Q&A for How to Crochet a Magic Ring

You can weave it in. Alternatively, place the tail on top of the magic ring in the second round, or round 1 stitches. Crochet over it, and you can cut it after a couple of inches. You won't be able to see it after.

Crab stitch is also known as reverse single crochet. It is worked as a single crochet, only backward, and creates a lovely twisted stitch.

The crab stitch is a single crochet stitch worked from left to right instead of right to left. Working the stitches in the opposite direction is what gives the crab stitch its texture.

Just flip everything, so that left is right and right is left.

There are two ways to decrease, For example: Knit two stitches together (k2tog/p2tog) or slip 2 stitches knit-wise then knit the two together (ssk). One gives a right-leaning decrease, the other a left-leaning decrease. If you’re decreasing at the end of a row, simply knit or purl two together.

There are certainly videos on Youtube, but it is not possible to add links into WikiHow answers. You can look up 'left handed magic ring crochet' on YouTube and you'll get several videos.

Fast or slow, all that’s happening in the 4th video is a simple chain 3. After you create your magic ring, make 2 for a single, 3 chains for a double crochet, and so on.

There are many many videos on YouTube that you can look at. This could be very helpful because you can work along with the video and pause it as needed. Also, there are different types of granny squares, so you could try a simpler style. Try searching for "easy granny squares."