A magic circle is a technique used to begin a project that is worked in the round. I will use it for the beginning of a hat worked form the top down, bags, amigurumi and sometimes squares. If my squares are being turned into a blanket then I will almost always start with a chain turned into a ring. This is because I have had to repair a number of my blankets that I started using a magic ring as I didn’t weave in my ends too well.
Before you start playing with a magic circle, you will want to be comfortable holding your hook and yarn as it can take some getting used to!
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So easy!! 2 days ago, I was STRUGGLING and now I’m making magic rings like a pro. Thank you so much for this tutorial, 10/10 definitely recommend trying 🥰
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Brilliant!
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Whenever I do the loop, the working string ends up inside the loop, and I can’t get it out. I try over and over again, but it doesn’t work. Please help! I have been struggling with this problem for a while now.
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I’m not sure what you mean by loop. Are you referring to a magic ring? Or yarn over? Or something else?
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When I make the magic ring loop on my hook, the working yarn always gets into it.
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The magic ring doesn’t go onto your hook. You create a circle with the yarn and then work the stitches over it. You can replace a magic circle with a chain 3 or chain 4 and slip stitch into the chain furtherst from the hook to make a ring. It is sometimes easier to work into.
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When I first started crocheting, it was real hard. I gave up for some months, but when I saw this article, you motivated me to keep trying. So easy, thank you
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I’m so glad you kept trying!
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Do I work upwards until I fill up the whole on the top, or do I work downwards?
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Yea im confused abt this too
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Work towards your yarn hand. So if you’re right handed you’re working to the left – anti-clockwise. If you’re right handed you’re working to the right – clockwise.
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Work towards your yarn hand. So if you’re right handed you’re working to the left – anti-clockwise. If you’re right handed you’re working to the right – clockwise.
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Can I pick the size of the magic ring? I was thinking of starting off on a miniature animal crochet.
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The beauty of the magic ring is that it is self sizing. Once you make your stitches into it you just pull the tail of the yarn and the circle closes.
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Can this work for regular yarn or just the fluffy yarn?
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All yarn 😊
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how to switch colors
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Go to this post on my blog: https://honouringme.blog/2022/05/19/how-to-change-colours-in-crochet-without-a-knot/
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