3 Alternatives to a Magic Ring/Circle! (Easy Tutorial)

[@ElizabettKubinyi]

why isn't this going viral? this is an actual lifesaver.

[@flootzavut30daychallenge]

Probably because the first two are really old techniques that the magic ring replaced and many long term crocheters already knew, and the third one is how many people learned how to do a magic ring in the first place 🤷🏻 crocheting into the first chain or making a chain ring were the normal methods of starting into the round before people came up with a magic ring. I imagine this is mostly useful for relatively new crocheters.

[@Lisa-dn2gx]

You just saved me with that 1st one!! I will NEVER do another "magic ring" the standard (frustrating) way!! You're right about it being fiddly. Thank you!!

[@meemamakes]

Glad I could help!

[@BetPondue]

Yes, I've stiff hands and it's so much easier!

[@margoford3323]

I hate magic rings so thanks 4 your 1st method xx

[@WendyL8787]

For Method 1, do you always chain four or does it change depending on the stitch you are going to use?

[@katarzynapiekarska7350]

Great tutorial, thank you. ❤Can I ask what camera or phone model you use to make videos? Thanks for advice😊

[@MelissaBeach-z5w]

This is wonderful! I’m 63 and have been crocheting since I was about 5. All three of your techniques are game changers. Thank you so much for sharing!

[@jacquelyngravina3805]

You are mirroring my life!! I watched this with my mouth open, lol. I guess Grandma didn’t know doodley squat. Genius!!!

[@katrinajenkins6903]

That is awesome that you have been crocheting since you were 5 I am teaching my neighbor kid boy (14) how to crochet he knows how to sew, embroider but also work on engines

[@teejay-um9es]

I just recently began TRYING to learn the magic ring but have been so frustrated with it I was ready to just give up and keep starting my projects the old way with just a slip knot. Number 3 is going to change the way I start everything that has to be started in the round. Thanks for sharing these great methods.

[@angieelliott8741]

I've only done the cross over method. I have seen the double magic ring recently. I feel like method one is the easiest looking....until I've learned the magic ring, I've always done the chain with a slip stitch method. Thanks for the alternatives!!

[@mickeyk3856]

Fantastic! I never could get the magic ring until now. Thank you so much for sharing!

[@susanhunt8594]

I must add to all the other comments. I’m 74 and crocheted so many blankets etc but never got the hang of the magic ring, this is brilliant, thank you

[@susanhardesty7668]

As a knitter, I have found crocheting to be extremely difficult, but I love the look. I am clumsy with the hook and find the magic ring method to be a nightmare. Thank you for these three tips. They look easy peasy!

[@MargaretUK]

I have been crocheting for more than 50 years and have never got the hang of the magic ring, but method 1 is just so easy! Thank you 😊

[@SachaOwen]

i am 10 years old i have always found magic rings so difficult but when i found this video i have been doing this all the time when i am crocheting thank you so much hope you make more videos like this❤

[@maryt2887]

I’ve never had trouble using the regular magic ring, but I found the alternatives very interesting.

[@brokendiamond4830]

I just started my journey of crocheting today, bought me my own needle, and yarn. And I already hate the magic ring, until this video. Thank you so much, this was a life changer.

[@CarolineWalz]

can i just say i watched LITERALLY 16 different videos on how to make a magic ring yesterday and this was the only video i was able to follow/understand. so happy. tysm!!!!

[@angelarainey7258]

Me too.

[@SassyLinda]

I’m arriving here a year after you made this video because I just started to learn how to crochet. This might be the most useful video I’ve come across in a very long time Thank you! ❤❤❤❤ This is going to save me so much time and frustration.

[@ROLCY2024]

This is a true gem of information. I was just fiddling (unsuccessfully) with a magic ring. These suggestions are wonderful.

[@meemamakes]

So glad this was helpful for you. I still can’t get the “normal” magic ring to work for me after years of trying

[@malvina1952]

That is fantastic! I can get off my meds now.

[@teceyS3]

🤣🤣

[@eliwalker9429]

Thank you so much, I have never been able to use the magic ring, as you said, fiddly and somewhat complicated. Love your first alternative, am using it for my granny squares, works perfectly. Again, thank you so much.

[@TroyStaton-di9bg]

Man am I glad I found this video!! I think I speak for everyone here when I say there's nothing magical about the "magic ring" you have saved a lot of projects 😊

[@pamelabaskett9062]

This is wonderful!❤🎉 After 60 yrs of crochet, this is terrific. I've never mastered the original magic ring.

[@pattyroyal3269]

I thought your speed and teaching methods were quite perfect.

[@sherriatsavinh4995]

Omg what a game changer, ive been crocheter dor many years and learned something new. Even old dogs learn!

[@audreydraher4786]

This is perfect. You're such a good teacher. Thanks.

[@Lanaxparillaxwife]

Omg you're a literal life saver cuz I was trying to learn how to do it the other way & was getting really mad cuz I couldn't figure it out, & now i have to figure out how to do all the stitches that way 😩

[@saharal-haddad9381]

Wow! Thank you so much for this! So detailed and beautifully explained. I also love how you tell us the use for each one.

[@Orelialala]

You might have saved my sanity! Thank you! Thank you!

[@meemamakes]

Glad I could help!

[@lindaoharris]

Hooray, the magic circle. I know I can make a not mess up. I’ll be doing number one because I like the looks of it over the other two. Thank you thank you thank you. Hugs and prayers for what you do.

[@zionmommy]

So grateful I found this video! You are a fantastic teacher, I actually understood everything you explained, so many videos are confusing in their explanations. You have a talent, and your voice is lovely to listen to while following along! I will be watching more of your tutorials. Thank you!!!

[@pinkunicorn-z6c]

The second one absolutely saved me. It’s literally the best. If you can’t do this first one the second one you surely get and if you’re gonna make like a stuffy or cuddly toy second one is the goat because it’s literally just forever forever and forever of a single stitch and everything it’s amazing, I’m doing one so I am using text to speech so mistakes don’t call me speech there’s gonna be mistakes along the way text to speech

[@jeanoconnor3163]

I have always done a double magic ring since I first learned about magic rings. It is so much more secure.

[@ccbear37]

This is the BEST Tutorial

[@amyspangler8065]

I was taught the first way as a child, however when I picked back up crocheting the MC was used in everything it seemed. Thanks for sharing and giving me a reminder.

[@judith1564]

Great video, super easy to understand, and good to see the comparison in the different methods.

[@meemamakes]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ang3432]

@@meemamakesfor method 1, does the chain count as the first double crochet? Thank you

[@patriciabos8893]

I can’t thank you enough for this tip. I’ve been fighting this stitch for two days and had given up on it. Can’t wait to try it tomorrow.

[@greenmanatee6462]

I like how easy method 1 seems, but when you pointed out that method 2 is more bulky, I would use that method for making buttons. Thanks for your video ❣️

[@mariakristinahawl1640]

The first method is still a magic ring, as when you loosened the end, it was able to pull like a normal magic ring. Second medod is the most secure. Thanks for the video and ideas.

[@colettedavis3606]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge, so easy to understand the way you are teaching.

[@The.Pillow.Forest]

Thank you! Thank you! Im trying to learn crochet and this video saved me from giving up on the magic ring like i was being told! Thank yo!

[@crane_io]

TYSM! I just joined a crochet club at school and this was something we were getting stuck on! I'm definitely gonna show the rest of the kids :3!!

[@meemamakes]

This is so great to hear! Good luck to you and your school friends with your crochet journeys. I'm always happy to answer any questions you all might have so do get in contact if you do

[@janetsaggus7408]

This is fantastic! .. i usually have strands of yarn coming at me from all directions ending me pulling it undone ... go and get a cuppa then tackle try no.10 .. no more of that now ... this probably sees me as a new crocheter, which i am but this is a god-send to us newies ... cant thank you enough .. 👏🙏👏😇

[@meemamakes]

@@janetsaggus7408 so glad this video was so helpful for you 😊

[@oakstrong1]

Thank you. I know how to make a magic ring but it is always good to have more than one solution to a problem. I'm familiar with 2nd and 3rd methods but the first one is new to me.

[@meemamakes]

I’m glad this helped and I agree about having more than one solution to a problem. It’s like having different tools in a tool kit!

[@robertacalderwood3236]

Super video. I can use a magic ring but ill definitely give these a try. I'm always so curious how anyone figured these techniques out. Thanks

[@juleeperkins8142]

I have amigurumi projects to do using chenille yarn. Magic loop is impossible. Your video just popped up in my feed when I desperately needed it. Going to try #1 first. Thank you for saving my sanity & my grandkids gifts💜

[@marycaciamasser3814]

This is fantastic! Thank you from a beginner crocheter.

[@christinefrier7888]

That first method is the one I will use from now own. Thank you so much!

[@pamelahadi5773]

These are all great! Your teaching is spot on!

[@meemamakes]

Thankyou so much 😊

[@murchhanaghosh2870]

Although i am quite comfortable with regular magic ring....but these alternatives are also very interesting.... Thank you so much for your teaching

[@mycrochetstory7169]

LOVE THIS!!! Shared it out on my Community Tab!

[@jacintavattuone4442]

I've never been able to get the hang of the magic ring. This is a game changer for me! Thanks foe sharing. ❤

[@meemamakes]

You are so welcome!

[@jayatkinson1152]

Absolutely brilliant. I wish I'd found this sooner. THANK YOU SO MUCH xxx

[@fparradieguez]

You save my life. Thank you very much. I always struggle with the magic ring. I never know . There were 3 ways. Thanks for sharing

[@meemamakes]

Glad it helped!

[@DWaldrip-ux2cc]

Thank you, thank you! I could never get the magic ring to turn out! I just tried your first method and it works!!

[@teddyandlizzyr8865]

THANK YOU SO MUCH OMG I COULD NEVER MAKE A MAGIC RING OR EVEN START TO MAKE ONE AND NOW IM IN PROGRESS OF MAKING ONE I SERIOUSLY THOUGHT ABOUT QUITTING BUT BECAUSE OF YOU I WONT!

[@openorwap5412]

These are great! I'll definitely be giving the first one a go, thank you 😊

[@telalong5254]

brilliant brilliant brilliant brilliant❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤n i have spent one week trying so hard to make a magic ring and have not been successful. THIS however bonus. you are at the top of my list and subscribed. thank you. thank you thank you

[@emilywelch4387]

You have given me hope to try and keep learning using the magic ring in projects, I’ve just started learning in the last month so only done granny squares so far and basics stitches but thank you! I will come back to this for sure

[@weppingwillow52]

Thank you so much. You have made my life so much easier 😊

[@anneshirleyduncan]

Kool! Thank you so much. ❤ Headache is gone.

[@lorrefl7072]

I like the 1st method! Definitely going to try it!

[@Klaproossje]

I just love th magic ring, very easy and never fails

[@jeanperren6094]

Wonderful! I am revisiting this tutorial and just wanted to say I used Method 3, double magic ring, for my last project after having the single double ring fail in a project when I washed it. Just one block that I was fortunately able to mend before giving as a baby gift. Glad I discovered the problem before giving it as a gift. Greetings from sunny Queensland this Anzac Day.🇦🇺

[@meemamakes]

So glad this was helpful for your project. I find that even with the double ring they can still fail, so I tend to make sure my end is woven in so much to reinforce it. Happy ANZAC day for last week (I had to look it up!)

[@WedittsPlaythings]

I am so glad to know that others think the magic ring is fiddly. While I love amigurumi, I delay new projects because I have to go back and figure out the magic ring every time. tfs!

[@Goldenretriever-k8m]

I forget it every time too!

[@barbarasuchy654]

THANK YOU FOR THE EASIEST WAY TO GO! I've always screwed mine up. 😫 I, needed this!😃

[@sharonopstbaum1023]

Super cool! Can’t wait to try these out. Number #1 is my fave without even trying it! Thanks! oxoxox

[@tlojewelrylove]

This is interesting and it's good to have options. I personally use the popular "X" wrap on top of my 2 fingers but it took me forever to remember how to do it. I'm definitely going to give your alternate methods a try. Thanks!❤

[@MsPandyGirl]

So well explained. Thank You! I'm definitely saving this and thumbs up on your video. 😊

[@lindzmorris2778]

It took me a while but I have cracked the magic ring puzzle. I started a crochet group a few years ago and a couple of my ladies want to be able to do magic rings as they are used a lot on things like toys. I'll share this to our Facebook page and save it to go through with those who don't use KZbin. Thank you for this, I've wracked my brains to think of alternatives 🎉

[@meemamakes]

Ooo yay I’m so glad this will be helpful for your crochet group

[@SnackAttack6]

Where have you been all my life 😂😂😂😂 absolutely brilliant, thank you for sharing ❤❤❤

[@Yekadadtahi]

Dude this was freaking awesome the first one worked like a charm big thanks to ya

[@johnettastephens5537]

Thank you SO MUCH! This has helped me tremendously. I really appreciate learning about these methods!😊

[@sweetsunshineplaytime]

Your technique is so brilliant 😊

[@Joy1957K]

I like Method 1. It looks so much neater,

[@UnauthorizedComedy]

Thank you, so much. This is the first time I did it correctly! 😊

[@kimski5391]

So glad I found your video so much easier to understand 😊

[@shannonsullivan1968]

Genius! Previously, whenever I had to do a magic ring I struggled-but not any more!!

[@meemamakes]

Yay so glad this helped. I still cannot get the normal magic ring to work for me 🤣🤣

[@YouTubeBinge-q1p]

I used number one, and it was super easy! THIS I can remember how to do. Thank you! (I've also added the word "fiddly" to my American English vocabulary!)

[@Veronika-so9uv]

Thank you for sharing your magic rings👍 it's not a trouble anymore 🙏

[@Barbara-ji2df]

Wow love this way of doing the ring. Thank you

[@bperez9066]

You just blew my mind! 😮 amazing. Thanks for sharing

[@lauriebilbruck1526]

Wow! You are impressive. I’m going to start the Artichoke Bag (on Ravelry) . Many knitters found the pattern start up very fiddly. I think I may experiment with your double magic ring, then go to knitting.

[@pixiecora2212]

Great tutorial! Thank you. I subscribed.

[@kkitao217]

Thanks for the tutorial. I don’t do amigurumi, and I make a lot of afghans, so if I feel the need to close the hole (which I don’t always), I use your second method. The third method doesn’t seem much less fiddly than the regular magic ring, but I’ll keep the first one in mind if I ever make something where I don’t want a slightly bulky center.

[@TechInterpreter]

Outstanding video! Thank you.

[@DeannaKincaid-y9e]

Thank you...wonderful tutorial!!

[@marzyehayoubi487]

I love magic ring, but always struggle to make them if I have to repeat the granny squares. However your first method was so easy & straight forward. Thank you for this tutorial. ❤😊

[@laurareese3389]

I have struggles with the magic ring for years. Thank you.❤❤

[@meemamakes]

Yay I’m so glad this video helped ❤

[@JaneSenkyr]

Number 2 gives a nice texture

[@antoinettebilocca9868]

I like the three of them and as you say depends a lot on what material you are using 👍

[@psychedelikchameleon]

I've been crocheting for years and I'm still learning so much! I stick to a couple of different methods, but I'll definitely try the double magic ring. I find the magic ring fiddly and have never got to grips with it!

[@christamillar3824]

YEEEES Thank you, the normal MR is so fiddly!

[@delladearest2511]

Hello, your video popped up and the first one is my favorite, 🤩 thank you ❣️

[@JoyPLewis]

Awesome, thank you so much. I don't like the cross over method either.

[@miri_maau]

finally my prayers has been answered , thankyou soo much it saved my hobby and interest in crocheting as i was trapped in learning magic ring for so long. Thankyou so so so much. Keep posting.

[@meemamakes]

You are welcome 😊

[@user-cv4ii7hd7x]

Number one is the method for me. Thanks ❤

[@Darvit_Nu]

This is BRILLIANT!!! Already a subscriber but clicked the like button & am leaving a comment to help get this into more people's recommended feed! 😍❤

[@meemamakes]

Awww Thankyou so much for the support ❤️

[@veronicawells7499]

Grateful for your tutorial!!

[@e.darlenelundy-veo3157]

Fantastic! Thank you for sharing!

[@gloriayearian6145]

Thank you so much for sharing this!❤

[@13salemslot]

This is a game changer. Ty

[@lynnechapman6204]

I have never liked the magic ring. Thank you for giving these examples

[@enuma7]

Thank you very much!!!!! Greetings from Austria!