A reduction in the number of stitches, usually accomplished by suspending the stitch to be decreased from another existing stitch or by knitting it together with another stitch. See Decrease (knitting).
An amount by which a quantity is decreased.
Of a quantity, to become smaller.
To make (a quantity) smaller.
A pleat or fold.
The process or an instance of making something double; a multiplication by two.
The act of turning around, or doubling back.