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YOUR GUIDE
FOUNDATION RING WORKING STITCHES INTO A RING
Create a foundation ring for working in the round To make circles, tubes and other shapes
1Make a chain the length 2 …and pull yarn through 2 1Make a foundation ring and 2 Finish the treble as usual
stated in the pattern loops on hook. Now you’re work the t-ch (3ch for treble (yrh, pull yarn through ring,
instructions. Next, insert the ready to start crocheting in sts). Work a treble st as usual, yrh, pull yarn through first 2
crochet hook into the first the round, following the but insert hook into centre of loops, yrh, pull yarn through 2
chain. Close the ring with a instructions given right. ring. For treble sts, yrh, insert loops). Work more sts into the
slip stitch, working yrh… hook into ring. ring as needed.
MAGIC LOOP
An alternative foundation ring for working in the round
Working
yarn
Tail end
1TostartaMagicLoop,don’t 2 Nowinsertyourhookintothe 3 Makeat-chforthestsyou 4 Once you’ve worked the first
makeaslipknot.Instead,make loop,fromfronttoback.Wrap wanttowork(above,wemade round of stitches, simply pull
aloopwiththeyarn,leavinga theworkingyarnaroundthe 1t-chfordc).Work your sts the tail end of yarn to draw up
tailaround10cmlong. Make hookandpull the yarn through into the Magic Loop, over the ring. Workaslipstitchto
sure the tail end is under the the loop. both the loop and the tail end jointhelastandfirstststofinish
working yarn. (so two yarn strands). thefirstround(asinstructed in
the guide below).
JOINING ROUNDS Rounds
Finish off each round of crochet stitches nice and neatly by using a slip stitch
or spirals
Checkwhichtechnique
you need to use
Some patterns are worked
in rounds that are joined
together at the end of
each round (see left).
Other patterns are worked
in a spiral so you don’t
1To close a round of stitches, 2 Then place the yarn round 3 You’ve slip stitched the need to join the rounds at
work a slip stitch into the top the hook. Pull the yarn round together! Before the end, just keep going, ©Stephanie Lau, www.allaboutami.com
of the turning chain. To do through the turning chain working another round, be working into the next
this, insert the hook into the stitch and through the sure to make the required stitch on the previous row.
top stitch of the turning chain. original stitch on your hook. turning chain. Always work Amigurumi toys are often
rounds on the right side, worked in a spiral like this.
unless you pattern instructs
you otherwise.
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