FREE Lesson 6 of 10
Put the hook through the front loop of the next stitch and the front loop of the one after, yarn over and pull through those two loops, then yarn over and pull through both loops on the hook. Two stitches become one, with no gap.
Practice it: Jingle Bell Trio (free pattern)
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