Circle in Square, a Tutorial

Hello ladies! Thank you for joining me today. On my last post I received a question about the pattern I used for the circles. I’m sure it must already be out there somewhere, but I don’t know where. So I decided to make a little tutorial myself.

Abbreviations:
st = stitch
ch = chain = yarn over, pull yarn through stitch on needle
sl st = slip stitch = insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull yarn through both loops on hook
sc = single crochet = insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, (2 loops on hook), yarn over, pull yarn through both loops
hdc = half double crochet = yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop (3 loops on hook), yarn over, pull yarn through all 3 loops
dc = double crochet = yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop (3 loops on hook), yarn over, pull yarn through 2 loops, yarn over, pull yarn through 2 loops
tr = treble crochet = 2yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop (4 loops on hook), *yarn over, pull yarn through 2 loops*, repeat * * twice

Circle:
Start with a ‘sliding loop’ or ‘magical loop’:

Wrap the yarn around 1 or 2 fingers like in the picture, with your hook you pull up the yarn, ch 3 (counts as 1st dc)

11dc into ring and then you pull the beginning tail

 

Join with a sl st into the 3rd of initial 3 ch. (12 dc into ring)

ch3 (= 1st dc), 1dc into joining st

2dc into next st, repeat until end, join with sl st into 3rd of initial 3ch (24 st)

ch3, 1dc into joining st,  1dc into next st, *2dc into next st, 1 dc into next st*, repeat until end. Join with sl st into 3rd of initial 3ch. Break of yarn. (36 st)

Now your circle is finished. If you want to make it larger, you can go on in the same way:
*2dc into st, 1dc into next 2 st*, repeat
*2dc into st, 1dc into next 3 st*, repeat
etc.

To make your circle into a square you join yarn in any stitch and ch1 (counts as 1st sc)

sc into next 2 stitches, 1hdc into next st, 1dc into next st, 1tr into next st, ch1

*1tr into same st, 1dc into next st, 1 hdc into next st, 1 sc into next 4 st, 1hdc into next st, 1dc into next st, 1tr into next st, ch 1*

repeat * * twice, 1tr into same st, 1dc into next st, 1 hdc into next st, 1sc into last st, join with sl st into 1st ch

ch3, 1dc into joining st, 1dc into next 4 st, 2dc into corner space, ch 1

*2dc into same corner space, 1dc into next 9 st, 2dc into corner space, ch1 *
repeat * * twice, 2dc into corner space, 1 dc into next 3 st, join with sl st into 3rd of initial 3ch.

That’s it!! Written down it always looks very complicated and a lot of work, but it really isn’t.

Of course you don’t have to make the circle out of one colour; a different colour for each round is very nice too:

 

Groetjes, Dorien