Glossary / Increase

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Increase

Two stitches worked into one to add width or shape a round.

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How to work it

Work two stitches (usually single crochet) into the same stitch. In amigurumi worked in the round, evenly spaced increases turn a flat circle into a sphere. An increase adds one stitch to your count each time you work it.

Related stitches

Keep your place while you work this stitch. Worsted counts your rows and rounds and remembers your spot in the pattern, for crochet and knitting.

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