Crocheting in the round with Magic Rings
As a newbie knitter I had learned about craftser.org, a forum for crafters to share their FO (finished objects) and patterns. While browsing I fell in love with these little crochet animals called amigurumi.
I immediately wanted to learn how to crochet and went about searching for online tutorials. I quickly learned how to sc, increase and decrease. But the most useful tutorial I found was this one on making a magic ring.
A magic ring is used to start the circle and allows you to pull the tail tight so that you get a nice clean top without holes.
Some of my other favorite tutorials are at these sites:
- lionbrand.com – learn to crochet
If you’re wondering what amigurumi look like there’s a ton of adorable ones in the Flickr amigurumi group!

















