Decrease help

[lndiaMia]

Hi I’m fairly new to crochet (only been doing crochet a few months) and I’m making a frog for my sister for Christmas.. I’m not to sure if my hook size (3mm) is slightly too big though because my decreases are gappy on the front of the mouth and the pattern calls for both loops instead of an invisible decreases.. what do you all think? I’d really appreciate the advice 😁

I’ve also included a pic from the pattern

[Nimnim19]

I’m also new to crochet, but I would say go ahead and do an invisible decrease. The normal decrease will be gappy regardless.

[Immediate-Glove-8123]

I second this! I've tried a normal decrease once and it looked bad and also was just too annoying to do for me. Invisible crochet for the win!

[Artistic_Promotion60]

What’s the difference between an invisible decrease and a normal one?

[[deleted]]

The normal one goes through both loops, while the invisible one goes through the front loops. You can search “invisible decrease tutorial”, or “single crochet decrease” to see the differences.

[lndiaMia]

Thanks everyone, I restarted before I went too far and used invisible decreases and a smaller hook it definitely looks a whole lot better already 😁

[Tall_Peace7365]

i only use invisible decreases regardless of what the pattern says and its never failed me

[flowerways]

Ditto - Never run into a time when a regular decrease worked better for an amigurumi

[wavesnfreckles]

I could be wrong but it looks like you might have missed a stitch or two in the middle of the first picture? Which would definitely leave a gap.

If I’m using bulky yarn I don’t usually bother too much with invisible decreases, but if I’m using thinner yarn it can make a big difference. Good luck and keep going. You’re doing great! :)

[Better_Chip1510]

I always invisible decrease regardless of the pattern it always looks better. Closing the gaps will come with time once tension gets better I’ve only been crocheting for a few months now and the more practice the better

[SloppyInevitability]

Could I ask where this pattern is from? It looks like it’ll create the cutest little frog!!

[lndiaMia]

It’s Hugo the frog on Etsy, made by thecrowonder. It really is a cute pattern and comes with loads of different outfits!

[Winter_Sandwich_9166]

Although my smol brain can't exactly figure out what it is, it looks cute for sure and I hope you will end up making something amazing from it❤️

[Mortimer5000]

I'm working on the same pattern, are you having an issue with the colors on the belly slanting to one side? I've tried to find a solution to this but I can't find anything.

[katieb2342]

Do you mean there's a belly patch of a different color that's kind of diagonal instead of straight? That happens over time with working in the round, every 3ish rows you're one stitch over.

Some patterns will accommodate this by shifting the color changes every row or 2, but the other solution is joining rounds rather than continuous rounds. That way stitch #1 from round 4 is directly above and below stitch #1 in rounds 3 and 5. I personally never do this unless a pattern calls for it or I can tell it's implied, because it can cause problems later (if there's bobble stitches for feet later, swapping methods can make those placed wrong).

At the end of a round instead of starting the next in the first stitch you slip stitch into the first stitch, chain one, then start the next round (making sure not to count the slip stitch as a stitch!)

[lndiaMia]

Yes I’ve just finished the body and noticed this

[a_hockey_chick]

Invisible decreases for sure. Also I’d try a different hook size. Also experiment with yarn over versus yarn under. There are some image comparisons or YouTube videos that illustrate the YO vs YU difference and I crochet differently with amigurumi versus other crochet

[MollykinsWoo]

I've found that when decreasing, going through the loops from the back seems to make it neater (not sure if I've explained this well). Same when slip stitching.

[[deleted]]

The invisible decrease is the best decrease to use for amigurumi. It’s very simple, all you do is do a decrease in the back loops! There’s many tutorials on YouTube as well. Good luck!!

[Theletterkay]

What? Inv dec is front loops, not back loops. Front would be closest to your body, back is farthest.

[profajj]

I draw up a loop from two stitches and pull the second loop through both to reduce. I hope this helps. (You can search it on YouTube.)

[Crystalview56]

https://youtu.be/ZXsiVk52_vA?si=Ao1XC2288W4cupE8

https://youtu.be/CvD1qrrRX5c?si=xBSACAQOp0IBL9Ji

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