Thursday, 21 August 2025

Crochet - The Magic Ring alternative

 Have you ever opened a pattern only to find the starting instruction is to do a Magic Ring and your heart has sank?

Well, worry no more..... after quite a few panicked questions via my Social Media accounts, where I explain that actually you do not need a Magic Ring, I thought I should do a quick video tutorial to explain the alternative method.


A Magic Ring is a tricky technique to master, I have taught crochet for many years and apart from the initial slip knot (trust me, so many people find that hard to master) the Magic Ring must be the second difficult thing to teach.  Recently I saw a photograph of a blanket that a poor lady had created and then washed.... and every single centre of each flower had become unravelled.  So not only is it important to be able to start correctly, you must be able to sew the tails in securely too!

You will see no difference at all with the alternative method that I am going to show you, so do whatever is easiest for you.


Really hope this is helpful for you and you can now create some patterns that you might have been slightly afraid of!


Until next time.... HAPPY HOOKING!


Sooz.



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