Crafters

Increase

How the Increase is worked, what it is called in US and UK patterns, and where it is used.

All crochet stitches
Abbreviation (US)
inc
UK name
increase (inc)
Height (turning chains) (ch)
1 ch
Difficulty
beginner
Family
shaping
How it works
Two single crochet worked into the same stitch. Adds one stitch to the count; in the round, six evenly spaced increases per round make a flat circle at most gauges.