The crochet stitch increase & decrease calculator is an extremely valuable tool for calculating how to evenly increase or decrease stitches along a round or row of crochet.

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Please note the following:

• Only single stitch increases and decreases can be made

• Single crochet (sc) is given in the example instructions, but any stitch of your choice may be substituted

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In crochet patterns, the placement of a number before or after an abbreviation indicates different things:

• Before an abbreviation (e.g., 3sc): The number tells you how many times to work the stitch. For example, "3sc" means you need to make 3 single crochet stitches in the same place.

• After an abbreviation (e.g., sc 3): The number tells you how many consecutive stitches to work into. For example, "sc 3" means you should make 1 single crochet into each of the next 3 stitches.

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Brackets

• In crochet patterns, brackets [ ] indicate that a group of stitches should be repeated a certain number of times. For example, "[sc5, 2sc] 4 times" means you should single crochet5 consecutively, then complete 2 single crochets in the same place, and repeat that sequence 4 times. Brackets help simplify longer sets of instructions by keeping them concise.