The Magical Circle

lyraine

the magic circle is mainly for crocheting in the round, esp for amigurumi.
it's not difficult, just youtube it!

minomino

thanks for sharing

lalyfan

IMO it's much better than the chain method, I use it wherever I can no matter what the pattern says. Some instructions are overly complicated and make it seem harder than it is. I'll have a go at writing them but if you can find the right video it'll be a lot less confusing.

Basically, lay the yarn over your palm with the tail pointing to you then loop the yarn around in a circle on top of that so that the ball is at the other side of the hand. Take your hook, put it through the centre of the loop and yo (it can be tricky to hold everything tight enough here when you're starting out), pull it through to the centre of the loop, yo outside the loop and pull through loop on hook. Now the slip knot is made and you have a ring that you can crochet in to. After you've done the required number of stitches, just pull the tail and it will close up tight.

gamzesk

good luck!

ultimateduck13

interesting, thanks

TheOraclePatter

It's useful to use as a start for any time you are knitting or crocheting in the round.

Acad17

Not is hard to learn, also, you can user 4 chains closed formed a circle al knit inside, i used that method to do triangular shalws

Mappimarmut

I use magic circle instead of using chain.. it is easier

Guaranita

thanks for sharing:)

josianne

its different to use a chains then joining. It's really better. You can also look for Magical Ring.