SHAPING CROCHET
T
reble crochet increases are worked
in the same sort of way as double
crochet increases. You just work
two or more treble stitches into the top of
the same stitch on the row below.
To increase one treble stitch in a row,
work two trebles into the same stitch, or
work more trebles as instructed in yourpattern. To increase by two stitches, work
three trebles into the same stitch, and so on
for more increases.
You can work the increase anywhere
along the row, but working it in the centre of
the row will create a different effect to
increasing at the start or end of the row.
Similarly, increases worked on every rowwill create a different effect to increases
worked on every other row.
Make a small treble swatch and practise
increasing at various points on the row, to
see the shaping effects. If you’re increasing
at a specific point on every row, or several
points, use one or more stitch markers to
help you mark these points.TREBLE INCREASES
Increases in treble crochet are just as easy!
RIGHT-HAND
1
Work a treble crochet stitch as usual: yrh,
insert hook into the top of the next stitch on
the row below, yrh, pull yarn through, yrh, pull
yarn through first 2 loops on hook, yrh, pull yarn
through remaining loops on hook.2
Work a second treble stitch into the same
stitch on the row below: yrh, insert hook,
yrh, pull yarn through, yrh, pull through first 2
loops, yrh, pull yarn through rem loops. You’ve
increased the stitch count by one.1
Work a treble crochet stitch as usual: yrh,
insert hook into the top of the next stitch on
the row below, yrh, pull yarn through, yrh, pull
yarn through first 2 loops on hook, yrh, pull yarn
through remaining loops on hook.2
Work a second treble stitch into the same
stitch on the row below: yrh, insert hook,
yrh, pull yarn through, yrh, pull through first 2
loops, yrh, pull yarn through rem loops. You’ve
increased the stitch count by one.LEFT-HAND