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mazurk1987 Publish time 2024-4-20 20:23

Invisible decreases in the back loop

Ive seen a couple of crochet tutorials where the designer makes invisible decreases in the back loop only, which seems really difficult for me. She actually does it easily, twisting the hook in a strange way, which I dont manage to master myself.

Soooo, Ive come up with a technique that allows you to do an invisible decrease in the back loop without having to make difficult movements with the hook. Well, Im not sure if Ive invented this myself. All I can say is that I have never seen before anyone doing this.

It goes like this:
0. You have a loop on your hook, which is the one remaining from the last stitch work. Then you would usually insert your hook through the back loop of the next stitch and then through the back loop of the next stitch. Instead, insert your hook through the second one (skip the next stitch).
1. Pull up a loop (2 loops on hook)
2. Get your hook out of one hook (1 loop)
3. Insert hook through the back loop of the stitch you skipped.
4. Insert hook through the "hanging" loop from the 2nd stitch (I mean, the loop you left behind when getting your hook out of it).
5. Pull through (2 loops)
6. Close stich as normal. Thats your decrease.

Has someone else heard of this technique before or even tried?

FishyStuff Publish time 2025-3-10 22:45

Interesting! Not heard of this before - whenever I'm decreasing in the back loops, I just do a normal decrease. Thanks for sharing, I'm definitely going to try this out!

Sg00 Publish time 2025-2-15 09:12

How interesting, Ihad no clue! I’ll have to try this next time I crochet.

Khyuee Publish time 2025-5-11 15:43

I will try it.... Thanks for sharing yours

Miche Publish time 2025-5-25 21:44

Can’t wait to try this

qle Publish time 2025-7-18 04:06

THANK YOU VERY MUCH

HopHuc Publish time 2024-4-21 16:18

Thank you for your explanation. Up to now I never needed an invisible decrease into the back loop.

Are you using this for crocheting in rows or rounds?

ᴛᴏᴍɪᴇ. Publish time 2024-4-21 16:33

Wow I didnt know theres a technique like this. Thanks for sharing

Olena555 Publish time 2024-4-21 20:47

Wow I didnt know theres a technique like this. Thanks for sharing

mazurk1987 Publish time 2024-4-22 01:12

static/image/common/user_online.gif HopHuc static/image/common/clock.gif 2024-4-21 09:18
Thank you for your explanation. Up to now I never needed an invisible decrease into the back loop.
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I usually crochet in rounds. Never tried it in rows.

madericodello Publish time 2024-5-6 02:13

grazie per la spiegazione,proverò a fre :)

Thanks for the explanation, Ill try :)

gaogao0618 Publish time 2024-5-10 07:06

Thanks for sharing

glenjo2000 Publish time 2024-5-15 07:34

This is very clever, I can not wait to give this a try

elena58 Publish time 2024-5-15 14:57

Thanks for sharing!

viky Publish time 2024-5-17 07:02

I like this idea. Thanks for showing us how to do this!

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