How to Make a Single Increase Crochet Stitch

Two crochets will be made in one stitch for an increase.

An increase in stitches will change the size and shape of a crocheted item. You can make an increase using single or double crochet stitches. The directions that are provided in a crochet pattern will specify that you must increase over a stitch in a row. This increase will guarantee that the next row in the project is wider than the previous one. The increase stitch allows you to custom make a fitted item, such as a sweater.

Things You'll Need

• Pattern
• Crochet hook
• Yarn or thread

Instructions

1. Follow the crochet pattern as you start the project. Crochet the foundation chain and beginning rows of the garment, blanket or decorative item. The directions will instruct you to increase in a certain stitch in a designated row.

2. Make the first single or double crochet in the stitch where the increase is to be made according to the directions.

3. Insert the crochet hook back into the same stitch where the first one was made.

4. Wrap the yarn over the hook. Pull the yarn through the stitch and complete the second crochet in the increase. You have just increased the row by one single or double crochet stitch.

Tips & Warnings

• You can also increase a row with a treble crochet stitch.

References

• Dummies.com; How to Increase With Single Crochet; Susan Brittain and Karen Manthey
• Annie's Attic: Single Crochet Increase