In this post, we’ll cover how to do an invisible decrease. This stitch is often used in amigurumi or other patterns worked in continuous rounds because it creates a stitch that is less visible than a traditional single crochet decrease.
If you’re left handed, you can find that tutorial here, or if you prefer a video tutorial you can find that here.
Working the invisible decrease
This stitch really only works in continuous rounds due to the way the stitches overlap. We’re working into the front stitches of the two stitches we want to decrease into, marked in the image below.
Put your hook through the front loop of the first stitch.
Now put your hook through the front loop of the second stitch.
Your hook is now through the front loops of the two stitches we want to decrease through. We do this by working a single crochet through them both. Yarn over and pull a loop through both of these front loops.
Now, yarn over and pull through both loops on your hook.
And that’s all there is to an invisible decrease! You can also do this with more than just 2 stitches if you need to- I tend to use 3 stitch decreases when I’m making a cube shape.
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