Working in Rounds with a Foundation Ring
Nora XuCrochet Beginner’s Guide 10
The crocheted pieces previously introduced in this guide are all worked row by row and are squares or rectangles. Having gotten familiar with working in rows, let’s explore working in rounds.
One of the ways to work in rounds is to start with a foundation ring, which starts with a foundation chain and then a slip stitch into the first chain stitch.
Now that we have the foundation ring ready, let’s practice working into it to make rounds. As an example, we will make single crochet stitches:
1. Start with a foundation ring. Then, make 1 chain stitch.
- Depending on the pattern, you might need to make more chain stitches after making the foundation ring, possibly to reach the desired height for the stitches you will make in the round. (Some patterns will call for no chain stitches at all.) The example in the image shows one chain stitch has been made.
2. Insert your hook into the center of the foundation ring. Wrap the yarn over the hook and pull it through the foundation ring to form a new loop on the hook. Then, finish making the first single crochet stitch into the foundation ring.
3. Repeat step 2 to make more single crochet stitches into the foundation ring. One round is finished.
Once a round is finished, depending on the crochet pattern, you might need to close (or join) the round.
If a pattern says that the chain stitch (the one made just before the first single crochet stitch) counts as a stitch, you will slip stitch into the chain stitch. If not, you will slip stitch into the first single crochet stitch. Usually, for a round made with single crochet stitches, the chain stitch is not considered a stitch. The image above shows an example of making a slip stitch into the first single crochet stitch.
If a pattern does not indicate that you need to close/join the round, you can consider the round as finished, and you can start to make the first stitch for the next round.
As described above, if the chain stitch is considered a stitch, you will make your new round’s first stitch into the chain stitch. On the other hand, if a pattern says the chain stitch is not considered a stitch, you will make the second round’s first stitch into the first single crochet stitch we made in the first round.
Below is a video tutorial about working in rounds with a foundation ring.
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