We give formulae for computing Kronecker coefficients occurring in the expansion of sμ ∗ sν , where both μ and ν are nearly rectangular, and have smallest parts equal to either 1 or 2. In particular, we study s(n,n−1,1) ∗ s(n,n), s(n−1,n−1,1) ∗ s(n,n−1), s(n−1,n−1,2) ∗ s(n,n), s(n−1,n−1,1,1) ∗ s(n,n) and s(n,n,1) ∗ s(n,n,1). Our approach relies on the interplay between manipulation of symmetric...