Basically, instead of my circle laying on the table flat like a pancake, it’s like the center of the pancake (think donut hole) is the only part not making contact with the table.shouldn’t it be: Once you complete step 9, you will need to make 2 (for half-double), 3 (for double crochet) or 4 (for treble crochet) chain stitches.Thank you for this nice, clear tutorial. Most of the time when you use a magic ring, you will use single crochet, so for this example I have chained one. See below for more information about working a magic loop with double crochet. !Hmm, I patched together the two parts of your message.
I got it on the first try with your tutorial! You are a lifesaver! !This is not a ruffling, bowling or irregular shape issue. Thank you so much!Crochet beginners (and some of us old-timers too), often have trouble crocheting a perfect circle.
I don’t have any suggestions for you I’m afraid other than trying to wrap the yarn around your right hand. The area of a circle is πR2.
But, if you came into my work area, that's exactly what I'd say to you. I have searched the internet for “how to crochet a magic circle” without much luck. Yarn over once more and pull that loop through all other loops on the hook. I use many different yarns and hook sizes. Once all the Single Crochets are complete, pull on the yarn tail and it will tighten up the Magic Circle leaving you with little to no gap in the center of you Single Crochet.Did you like this new way to make a magic circle? Creative things happening here and I'm not always neat about it. If I were to use the magic circle with double crochets, I would start the exact same way, but instead of stopping at the ch-1, I’d ch-2 or maybe ch-3 (if I wanted that to count as the first st of the round).
The issue is constant regardless if I’m using sc, hdc, or dc. It also doesn’t matter if I’m making a 2 inch circle or a 9 inch circle.Thank you so much for the instructions on how to do the Magic Circle!! But, the first time giving it a go, it seems so cumbersome and tricky. In the video I’m demonstrating the magic circle with single crochet stitches. This chain will not count in your total stitch count for your circle.06/27/09 – Added instructions for making a crochet circle with tall stitches.Anyway, I have three suggestions…If you are making an Amigurumi or other project that is worked in spiral rings rather than rows, use a regular stitch to join your ring. "I tried to follow this and adapt it as I am left-handed but I just couldn’t figure it out My issue is, they don’t lay flat. I have dial-up internet, & good photo tutorials are hard to find. Slip stitch into the first tall stitch on your ring to close the circle.In your instructions: Once you complete step 9, you will need to make 2 (for double crochet), 3 (for half-double) or 4 (for treble crochet) chain stitches.Great job! For most Half Double Crochet patterns you will start with 9 Half Double Crochet in the first row and 12 stitches in the first row when using Double Crochet. Thank you so much!Yarn over hook as you would when making one of these tall stitches and make the stitch normally inserting the hook into the center of the circle. You want to make sure your hook goes under two strands of yarn.The Half Double Crochet and the Double Crochet Magic Circle are worked the same. Once you get the basic idea down, you will most likely find a different way to do this. Continue making the tall crochet stitch around the ring for the appropriate number of times called for by the pattern you are following.So, if you don’t want all of your hard work to fall apart, weave the tail into your stitches before trimming it.Thank you, thank you, thank you!Pull the sting to tighten the circle as shown in step 16. (Or however many single crochets your pattern calls for.) So I am going to show you how I do it. For most Half Double Crochet patterns you will start with 9 Half Double Crochet in the first row and 12 stitches in the first row when using Double Crochet.Yarn over once more and pull it through the two loops on the hook. Make 3 chains and 12 dc into the ring, which will give you 13 stitches in Round 1, shown on the left in the photo above.
It makes crocheting tight base circles so much easier.Hello, I'm Michele and welcome to my site.
When crocheting a circle, patterns typically say to increase 6 stitches every round, which relates to pi, or 3.14. It can be used on any project that is worked in rounds. Work 5 more Single Crochets exactly the same way.
The dome of the hat gets pointy and it appears the initial ring is the issue when it is actually later rows causing the problem.Please let me know if you found my magic circle tutorial useful.Yay!
I can’t tell you how many instructions I have looked at trying to figure out the magic circle or how many messed up circles I have had to pull apart. Though it would quickly be followed with, "Don't mind the mess. Doilies, Amigurumi, the options are endless. This completes our first Single Crochet.Start the Magic Circle by making a slip knot and putting it on your hook.For a Double Crochet circle, you will Chain 2 at the beginning just like the Half Double Crochet Magic Circle Tutorial.
Have fun!Oh my gosh!