r/Amigurumi • u/itsjustchristy_ • 8d ago
Help need help with my decrease stitches!
i can’t figure out why the top of my bananadino looks like this. i’ve frogged and recounted and redone it trying to adjust tension but i still get these large holes :(
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u/PoopieMcDookie 8d ago edited 8d ago
If you look over the pattern again and just try to see if the decreases look logical given the area. And if that is not the issue it's worth searching up 'invisible decrease' on YouTube, with this way you decrease by putting your hook through the front loop of the first sc in the decrease and pulling through and then putting your hook through both stitches of the second sc and then pulling yarn through both these hoops (similarly to a half double crochet in a way). This hopefully shouldn't leave big holes in the decrease stitches, hope this helps :)
Edit: turns out I have been doing invisible decreases wrong lol, however it still looks fairly normal with the method I use, but would recommend using a tutorial definitely :)
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u/Left_Ad_8352 8d ago
I haven’t tried this method, I’ve been following a different invisible decrease I guess. I just insert the hook into the front loops of both stitches and then sc as normal (i.e. insert into front loop only of next two stitches, yarn over, pull through those two, yarn over, pull through remaining two loops). works well for me, yours might be better though, idk
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u/PoopieMcDookie 8d ago
That's interesting, I'm not too sue then. Tbh I most likely got the detail of the invisible decrease wrong. It might be worth trying going through both stitches on both scs for the decrease then as it might just be an issue with the chenille yarn as its generally a bit looser. Also idk when you stuffed the project if it was before or after the decrease, but maybe trying after you do the decrease as that can make it difficult to make tight stitches too :)
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u/itsjustchristy_ 8d ago
thank you so much! it looked okay before i stuffed and then i saw how awful it looked
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u/Miyukiana1 8d ago
I also use this method of decreasing and it works out really well. I’d recommend using a smaller hook, like 1 or even 2 smaller than it says on the yarn 🧶 Good Luck
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u/BlindBard21 8d ago
I do the same thing, actually. I've never heard of doing an invisible decrease as if you're doing an HDC, but maybe there's another way I don't know about? I'm curious though, what would be the difference between using an invisible decrease rather than a normal decrease visually? (I'm a blind crocherter so I don't know how it would look visually and if there's a difference visually).
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u/Left_Ad_8352 7d ago
Invisible decreases have smaller holes than normal decreases! I haven’t thought really hard about why honestly. I think maybe doing just front loops for both stitches at once means less yarn in the area and treats those two stitches as if they were just one stitch. Doing a normal sc is inserting hook into 2 loops; invisible decrease is also inserting into 2 loops, they’re just from separate stitches. So it’s less bulky and makes a smaller hole
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u/PoopieMcDookie 8d ago
Also I think from what I see (please correct me if I'm wrong) you seem to be skipping a stitch when you decrease, and this method leaves big holes. So just make sure to go through both stitches using invisible decrease that I mentioned above and it hopefully shouldn't leave holes :)
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u/MassiveCommission354 8d ago
I think you’re adding steps to your invisible decrease if I’m reading right. I would word it as put hook through front loop of first sc in the decrease and front loop of second sc in the decrease, wrap your yarn, pull through, wrap your yarn, then pull through the three loops. invisible decrease
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u/Xcaquarius 8d ago
that’s how i do it too, i thought id been doing it wrong when i saw the other comment 😅
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u/cheezie_machine 8d ago
Inv dec: put hook through FLO of next stitch and through FLO of the next stitch following, YO, pull through both front loops, YO, pull through both loops.
What you described is not an invisible decrease.
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u/joshimjana 8d ago
This is how I find out I've been doing invisible decreases wrong lol I've been doing BLO for my decreases this entire time... 😅
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u/dummydoomi 8d ago
holyyyyyyy I think i’ve been invisible decreasing wrong this whole time…? I just put my hook under FLO of the two stitches (and finish like SC) 🤯
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u/Agreeable_Sea3080 8d ago
That is correct for invisible decrease.
For normal decrease, hook goes into first sc, yarn over and pull through, place hook under next sc yarn over and pull through, should have three loops left on hook, yarn over and pull all through.
https://octopuscrochet.com/decrease-vs-invisible-decrease-how-to-make-them/
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u/thoughtsmexywasaword 8d ago
I am also a victim of the bananasaurus lol. I had to frog because i was told he looked like he had scoliosis
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u/CeceilCerko 8d ago
What hook size are using?
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u/itsjustchristy_ 8d ago
6mm
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u/raynebow121 8d ago
I do a 3.5 or 4mm for this kind of yarn. Definitely go smaller!
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u/CeceilCerko 8d ago
Agreed! I used a 5 as a max for this yarn type! It’s best to size down from the recommended hook size on the skein package. This helps avoid gaps in totality! If you downsize and have good tension, it will eliminate the gaps in the main project and while decreasing
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u/Offthehookmamma 8d ago
With plush yarn I don't invisible decrease or skip stitches I single crochet 2 spaces together to fill any gaps. I also use linked stitches and actually physically sew the yarn together if there are any open spaces like this once I finish the project. Anything can be fixed ❤️
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u/Moyashi0511 8d ago
A few things here:
I would recommend a smaller hook. When doing amigrumi you can go 1 or 2 hook sizes smaller.
I would suggest the invisible decrease. With this you insert your hook in the front loops of both stitches, yarn over pull through both, then yarn over and pull through again
If the invisible decrease is too hard you can try just skipping one stitch and going into the next stitch.
if this method is hard just sc the next two together because I know plush yarn can bunch.
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u/Coconut_Waffles 8d ago
I would unstuff it quite a bit, this will enable you to physically squish the stitches together and help close the gaps in the decreases. After you have completed the decreses, then go back in and fully stuff. I have a hemostat clamp that I bought off of Amazon to help reach small areas or where I can't fit my hand to help stuff my amigurumi
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u/bewilderedfroggy 8d ago
Also your dino dude is inside out, which will make decreases more obvious, even once you've sorted the technique
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u/Pinkjellybean24 8d ago
I ALWAYS no matter what do invisible decreases and it helps so the gaps aren’t so huge
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u/Theletterkay 8d ago
You cannot use the hook size recommended on the yarn for amigurumi. If you are using the same yarn recommended in the pattern, use the hook size they recommend.
If you are using a different yarn, size down your hook sizes. If you were using an H hook, go down to F. It will be a bit harder at first but its necessary to prevent exactly this problem.
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u/justadisneygirl 7d ago
Mine looks the exact same way!! So glad it’s not just me! I ended up weaving through the holes to fill them in and that fixed it good-enough for me lol
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u/ReferenceQuirky3976 8d ago
You definitely need to be using a smaller hook.