How to Increase and Decrease

     I know I say this with everything, but increasing and decreasing is super easy to do with crocheting!

How to Increase

     All you do is crochet two or more stitches (in the example, it is four double crochets to make it more visible) in one loop.

      After you increase, just crochet as you normally would. :)

How to Decrease

     Single Crochet Two Together

     To begin, single crochet up to the point that you wish to make the decrease.

    Insert your hook into the next stitch and yarn over.

     Pull the yarn over through the stitch. You will have two loops on your hook.

     Insert your hook into the next stitch again, yarn over, and pull up another loop.

     Yarn over and pull it through all three of the loops on your hook.

     Half Double Crochet Two Together

      Half double crochet up to the point that you wish to make the decrease.

     Yarn over and insert your hook into the next stitch.

     Yarn over again and pull up a loop.

     Yarn over, insert your hook into the next stitch, and pull up another loop. You will now have five loops on your hook.

     Yarn over and pull the yarn through all five loops on your hook.

     Double Crochet Two Together

     Double crochet up to the point that you wish to decrease.

     Yarn over.

     Insert your hook into the next stitch, yarn over, and pull up a loop.

     Yarn over and pull it through two loops on your hook.

     Yarn over, insert your hook into the next stitch, and yarn over again.

     You will now have four loops on your hook.

     Yarn over and pull the yarn through two stitches.

     Now yarn over for a final time and pull it through the remaining three stitches.