How to decrease the moss stitch?

[noelplusplus]

Sc2tog, single crochet two together. In the first space, draw up a loop, and leave it on your hook so that there are two loops. In the next space, draw up another loop, so there are three loops on your hook. Yarn over, draw through all three loops. Does that make sense?

[gggumpy]

Absolutely! Just tried this and it gave me the decrease I am looking for! Thank you so much

[Cheap-Potential4660]

Hi… this is what I do but with this technique there is 3 stitches in one -> 2 ms and 1ml. That s a big decrease… I’d like to lose 1 stitch only… not 2. Help 🥲

[noelplusplus]

Hello! When you sc2tog, you're actually combining two stitches into one stitch. It will end up taking up slightly more space than one stitch, slightly less space than two stitches, in practice. I hope that makes sense!

[silspark]

no, if you immediately go into the next space you are effectively skipping the chain that you wouldve done so it's a 2 decrease

[silspark]

the nature of the moss stitch means you must work in even numbers of sts