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[hannn23]

What does “2 sc, inc” mean in crochet? 

Edited April 3, 2022 by hannn23

[Granny Square]

Welcome to the 'ville!

Addressing the 2 SC part - If a pattern says just a number (x) of a specific stitch, and doesn't say where to put them, it means 1 stitch into each of the next x stitches.  If it meant them to all go into 1 stitch, it would have to specifically say that, example "skip next stitch, 2 SC in the following stitch."  So your pattern is telling you to put 1 sc into each of the next 2 stitches.

'Increase" without further explanation, usually means put 2 stitches into 1 stitch (so this is an increase of 1 stitch).  There are other types of increases, but if it is not 2 stitches into 1 the pattern should give you more details.

[Granny Square]

https://www.craftyarncouncil.com/standards/how-to-read-crochet-pattern

The above link is 1 page into a site with a LOT of good information, that page is the standard that US patterns conform to.  The site info's members are yarn and hook manufacturers, and pattern publishers, who wrote the guidelines and adhere to them.  There is a menu on that page on the right side, to other good info, like typical hook sizes to use for various yarn sizes, and other good stuff.

[hannn23]

@Granny Square thank you for your help! This is the pattern I’m struggling with, I haven’t gone easy on myself for a first attempt at making something 3D 🙈 

[Granny Square]

Ah, we get a lot of questions about this sort of construction, very common for toys to start off, with a flat circle, and then start to do some shaping.

Look at the first few lines of the pattern; the numbers in parentheses after the instruction is the total number of stitches you should have after that round; sort of a 'sanity check' so you can count and make sure you are on track.  Not all patterns give you this info, but it is very handy to have.

Notice you start with 6, and increase by 6, each round, until rnd 8, when you 'work even' (1 stitch into 1 stitch, no increases) and then you start to decrease, which will make a ball (I assume this is the head).

Rnd 1 is 6 sts into an adjustable ring. 

Rnd 2 is 2 stitches into each of the stitches from rnd 1, so you now have 12. 

Rnd 3 is 1 stitch into the first 2 sts, 2 sts in the next, total is 18.

Rnd 4 is 1 stitch into the first 3 sts, 2 sts in the next, total is 24.

Rnd 5 is 1 stitch into the first 4 sts, 2 sts in the next, total is 30.

Look at the numbers I've bolded; you are increasing the distance between increases by 1 stitch each round.  This creates a flat circle when worked in SC, which is the start of making a ball shape (or continuing this pattern of increasing will large flat circle for a placemat, or whatever); hopefully seeing the pattern of what you are doing will make it a little less abstract and keep you from getting lost.  For things like this, in a spiral where it is hard to see the beginning and end of a round, it is important to have a stitch marker to mark the first stitch of the round; I like to use bobby pins, but you could use a safety pin or a short strand of yarn in that stitch.