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How to Crochet a Magic Ring

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How to Make A Magic Ring
A magic ring is a beautiful thing.  It is worth learning how to start circular crochet with a magic ring because it allows the crochet to be pulled tight without the inevitable hole of other methods.  Once you learn how, it really is quite easy and hopefully this step by step tutorial will teach you just how to crochet a magic ring.  A magic ring is also called an adjustable ring.

I remember when I first discovered the magic ring.  At the time I’d been crocheting many, many years and thought I knew all the basics.  Learning how to crochet a magic ring is a game changer.  Suddenly the problem of stuffing popping out of opening of a crochet piece is no longer an issue!  Gotta love that!  It took me a long time to really understand how to make a magic ring, but I’m so glad I did!

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First, make a loop.  To the right is the skein of yarn.  To the left is the end of the yarn.

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Next, catch the top yarn and pull it under and through the loop like this:

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And then chain 1.

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The hardest part is done.  Now work single crochet over the loop and the strand of yarn behind the loop together.  Work as many single crochet as indicated in the pattern.  (Note: the magic ring can also be used with double crochet, just start with a chain 3 instead of chain 1)

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When all the single crochet are done, pull the loose strand of yarn.

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See how nice and tight the opening is?  A magic ring is perfect for making amigurumi and stuffed toys; no hole for stuffing to peek through!

And there you have it!  You now know how to crochet a magic ring!How to Crochet a Magic Ring

 

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  1. Wilma Terrell says

    August 23, 2017 at 7:29 pm

    Thank you ,I love to try to crochet , I have a lot to learn though . And with great artists like you and others ,I pray I can learn a lot . I am 74 and was in a very bad wreck in Dec 3 of 2015 .Broke my neck in two places and did a lot more damage to my self ,but with God’s help I am going to make it .

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    • Cheryl says

      August 27, 2017 at 6:53 am

      I’m glad the tutorial was helpful to you. I hope your healing continues and that you enjoy your crochet!

      Reply
  2. Jeanne dannenfelser says

    October 14, 2017 at 10:23 am

    This was a great help in learning the magic circle. Well done and thank you

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    • Cheryl says

      October 19, 2017 at 7:00 pm

      I’m glad it helped!

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  3. Janice Meisner says

    November 6, 2017 at 10:06 pm

    I am anxious to try amigurumi ( spelling ?). I cannot find any information concerning if this can be done by beginner Crocheter. Can you give me any guidance? Thanks for the clear tutorial on the magic ring, it is the clearest I’ve seen!

    The only problem with this new found love of crocheting is that I can’t finish one project fast enough before I want to try a new one! How do you deal with so many beautiful patterns and videos in other languages? Very frustrating, isn’t it?

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    • Cheryl says

      November 8, 2017 at 9:53 am

      I love to make amigurumi. To make amigurumi you need to know how to crochet in the round, how to single crochet and how to increase and decrease. If you feel comfortable with those things (or don’t mind learning as you go), you will be fine trying it out.

      I have the same problem with projects… i don’t even try to count the number of projects I’ve started. It is part of the fun of crocheting!

      The internet has really opened up a huge variety of patterns and videos–some of which are in different languages. Here is what I do … for amigurumi (and other patterns too), shapes usually increase by the number 6. So the first row will have 6 stitches, the 2nd row 12 stitches and so on. If I’m on foreign website, I use Google Translate on the site. That helps a little bit. Then I look at the stitch count per row. That helps me sort of de-code what the designer is doing. I don’t watch a lot of crochet videos (mostly because I’m way too impatient). But when I do, I often turn the volume completely off and just watch what they are doing.

      Hopefully that helps! I hope to do a series of posts on amigurumi in the future!

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  4. Julie says

    November 30, 2017 at 6:38 pm

    I’m asking, although I think I know the answer. Your method of making the magic ring is for right-handers, correct? I learned to crochet many years ago, but have always had the challenge of being left-handed. I figured out charts, and how to do a pattern backwards. The magic ring is making me crazy! I found a method online, but it more or less uses a double ring and when pulled tight sometimes it doesn’t pull right. Other times it pulls just fine. Go figure! BUT, it’s more complicated than your way, so I’d like to give it a try. I won’t even wait for your reply if I need to start something tonight. LOL I’ll just flip your instructions. 🙂 Videos? The first time I saw one I honestly said OUT LOUD (I was so taken aback!) “She can’t DO THAT!” LOL I figured out that the person doing the video was right-handed just a few seconds after being flummoxed. Thank you for the nice emails. 🙂

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    • Cheryl says

      December 1, 2017 at 9:08 am

      Hi Julie,

      Yes, you are right. I am a right handed crocheter, so all my instructions, etc. are based on that. Everything I’ve read about teaching a left handed crocheter says to have them sit opposite of you. So perhaps you could try holding a mirror up to the images and positioning your yarn in a similar way to that reverse image? Maybe that would help? Actually it sounds like that is what you were planning on trying anyway. Let me know if it works for you.

      I’m glad you like my emails/newsletters! I consider my readers my friends. So I “talk” to you as a friend in my emails. I try to give you just what you need to know and not too much of what you don’t! LOL

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