Using the Tunisian crochet is one of my favorite ways to create a circle. It creates a lovely design and best part is you don’t have to do all that counting! I love using this circle for making coasters and placemats.
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The Tunisian circle is made by crocheting a series of short and long rows around the stitches on the magic ring, which are then seamed together.
ADJUSTING SIZE:
- The size of the circle can be adjusted by adding adding stitches to the long and short rows.
If your circle doesn’t lay flat you may need to add or remove some sc sts from the ring, which will increase/decrease number of long+short rows (short rows should be half the length of the long rows)
- Number of long+short rows, at the end, will be determined by the number of single crochet stitches you add to the magic ring in the beginning. The total should be: 2 times the number of stitches in the ring, plus 2.
example: if you start with 8 single crochet stitches, the final row count will be 18 long and 18 short ( 2 x 8 + 2 = 18 )
BINDING - OFF:
- The bind-off in the video will create 1 additional stitch around the perimeter of your circle.
- To bind-off without adding an extra stitch: do NOT insert needle through the first stitch (at the top of the first long row) instead skip that stitch and insert needle through the second stitch (top of the first short row), then complete as shown by inserting needle from the top, through the center of the last stitch (top of last short tow)
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MATERIALS/TOOLS:
Yarn: Caron Simply Soft
Hook: 4mm Tulip crochet hook - if making larger circle you may need to use a straight hook without a handle, or a Tunisian crochet hook
Yarn needle
Scissors
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KEY/US TERMS:
MR - magic ring
st/s - stitch/es
ch - chain
slst - slip stitch
sc - single crochet
* * - repeat items between asterisks
