In crocheting, there are many patterns and products that require decreasing loops - these are mittens, socks, scarves, hats, backs, shelves, pullover and sweater sleeves and much more. Decreasing the loops in the knitted fabric decreases it, while adding it increases it.
Instructions
Step 1
If you have already knitted a row, and then you need to subtract several loops, knit them with single crochet, then continue knitting the pattern columns to a certain place at the end of the row - so that at the end there are as many unconnected columns as you subtracted at the beginning row. To smooth out the uneven edge left over from decreasing the loops, tie it later with single crochets.
Step 2
If the loops need to be reduced not at the beginning, but in the middle of the knitted part, knit two columns together in one row, passing an equal number of loops between them. For example, after one or two loops, knit the posts not as usual, but at once in the amount of two. To do this, insert the hook into the loop and pull the picked up thread through the loop. Then insert the hook into the next loop and pick up the thread again, then pull it through the loop. Knit together the three loops that were on your hook after the actions performed. Continue decreasing stitches in this way until the row ends.
Step 3
Another method of decreasing the loops is to knit the posts through one loop. Skipping every second loop in knitting, you, thereby, reduce the number of loops and narrow the fabric. This method is faster than the previous one and is suitable for knitting large items that require a lot of time investment.
