Crochet Basics: Increase

Increases are stitches used to increase the amount of stitches in one row. There are different types of increases, but the most common are single crochet increases. It is usually abbreviated to "inc" in a pattern. This stitch is the next step up after learning single crochet stitches.

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Diagram:

The dark gray highlight shows an increase stitch coming out of a chain.

Example:

Spotting an increase stitch is difficult when it is surrounded by single crochet stitches. This photo is labelled "inc" at the section where an increase stitch takes place.