Q&A for How to Crochet in the Round

You may be putting two stitches in every stitch. Instead, you should do the first round with two in each, the second with two in every other, the third with two in every third, and so on. It should fix itself.

Keep it at the same tightness at all times, so that you can't crochet loosely in some places and tightly in others.

Use a stitch marker -- you can buy one or you can use a safety pin or a piece of scrap yarn. Put the marker in the last stitch of the round, and when you get to the marker, take it out. Work the last stitch and put it in the new last stitch. For counting the actual rounds, put a mark on a paper, get a row counter or be very good at counting the rounds.

Yes.

Mark the stitch you are on, count the stitches in the round, and divide it by a suitable number X. Place an increase every X stitches. For example, if you count 80 stitches, you could choose to increase every stitch, or every 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, or 20 stitches, depending on how much increasing you want to do. If your stitches come out as an awkward number, such as 37, then you may need to do an increase or decrease in preparation (decrease to 36, and then increase every 6 stitches, 6 times around).

You stop increasing; just put a single crochet in each stitch of the previous round.

You might be missing some increases. Check that the number of stitches per round is increasing enough.

Chain two, then crochet however many stitches into the first chain you made. On the next round, crochet two stitches into each stitch you had. DO NOT TURN -- just go from the last stitch of the first round and start the next round by crocheting into the first stitch of the first round.

When that happens to me I just count the number of rounds and try to find the point where another round is added on.

You can connect the rows from the backside (that's what I usually do). Turn over your work and connect the rows.

You may be adding a stitch every time you slip stitch to close the round. It’s not always easy to know when a round is done, so use stitch markers.

It means to work two stitches per stitch for the rest of the row. Patterns do this when the author wants to change the repetition pattern.

If you're working a round, there are no corners, that's why it's called a round. If you want corners, you need to be looking at granny squares.

"Turn" means to flip the hat over. This is so that you can start crocheting in the opposite direction from before.

It depends on what you are working on and the pattern of increases or decreases. You might end a round with a single crochet, an increase, or a decrease, depending on the specific project.

The "12 sc" indicates the number of visible stitches you should have after following the previous instructions.

You only do it at the beginning to start your project and have something to build off of, not every time unless specified in the instructions.

It depends on the pattern. You might need to make a turning chain if you're building layers, but often you don't when making something like a stuffed animal.

The hole might be because you made the slip knot too loose. Yes, you do count the chain stitches, and in the next round, you should put the next stitch into the second chain from your hook, not the one closest to you.

"Join" means that at the end of your round, you slip stitch into the first stitch of that round. For example, if the pattern instructs you to make 24 stitches in a round and then join, you would complete 24 stitches and then slip stitch into the first stitch of that round.

Practice makes perfect. Try experimenting with different types of patterns to find those that suit you best. Blankets differ greatly from clothing and stuffed animal patterns.

Crochet very tightly, but keep in mind that this may make it difficult to get the yarn off the hook. Alternatively, you can do fewer rounds.

The stitches will curve inward slightly. The side they naturally curve into is the right side. The right side will also show a lot less of the increasing. If you are using hdc, you will see that the wrong side will have a spiral sort of pattern. The right side will look normal, however.

You can decrease by skipping a stitch or two every time around. To have a neat result, you should do this regularly each time around.

Use a thinner yarn. There are many types of yarn. Before you begin a project, you should have decided what kind of yarn you need for your project.

Yes, there is. One way to think about it is that you want to do an increase in the middle stitch of the last row.

You may have crocheted too many increases or didn't make the body part longer. Also, the size of your hook and type of your yarn plays a part into this.

It means that the chain 5 counts as a double crochet in the crochet pattern you are using or following online.

You can connect the rows from the backside (that's what I usually do). Turn over your work and connect the rows.