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Double crochet decrease: dc2tog and hdc2tog

Work two double crochets only as far as their last pull-through, leaving one loop of each on the hook, then yarn over and draw through all three loops. Two stitches of the old row share one top.

123 loops on the hook + yarn over

Step 1 Yarn over, insert the hook into the next stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop: three loops. Yarn over and draw through two loops. Two loops are on the hook.

  1. 123 loops on the hook + yarn over
    Step 1 Yarn over, insert the hook into the next stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop: three loops. Yarn over and draw through two loops. Two loops are on the hook.
  2. 124 loops on the hook + yarn over
    Step 2 Yarn over, insert the hook into the following stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop: four loops. Yarn over and draw through two loops. Three loops are on the hook.
  3. 1233 loops on the hook + yarn over
    Step 3 Yarn over and draw through all three loops. One loop remains; the two posts lean together under one top.
What it looks like Two double crochets share one top, so the fabric narrows.
Make the stitch

Yarn over, insert the hook into the next stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop: three loops. Yarn over and draw through two loops. Two loops are on the hook.

US / UK US dc2tog = UK tr2tog; US hdc2tog = UK htr2togEach dc2tog or hdc2tog uses 2 stitches and makes 1.Em português diminuição de ponto alto

Before you start: Double crochet · Half double crochet

Make one dc2tog

  1. Yarn over, insert the hook into the next stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop: three loops. Yarn over and draw through two loops. Two loops are on the hook.
  2. Yarn over, insert the hook into the following stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop: four loops. Yarn over and draw through two loops. Three loops are on the hook.
  3. Yarn over and draw through all three loops. One loop remains; the two posts lean together under one top.

Half double crochet decrease (hdc2tog)

  1. Yarn over, insert the hook into the next stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop. Three loops are on the hook.
  2. Yarn over, insert the hook into the following stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop. Five loops are on the hook.
  3. Yarn over and draw through all five loops. One hdc2tog is one stitch.

Try it on a practice strip

Chain 12. Double crochet in the fourth chain from the hook and in each chain across: 10 stitches, counting the skipped chains as the first stitch. Chain 3 and turn; the chain 3 counts as the first stitch.

Row 2: skip the first stitch, dc2tog over the next 2 stitches, double crochet in each stitch until 3 stitches remain, dc2tog, then double crochet in the top of the turning chain: 8 stitches.

If the decrease looks wrong

The count did not drop: each double crochet was finished before the next began. The last pull-through has to collect one loop from each part-made stitch.

A pattern that says dc3tog works three part-made double crochets, leaving four loops on the hook, then draws through all four. The same idea gives a cluster stitch when the stitches go into one place instead of three.

Projects that use this stitch

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