Glossary / Increase
incIncrease
Two stitches worked into one to add width or shape a round.
Also written: 2 sc in next st
How to work it
Work two stitches (usually single crochet) into the same stitch. In amigurumi worked in the round, evenly spaced increases turn a flat circle into a sphere. An increase adds one stitch to your count each time you work it.
Common confusions
Does inc count as one stitch or two?
Two. An increase puts two stitches into one stitch from the round below, so it adds one to your total but occupies two positions when you count. Counting it as one is the usual reason an amigurumi round comes up short against the number in brackets.
Why does my flat circle have corners?
The increases are stacking in the same place every round. Once they line up they form ridges that read as corners. Stagger where the increases fall from round to round, which is exactly what patterns are doing when they write sequences like sc 1, inc then sc 2, inc.
In other languages
| Language | Term | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|
| English | Increase | inc |
| Español | Aumento | aum |
| Deutsch | Zunahme | zun |
| Français | Augmentation | no standard code |
| Italiano | Aumento | no standard code |
| 日本語 | 増し目 | no standard code |
Guides that use this stitch
Related stitches
Keep your place while you work this stitch. Worsted counts your rows and rounds and remembers your spot in the pattern, for crochet and knitting.
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