The Double Loop Magic Circle is a variant on the original single loop version. Some people like the double loop better because they think it is stronger than the single loop and will hold up better to the abuse children can put things through.
There are a few different ways to start in the round. The classic ways are to make a short starting chain, then work stitches into the first chain. This is my least favorite technique and I do not even show a tutorial for it because I never use it. The technique I show here is,
The invisible join is a great way to finish a project to create a super smooth (invisible, perhaps?) seam for a work in the round. You can use either a yarn needle or a crochet hook in a smaller size than you’ve been using for your work.
Have you ever noticed that when you change colors you are left with an awkward bump from knotting the yarn around the hook or the stitch doesn’t look quite right because the top of the stitch seems to be the same as the old color instead of the new color? This tutorial shows how to
The magic circle is a favorite way to start a crochet work in the round because it leaves no center hole, however, many people are intimidated by the technique. Once you learn how to do it, it’s quite easy.
Here you can learn how to work a single crochet (sc), half double crochet (hdc), double crochet (dc), triple crochet (tr), and extended triple crochet (extr).
This tutorial was originally published on my old kickincrochet blog in August 2013 One of the most frustrating things I came across as a beginning crocheter was that my starting chain was always always infuriatingly too tight.
It’s true, this post has nothing to do with crochet, but it’s crafting and I figure most people I know who are into crochet are also into crafting so here ya go. I spent the last almost year working on an online medical coding and billing class (my husband is a physical therapist and wants
