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Dear artsy craftsy friends,
The crocheted circle is a motif we have used in many patterns and projects, such as bases for purses and centers for square-shaped motifs or beginning tops for beanies and hats. It is a basic solid shape, besides the triangle, the square, the pentagon, the hexagon and the octagon. The circle is executed in rounds, the circle’s size is increased on each round. You can stop increasing the size of a circle at any point, at your choice. The circle’s size depends on the item you are trying to work. It also depends on the type of yarn and the crochet hook your are using. Hence, we put together the instructions on how to crochet the basic circle motif with 6 rounds. The images below showcase a medium-sized circle and a large circle used as the bottom-base of a crocheted market bag:
Abbreviations:
sl st – slip stitch;
ch – chain;
beg ch – beginning chain;
dc – double crochet stitch.
Instructions on how to crochet the circle:
Round 1: Using your prefered crochet hook, chain 4 and join with beginning of the chain with a sl st to form a ring; ch3 (counts as a dc here and throughout); 11dc in the ring; jooin with top of beg ch3 with a sl st. (12dc on round 1)
Round 2: Ch3; 1dc in same stitch as ch3, which is beg ch3 from previous round; 2dc in each of the following 11dc from round 1; join with top of beg ch3 with a sl st. (24dc on round 2)
Round 3: Ch3; 2dc in next dc; *1dc in next dc; 2dc in next dc*; repeat from * to * around; join with top of beg ch3 with a sl st. (36dc on round 3)
Round 4: Ch3; 1dc in next dc; 2dc in next dc; *1dc in next dc; 1dc in next dc; 2dc in next dc*; repeat from * to * around ; join with top of beg ch3 with a sl st. (48dc on round 4)
Round 5: Ch3; 1dc in next dc; 1dc in next dc; 2dc in next dc; *1dc in each of next 3dc; 2dc in next dc*; repeat from * to * around; join with top of beg ch3 with a sl st. (60dc on round 5)
Round 6: Ch3; 1dc in each of the next 3dc; 2dc in next dc; *1dc in each of the next 4dc; 2dc in next dc*; repeat from * to * around; join with top of beg ch3 with a sl st. (72dc on round 6)
Make sure that you made the right number of stitches on each round. This detail is very important! Oh, boy, the countless times we missed a stitch or two somewhere and needed to undo and undo the circle until we got it riht! Needless to say, we sincerely hope our instructions were helpful! If you prefer video instructions instead, you can watch our old video tutorial shown at the end of our written instructions. However, please be adviced that the 3-parts video tutorial only shows how to crochet a circle with 3 rounds. Also, the video tutorial shows a variation of the crocheted circle motif, the difference consists in how to begin and how to end each round. Either way, the written instructions and the video instructions are right!
Thank you for following our patterns and happy hooking,
The Coolorfuls.
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