How to Crochet Flat Circles with ANY Number of Stitches! The Math Behind A Crochet Circle Part 2

[@TheAngelAquarius]

Thank you so much for explaining all the math behind crocheting! Math was never my forte but I always wanted to know since I started to crochet, especially Amigurumi, I could never understand why the number of the stitches in the Magic Circle mattered in creating Amigurumi. You are the Einstein of Crocheting! 🥰 🧶

[@CraftersAutonomous]

You are so welcome! You just made my day! It's fascinating to me how much math there is in crochet. It's fun recognizing when the same thing appears over and over again, like the stitch counts in amigurumi. Thanks for watching!

[@nims3563]

This is my niche, math and crochet ❤

[@CraftersAutonomous]

@@nims3563 yay! A kindred spirit! 🥳

[@TheAngelAquarius]

Thanks!

[@CraftersAutonomous]

Thank you so much for your support of my channel! 💚

[@deborahb2lil2latemashburn]

Great info worth watching again

[@CraftersAutonomous]

Glad you enjoyed, Deborah! And yes, there's a lot to unpack haha

[@GamerXenith]

The wonky way I learned was to add a single crochet for each round, so round 2 is all two crochets in each stitch, round 3 is every other stitch gets two stitches, round 4 has two stitches with single crochet before two crochets in one stitch, etc. I think? it maths out correctly, but I've never made a particularly large circle, so I might not have noticed if it falls apart further out lol P.S. Love these crochet math videos! My inner nerd is so happy every time you make one 😂

[@CraftersAutonomous]

Yes, that is the way to do the increases and the math checks out! I think of it the same way: "If I'm on round three, I put one single crochet between the increases. If I'm on round four, I put two single crochet between the increases." In the video when I talk about increasing each round by the number of stitches from round one, it leads to the same thing. Each time there's another single crochet getting added between the increases! Thanks so much for watching and sharing your thoughts. Imo it's always a good thing to make our inner nerd happy 😂

[@renanalves3955]

Cool!

[@faye_gwenn]

Great video, there's just one thing I don't understand. How does using a smaller hook make the stitchers narrower only? Wouldn't it equally make the stitches shorter, thus making the whole exercise redundant?

[@CraftersAutonomous]

Great question! Using a smaller hook will make the stitch both shorter and narrower. However, the amount it makes it narrower by is greater than the amount it makes it shorter by. Same with a larger hook, the stitch gets taller and wider. But the amount it gets wider by is greater than the amount it gets taller by. As a made up example: let's say going to a larger hook size makes the stitch three times as wide. It won't also make the stitch three times as tall. It will get taller, but maybe only twice as tall. So while the whole stitch gets bigger, the proportions change. I've got another video that's a precursor to this one and might better illustrate what I'm talking about - kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5Syh2CnbJikpqc In that video, I show some different swatches I crocheted with different hook sizes. All the swatches are the same number of rows and stitches (10 stitches by 10 rows). But you'll notice some of them are wider than they are tall while others are narrower than they are tall. That's because changing hook sizes has a great impact on the width than on the height of the stitch. You can make test swatches like shown in that video if you want to see it in actin!

[@judyalbert6318]

Wow u lost me !

[@CraftersAutonomous]

It is easy to get bogged down in the math! haha The main thing to takeaway from the video is to always add the same number of stitches each round, and adjust your hook size (bigger if it domes, smaller if it ruffles) to get a flat circle. :)