Invisible Decrease(dec)

 

A decreased stitch takes two stitches and turns them into one stitch.There are two ways to crochet a decrease stitch. When working in the round, do the invisible decrease stitch for a smoother finish. When working on a piece where both the “right” and “wrong” sides of the piece will be visible, do the regular decrease stitch.
In the below videos,I will show you how to make invisible decrease stitch.

 

HOW TO DO AN INVISIBLE SINGLE CROCHET DECREASE (STEP-BY-STEP WITH PHOTOS)

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It can be tricky to see where to put the hook after a dec. The telltale sign is the front loop. If you see that the front loop of a stitch has been pulled, that’s part of the dec. The hook goes under the horizontal V next to that.