How to Crochet a Circle. Part 1 - Chain 2 and Single crochet

Circular series

1. How to crochet a circle - using ch2 and Sc (part 1)

2. How to crochet a circle - using Magic ring (part 2)

3. How to crochet a sphere - crochet in a round (part 1)

4. How to crochet a sphere - bobble stitch (part 2)

5. How to crochet a cylinder

This is the start of my ‘Shapes series’, some parts will overlap with my ‘Back to Basics series’ but these tutorials will be broken down into various 2D and 3D shapes. A lot of these techniques are how I shape my amigurumi. 

How to crochet a circle - using ch2 and sc

Start off with a simple slip knot. After the first yarn over and pulling through the loop on the hook, you should have one foundation chain. 

Continue step 2 to get a chain of 2. (If you continue on doing step 2 a few more rounds, you will get a foundation chain.) 

In step 4, you will be inserting the hook into the 1st chain you made earlier in step 2 above.

After yarn over in step 5, pull yarn through the 1st chain, you will end up with 2 loops on hook. 

Steps 4-8 are essentially the steps for making a single crochet. This was also covered in my ‘Back to Basics series’ of tutorials.

Repeat doing single crochet into the same chain for a total of 5 times (sc5). You can start to see a circle forming. The downside to this method is that you will end up with a small gap in the centre of the circle. 

On the other hand, if you use the magic ring method (which I do, often), you will be able to pull the gap closed in the centre. This will be covered in the next part of how to crochet a circle. 

If you are more of a video person, check out the same tutorial in video form right at the bottom of this blog post. Feel free to fast forward and pause at areas you are not sure of. 

If you want a step-by-step laid out downloadable PDF of all the ‘Back to Basics’ tutorials, go check out my free 30-page ebook outlining the very basics of crocheting (even before tackling shapes!).

If you see these Looney Tunes amigurumi I have made - check out the ears in all of them closely. They are essentially made up of 2 circles, one smaller inner ear and one larger outer ear. I used the same method outlined above to make them! Do look out for some free Looney Tunes patterns along the way to test out some of these techniques!

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