{"id":75,"date":"2012-10-01T00:00:05","date_gmt":"2012-10-01T07:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newstitchaday.craftysmallbusiness.com\/2011\/05\/13\/how-crochet-double-crochet-two-together-dctog-decrease\/"},"modified":"2019-10-26T07:09:28","modified_gmt":"2019-10-26T14:09:28","slug":"how-crochet-double-crochet-two-together-dctog-decrease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/how-crochet-double-crochet-two-together-dctog-decrease\/","title":{"rendered":"New Stitch a Day Rewind: How to Crochet The Double Crochet Two Together (dc2tog) Decrease"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><small>This stitch was originally posted on May 13, 2011<\/small><br>\n<\/p><div class=\"arve\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-3vx8h7iq0fi65d7cf8e93655118918975\">\n<span class=\"arve-inner\">\n<span class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 510 \/ 287\">\n<span class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.274510%\"><\/span><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" data-arve=\"arve-youtube-3vx8h7iq0fi65d7cf8e93655118918975\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/3Vx8h7Iq0fI?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/3Vx8h7Iq0fI?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\"><\/iframe>\n\n<\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newstitchaday.com\\\/how-crochet-double-crochet-two-together-dctog-decrease\\\/#arve-youtube-3vx8h7iq0fi65d7cf8e93655118918975\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/3Vx8h7Iq0fI?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\"}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The double crochet two together decrease (dc2tog) is a basic decrease stitch that helps shape your project by removing stitches from your pattern in a row that uses the Double Crochet stitch. It is used in everything from sweaters to hats to bags.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Skill:<\/strong> Beginner<\/p>\n<p><strong>Abbreviation:<\/strong> dc2tog<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pattern:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Step 1: Yarn over.<\/p>\n<p>Step 2: Insert your crochet hook into the next stitch in the row.<\/p>\n<p>Step 3: Yarn over.<\/p>\n<p>Step 4: Pull the yarn through the stitch on your crochet hook. You should now have three stitches on your crochet hook.<\/p>\n<p>Step 5: Yarn over.<\/p>\n<p>Step 6: Pull the yarn through the first two stitch on your crochet hook. You should now have two stitches on your crochet hook.<\/p>\n<p>Step 7: Insert your crochet hook into the next stitch on your row.<\/p>\n<p>Step 8: Yarn over.<\/p>\n<p>Step 9: Pull the yarn through the first stitch on your crochet hook. You should now have three stitches on your crochet hook.<\/p>\n<p>Step 10: Yarn over.<\/p>\n<p>Step 11: Pull the yarn through all three stitches on your crochet hook.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After a few repeats your pattern should look like this:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_166\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-166\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/NSAD-Double-Crochet-2-Together-Thumbnail.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/NSAD-Double-Crochet-2-Together-Thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Double Crochet Two Together Decrease dc2tog\" title=\"Double-Crochet-2-Together\" width=\"620\" class=\"size-full wp-image-166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/NSAD-Double-Crochet-2-Together-Thumbnail.jpg 640w, https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/NSAD-Double-Crochet-2-Together-Thumbnail-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/NSAD-Double-Crochet-2-Together-Thumbnail-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/NSAD-Double-Crochet-2-Together-Thumbnail.jpg\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-166\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Example of the Double Crochet Two Together<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/s\/noscript?tag=newstitchaday-20\" alt=\"\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/s\/noscript?tag=newstitchaday-20\"><\/p>\n[sidebar alias=&rdquo;after-post&rdquo; ]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The double crochet two together decrease (dc2tog) is a basic decrease stitch that helps shape your project by removing stitches from your pattern in a row that uses the Double Crochet stitch. 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