Increase in Top Strand of Horizontal Chain (t-inc)

Chart symbol:

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In this increase a stitch is added by working under the top strand of the horizontal chain between the stitch just worked and the next one.

Insert your hook from front to back under one top strand ONLY of the horizontal chain you made in the return pass before the next st:

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Yarn over and pull up a loop:

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Leave the loop on hook:

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