How to Crochet a Flat Circle?

In order to crochet a flat circle, it is recommended to start with a magic ring or to create a loop and work your stitches into this loop (I prefer the magic ring method).

When crocheting a circle using the single crochet stitch, you start with working 6 stitches into the ring or loop, then each round is increased with 6 stitches.

The important thing to keep in mind in order to crochet a flat circle, even if you use a different stitch or start with a different number of stitches in the first round, is to increase each round the same number of stitches you started with. If you will increase more stitches than you started with, your circle will become wavey, and if you will increase fewer stitches your circle will curl inside.

How Many Stitches Should You Start With For a Flat Single Crochet Circle?

When crocheting a circle using the single crochet stitch, I always start with 6 single crochet stitches in the first round.

Creating a circle with 6 single crochet gives the perfect proportions for a crochet circle to lay flat.

Although, everyone’s tension is different, and if your tension is very tight, you can also start with 7 single crochet stitches.

How to Crochet a Perfect Circle?

So how do you keep a round crochet circle and prevent it from turning into a hexagon?

When increasing each round, if you start with an increase at the first stitch of each round, the result will be increased stitches stacked on top of each other, creating some kind of a hexagon looked circle.

In order to prevent that the solution is to shift the place of the increased stitch every round. Scroll down to learn how to crochet a circle that is perfectly round.

Crochet Continous Circle Vs. Joined Rounds Circle

A crochet circle can be made either with joined rounds where you slip stitch to the first stitch of the round at the end of the round, or in continuous rounds without slip stitching.

For this tutorial, we’ll learn how to crochet a circle using the joined rounds method. I prefer to use this method in projects like baskets or bags.

The continuous method is usually used when making amigurumi, I used it in my Bobbles Christmas Tree and Tiny Lights Christmas Tree. You can use the same formula below to make a continuous circle, just omit the ch1 and slip stitch, and work continuously. 

What Can You Make With Crochet Circles?

After you learn how to crochet a circle, you can use it in a lot of different crochet projects.

Crochet circles made with single crochet stitches are perfect as crochet round bag bottoms, nesting baskets, or plant pot holder baskets.

They are also can be made as quick crochet coasters, and the possibilities are endless.

Looking for More Crochet Tutorials? Check out the other free patterns on the blog:

Moss Stitch in a Square Free Tutorial

How to Crochet the Alternating Spike Stitch

Crochet Primrose Stitch Free Tutorial

Corner to Corner Crochet Suzette Stitch – Free Pattern

How to Crochet a Circle in Single Crochet

Skill level – easy

Materials I Used in This Tutorial
– Crochet hook 3.5 mm (I love the Tulip Etimo Hooks).
– DK (#3) weight yarn

Single Crochet Circle Pattern

The simple formula for a perfect crochet circle is that you have 2 types of rounds:

1. When you have an odd number of stitches between the increased stitches: you first work the odd number of stitches and then the increased stitch.
2. When you have an even number of stitches between the increased stitches: you start the round with half the stitches, then work the increased stitch and work the other half of the stitches.
   

For example, if we reached a round where we have 3 stitches between the increased stitches, the round repetitions will look like this: (1sc in next 3 sts, inc in next st) x 6 times.
And then for the next round we have 4 stitches between the increased stitches, so we need to start with 2 stitches, and the round repetitions will look like this: (1sc in next 2 sts, inc in next st, 1sc in next 2 sts) x 6 times. 
So you are working 4 stitches between each increased stitch, but the round is shifted and “cut in half”.