How to Double Crochet Increase (dc inc)

If you know how to do a double crochet, learning to increase a double crochet will be a piece of cake. I’m sure you’ll get the hang of it pretty fast.

With a double crochet increase, you’ll be working two double crochets into one stitch. The abbreviation is: dc inc.

Related Tutorial: How to Double Crochet Decrease (dc2tog)

In the video and photo tutorial below, I’ll explain to you how to double crochet increase.

Video tutorial Double Crochet Increase

Photo tutorial Double Crochet Increase

1. Yarn over and insert the hook into the stitch.

2. Yarn over and pull the yarn through the stitch.

3. Yarn over and pull the yarn through 2 loops.

4. Yarn over and pull the yarn through both loops.

5. Yarn over and insert the hook into the same stitch. Yarn over and pull yarn through the stitch.

6. Yarn over and pull the yarn through 2 loops.

7. Yarn over and pull the yarn through both remaining loops.

8. Now you’ve worked two double crochet into 1 stitch and increased one stitch.

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