Single Crochet Increase (sc inc)

Single Crochet Increase (sc inc)

Learn how to crochet a single crochet increase.

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Increasing means adding more stitches to your pattern, and the process is very simple. All you have to do is crochet two new stitches in the same stitch.
Here, I will show you how to do a single crochet increase.

NB!: Please note that this tutorial uses US terms. The same technique goes by the term ‘Double Crochet’ (dc) in UK terms.

How to do a single crochet increase

  1. Crochet one single crochet in the next stitch from your hook.
  2. Do another single crochet in the same stitch as before.

Check out how to crochet the single crochet stitch here.

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