ·        Follow the pattern below from row 8       ·        Increase within a single crochet row       ·        Decrease within a single crochet row         ·        Work a single crochet row

Note: The foundation row and rows 1-7 have been completed in tasks 1 to 5. Abbreviations: Chain (ch)                         Single crochet (dc)                         Single crochet 2 together (dc2tog)                         Repeat (rep)                         Stitch (st) Row 8: ch1, sc, *sc, 2sc, sc* rep from * to * twice, sc2, rep from * to * twice. Row 9: ch1, *sc, sc2tog, sc* rep from * to * twice, sc2, rep from * to * twice, sc. Row 10: ch1, sc into each st across. Pattern in symbols:

 

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