How to Crochet a Magic Circle
Make an easy magic circle to start your crochet project in the round!
Yield: 1 magic circle
Cost: $1
Equipment
Materials
- Worsted weight yarn (or other yarn type)
Instructions
Make a magic circle:
- Set the end of the yarn against your non-dominant hand, on your middle and pointer fingers.Use your thumb to hold the yarn tail by your middle finger.
- Wrap the working yarn down the back of your pointer and middle fingers.
- Bring the yarn back around to the front of your fingers, crossing the working yarn over the first wrap to form an "X" shape.
- Insert your crochet hook under the first wrap.
- Use your hook to grab onto the second wrap.
- Pull the second wrap under the first wrap.
- The working yarn should now be on your hook as a loop.
- Yarn over. (Wrap the working yarn around your crochet hook.)
- Pull the working yarn through the loop on your hook to create a new loop (completing a chain stitch).
- You should now have a somewhat secure circle with one loop on your hook.
- Carefully remove the circle from around your fingers.
- Your magic circle is complete!
Insert single crochet into your magic circle:
- You can now begin inserting single crochet into the circle.Make sure you insert the stitches over both the loop and the tail.
- Continue inserting single crochet into the circle, however many your pattern requires.The ring will still be quite open at this point, which is okay.
- Simply pull the tail of the magic circle to bring the stitches together.
- Continue pulling until the stitches tighten and form a circle, with little to no gap in the center.
- You can then insert your pattern's next stitch.This will usually be a slip stitch into the first stitch or, if you're working in continuous rounds, a single crochet into the first stitch.
- Your magic circle (with single crochet) is complete!
Video
Notes
Looking for patterns to use a magic circle? Here's a few of our favourites:
Easy Crochet Coasters
Crochet Easter Basket
Crochet Daisy