Here is a simple tutorial on how to crochet into a Magic Ring.
So the first thing you are going to do is chain 1. This will give you the height for double crocheting (dc.) If you were doing half trebles (htr) then you would chain 2 and trebles (tr), you would chain 3. It all depends on what stitch you are working into the ring, as to how many chains you work.
So start by inserting your hook through the magic ring.
Yarn over hook and pull it through.
Then yarn over hook again and pull it through the loop on the hook to make the chain stitch. This is your first chain 1.
Now you are ready to do the amount of double crochet stitches required. So again in most normal crocheting in the round patterns, this will be 6dc.
Ok so *hook through the magic ring, yarn over hook.
Then pull back through.
Yarn over your hook again and then pull through the 2 loops on the hook.* This will create your first dc stitch in the magic ring.
See where the v is, that is your first dc stitch.
Now repeat ** this until you have 6dc into your magic ring.
(You may have a pattern that requires more into the magic ring or different stitches, but this is how many of the amigurumi patterns work.) Now pull the tail tight (the short piece of yarn) to create a ring of stitches.
And here is round 1.
Now slip stitch into the first stitch you made to close up the ring. To do this insert your hook into the first stitch.
Then yarn over your hook and pull through.
Then pull your hook through the loop on the hook. This creates a slip stitch. The way to remember what a slip stitch is, is that it doesn’t have any height. So here is your magic ring with 6 double crochets inside to make your first round.
And there we have crocheting into a Magic Ring. Here we have crocheted 6dc stitches into our magic ring, so usually the next round you would work 2dc stitches into each stitch. This would give you an increase to 12dc stitches. But it all depends on your pattern and what it asks you to do.
Also, here is a link to a video tutorial on how to crochet into a Magic Ring.
If you want to find out what to do next with your 6dc stitches, then just pop over to my Lesson 2 for Beginners – Crocheting in the Round. It’s includes how to increase your dc stitches in your rounds, how to use a stitch marker and also how to decrease.
Hope you have found this useful.
Happy hooking!!
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