How to Crochet Magic Circle

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This article was co-written by Lindsey Campbell. Lindsey Campbell is an artist and teacher working for Hello Hydrangea, a modern yarn company specializing in home decor and knitting supplies. She has taught more than 2500 students how to knit crafts through online classes. Lindsey’s work has been featured in Design*Sponge, the Huffington Post and Vintage Revivals, and she designs products for JoAnns Crafts, Anthroppogie and Nordstrom.

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The magic circle is an adjustable trigger circle that can be used to crochet animals, squares, and other patterns around the circle. You can create a basic magic circle or double magic circle to make your product more sturdy. If you have trouble creating magic circles, you can also use other methods instead.

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Basic magic circle

Wrap the yarn in a circle. You will wrap the yarn around your fingers so that the end of the yarn you are using (or the end to the spool) is on the right, and the “tail” of the yarn is on the left. ^{[1] X Research Source}

Insert the needle into the circle. You will slide the tip of the crochet needle under both yarns from right to left.

Use the tip of the crochet needle to extract the yarn from the yarn connected to the spool.

Pull the yarn through the circle. You will pull the yarn taken with the tip of the crochet needle through the original circle to form another loop on the needle. ^{[2] X Research Source}

Note that this circle does not count as the first crochet stitch.

Double magic circle

Wrap the yarn around the left fingers twice. Instead of wrapping one loop like when creating a basic magic circle, you will wrap two. The shorter end will be on the back right, and the longer end will be in the front, facing the palm. ^{[3] X Research Sources}

Note that the double magic circle is very similar to the basic magic circle, however many people prefer to use the double magic circle for products that will be subject to a lot of impact, as it makes the product more stable.
You should wrap the yarn around the first two fingers of your non-dominant hand.

Pull the yarn up to make another circle. You will slide the crochet needle under the two loops of yarn closest to your fingertips, hook onto the end of the yarn that connects to the spool, and pull back to the right, forming a loop on the needle.

Even if you’re creating a double magic circle, you only need to hook one on the crochet hook. The “dual” part is only concerned with the double wrap that you initially initialized. Most of the remaining steps will be the same as the basic magic circle steps.

Create a chain link. Hook the long end of the yarn and pull through the circle on the needle to make a single chain stitch

You will usually need one chain stitch for single stitch patterns, two chain stitches for semi-double stitch patterns, two or three chain stitches for double double stitch patterns, and four chain stitches for double stitch patterns. triple nasal secretion.

Drag the circle away from the index finger.

Crochet the number of stitches you need for the first round according to the instructions for each pattern.

Pull the end of the yarn to tighten the circle.

You probably won’t be able to pull both loops together, but that’s okay, just one will do.

Finish the row and start the next row by crocheting a slip stitch on the first stitch of the row.

Alternative way

Create a pin.

The initial pin is adjustable, but the final circle is not, so you need to make the circle as tight as possible by crocheting evenly and tightly.
Use this method instead if you’re having trouble creating the magic circle.

Hook up the two chain hooks.

Hook the first loop to the second stitch from the crochet needle. You will insert the crochet needle through the second stitch from the crochet hook, which is also the first stitch of the chain, and hook the entire first row into that stitch.

Slide the stitch into the first hook. To end the row and start the next, you’ll slide one stitch into the first crochet stitch and crochet onto the second row.

Note that this circle is not adjustable like the magic circle but will still form the circle you need to build textures and is also easier to make than the magic circle.

Alternative way

Create a slider button. Pull the yarn tight to make a circle on the needle.

Note that this is another way you can use when you have trouble creating the magic circle. The first slide button is adjustable but the last circle from this button is not.
This is better suited for double-pointed motifs, while the alternative introduced earlier in the article is more suitable for single-pointed motifs.

Four-point chain hook. ^{[4] X Research Source} You will crochet four chain stitches to make the starting line.

Hook the slide to the first chain stitch. You will slide the stitch into the first link or the fourth stitch from the hook.

At this point, there will be one loop left on the needle.
Note that this will create a circle, but since the circle is quite wide you will need to crochet more stitches to close the circle.

Up the chain hooks. You will crochet the right number of chain hooks for the first round of the pattern in the same way as the four ways introduced earlier in the lesson.

Hook the first stitch inside the circle. All stitches of the first row (except the chain hook you just crocheted) will go through the circle.

Slide the nose into the third stitch on the leash.

Tighten the end of the yarn.

Things you need

crochet needle
Wool

Steps

Basic magic circle

Double magic circle

Alternative way

Alternative way

Things you need

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