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Invisible decrease

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

All crochet stitches
Abbreviation (US)
inv dec
UK name
invisible decrease
Height (turning chains) (ch)
1 ch
Difficulty
easy
Family
shaping
How it works
Insert into the front loop only of the next two stitches, yarn over, pull through both, yarn over, pull through two. Joins two stitches into one with almost no visible gap; the standard amigurumi decrease.