![]() Magic Crochet Circle – Step 12:You should now have two loops on your crochet hook. Magic Crochet Circle – Step 11:Grab the working thread from your index finger with your crochet hook and slide the hook through the loop/circle. Be sure to have your crochet hook positioned under the tail. Magic Crochet Circle – Step 10:Insert your crochet hook through the loop/circle on your middle finger. When you join the loop and pull it tight, the anchor generally tucks under the other stitches and remains hidden from view. Most pattern designers know that the anchor is too tight to ever hope to poke your hook back through and do not count it in their instructions. Magic Crochet Circle – Step 9:You should have a single stitch on the ring and your hook should be outside of the circle at this point.This stitch is going to anchor your threads to create your adjustable ring. Magic Crochet Circle – Step 8:Make a single crochet using the working yarn and the loop you just put on your crochet hook. Magic Crochet Circle – Step 7:…and pull under the loop that goes around your middle and ring fingers – this will create a loop on the crochet hook. Magic Crochet Circle – Step 6:Twist crochet hook to grab working yarn on your index finger… Magic Crochet Circle – Step 5:Slide crochet hook and yarn looped over your index finger so that the hook is over the loop on your index finger. Magic Crochet Circle – Step 4:Insert your crochet hook under the loop on top of your middle finger. Magic Crochet Circle – Step 3:Tilt your hand so that your pinky faces the floor. Bend pinky finger around working end to maintain tension.Make sure yarn is snug around your middle and ring fingers you may need to split them slightly to do this. Magic Crochet Circle – Step 2:Slide working end to the base of your pinky, make sure the tail hangs free. Magic Crochet Circle – Step 1:Wrap the yarn around your fingers as shown to the left and secure the yarn with your thumb. How to Crochet a Perfect Circle Using the Magic Ring So, if you don’t want all of your hard work to fall apart, weave the tail into your stitches before trimming it. If you simply cut the tail of the yarn, without securely weaving it in the the second and/or third rows first your circle will stretch and potentially come apart completely. As you make your first circle using this technique, pay attention to how the yarn is forming the circle – there’s no knots. Why the Magic Circle Failsīefore we begin, I want to share the biggest problem folks run into when using this technique – their magic circle unravels. ![]() NOTE: This magic ring crochet tutorial is fully-illustrated and may take a moment or two to fully load. I have little doubt once you understand the basics, you too will come up with a magic circle technique that works best for you. She found this magic ring technique more gentle on her hands and easier to follow but quickly began adapting the technique to her own creating a third possible way to use the magic ring to crochet a perfect circle. My original instructions proved to require too much wrist twisting for my pattern tester’s arthritic hands. ![]() Once you get the basic idea down, you will most likely find a different way to do this. I can’t lay claim on figuring this out, but I will claim that I explain the magic ring better than most. The magic ring technique is a sneaky technique to crochet the perfect circle. Quite often the circle comes out lopsided or more oval than circle and often leaves a large hole in the center. Most instructions call for chaining two or three stitches and then putting a number of stitches in the first stitch. Crochet beginners (and some of us old-timers too), often have trouble crocheting a perfect circle.
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