thank you. Without crochet how to videos, I'd never be able to figure out stitches. I have never been able to read instructions and figure them out. I need to SEE it demonstrated. So thank you.
Thank you soooooo much! I was on the verge of tears because none of the videos I watched before yours were slow! Now I can make a ball and I'm soooooo happy! Ty!
This is amazing-! I’m 100% a beginner and this was by far the least intimidating beginner project I’ve found (at least as far as cat toys go :) I absolutely love this tutorial it’s nice and slow paced, really gets in detail with some parts too lovely!
>.< I didn't know I signed up for maths when I got the crochet stuff xD ugh... this is going to be a bumpy road until I'll understand this lol... thank you for the tutorial!!
@@Bocahj4 yep, I feel like since I have started crocheting (around 6 years ago) I have gotten better at math involving fractions and decimal measurement
JUST FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE A BIT CONFUSED AFTER ROUND 4. She just explained that if you want to crochet a bigger ball then you would make 1 single crochet in 4 stitches and 2 single crochet in one stitch for a round five. But she stopped in round four, so she continued to do the body of the ball and she explained that for how many rounds you did (with the single crochet in one stitch and 2 single crochet in the next and so on) that will also be the number of rounds you will do for the body of the ball. Just like what she presented, she stopped at round 4, therefore she did 4 rounds of single crochet to make the body. Simple. She just calculated that in that 4th row she made she has 24 stitches, and so if you do 4 rounds of single crochet then you will have a total of 96 single crochets for the body. (24 stitches per round× 4 rounds = 96 stitches) hope this helps!
So if I want to make a bigger ball, I just need to make more rounds? And then, for example if I make 6 rounds, I just need to make 216 for the body?? (36, from total of stitches in the last round × 6 rounds)
@@joanlennon8586 Once you complete the 96 single crochet you should have 8 rows total. Next: Row 9: Single crochet in next 2 stitches, then do one invisible decrease. Do this pattern 6 times. You should now have 18 stitches. Row 10: Single crochet in the next stitch, then do one invisible decrease. Do this pattern 6 times. You should now have 12 stitches. Stuff the ball as much as you can at this point. Row 11: Do invisible decrease around 6 times. You should now have 6 stitches. Add more stuffing if needed. Fasten off and close the ball. I hope this helps. : )
To avoid the bigger holes at the end, where you decrease, take only the first loop of every two stitches you put together. This way the stitches are pulled together more tightly and the back loops fill up a bit behind them.
Thank you, the gaps at the end of my balls were bothering me and I wondered if there was a solution. Just to be sure I understand, do you mean to only go through the front loops of the decreasing stitches instead of going through both loops? Do you do that with every stitch you decrease in the last few rows or just in that final row of all decreases?
@@KatarinaS. Yes I mean the front loops. I do that for all decreases (at least for amigurumi; for things like scarfs this is not always the best way to go because you want them to look good from both sides). When you take the front loop of the two stitches you put together, you end up with two loops on your hook and not four. Besides making it look better it's easier too. Those gaps were bothering me too before I found this trick, hope this will solve that for you too.
i had to use this tutorial because the written pattern i was following for a pokeball was absolutely awful and came out lopsided. now i have perfectly shaped balls thanks to you
@@linaspocket yea I wonder why it's so hard to do it mine ends up looking like a broken egg or a small deformed rat I think I wrote deformed wrong I am sorry if I did
Thank you so much! I got it on my first time. I just started learning how to crochet at all yesterday and i already made the ball! Love this tutorial. ❤️
Thank you for this crochet ball video. I watched it first to get the idea. I watched it again and made my notes...count etc. Then I watched again with yarn and hook in hand. Amazing. I made the perfect ball and I am very happy with the results.
I've genuinely been trying to make amigurumi for years now and it's never worked out properly. I've finally made one using your video. Thank you so much, it was so easy and clear to follow 💜💜💜
Thank You❣ Thank You❣ Thank You❣ So Very Much❣ Creating a ball was Always so difficult for me, You gave me the Best instructions so now I feel confident that I can do this without getting so frustrated👍⚘❤💐👏👏👏👏👏👏
Thank you! My balls came out perfectly round and so cute. I stuffed them with scrap yarn I save up from all my projects after weaving in the tails and snipping them off. I save those snipped yarn tails in a plastic sandwich bag... yes, they add up quickly and work great for stuffing (especially balls), and I don’t have to feel bad for wasting any yarn or spend more money on polyester stuffing, which always seems to crumble after washing and destroying the original puffy shape of stuffed toys or pillows.
The trick is use a stitch marker when you do your row mark end stitch .so you can check so it's 6,12, 18, 24 .then four rows of 24, then reduce back practice practice practice then it clicks
Great video tutorial, well understandable. Only problem, my crocheting vocab is all German, so I was confused at first, but then all good. As I want to do a juggling ball, I will need some trial and error for the perfect size though.
practice! ive been doing it for about 4 hours with some avatar playing in the background as i fiddle around and get myself comfortable, now im actually halfway good at making a ball!!
When she did 96 crochets, how do you know how many single crochets are in each row has until you get 96 crochets? Do I need to divide it to find out how many to skip or..?
She stopped doing increases in her Forth row 6 (the stitches we did in the start) x 4 (the row she stopped increasing in)= 24 stitches then she did 96 single crochet with no increases ( 96 single crochet = 4 rows ) 24 + 24 + 24 + 24 = 96 Hope it helped 🤷🏼♀️☺️
I also wanted know how the 96 single crochets were added into the previous 18 single crochets. I figured it out, but why wasn’t it included in the instructions? Also, it was unclear where to start each row. Just decided to wing it...I don’t believe this was really for beginners; still, I am grateful for the time and talent that the author shared.
I don't understand how to get 24 stitches. I heard put 2 single stitches in the first and second stitch and then 2 single stitches in the third stitch. What's the difference? Did I hear that wrong?
Yes, you heard wrong. This is a basic single crochet increase. 1 sc in 1st st, 1 sc in 2nd st, 2 sc in 3rd st. By adding an extra stitch, you increase the row. Because she started with 6 stitches, it's simple math to increase. It would look like this: Row 1: 6 sc in magic circle Row 2: 2 sc in each st (12sc) Row 3: 1 sc, 2 sc, repeat to end (18sc) Row 4: 1 sc, 1 sc, 2 sc, repeat to end (24sc) To make it bigger, continue to add a single stitch before putting a second single crochet in the same stitch. Every row will be a multiple of six because that is what she started with. Row 5 will be 30, Row 6 will be 36. You're adding one extra stitch per "section," so 6 extra stitches per row. When you decrease, you do 2sc together each Row, 6 times. The stitch count for each Row will decrease by six. This works with any number. If you start with 8, your row multiples will always be 8 stitches. Start with 10, 12, it doesn't matter.
Can u make it clear. Like I cannot do the magic thing bc I couldn't see what the hell was going on. Can u like tilt ur hand or something. And be like "wrap it around ur fingers. And hold with ur thumb" like second per second. Commentary throughout the whole thing cuz idk what I'm doing at all.
People who make tutorials seriously need to put themselves in the heads of people who don’t know what they’re doing (ie, everyone looking at a tutorial). She just blows through “make a magic circle” while she completes the action in about three seconds while the camera tries to focus. What? How about locking focus so viewers can see? How about pausing between each movement? How about going slow? Jeeeeeebus...
Thank you for talking slow n up close on the crocheting. I think the slip stitching is messing me up. So you can either slip stitch the new round or not n just keep spiraling. It’s the math part that I’m having a hard time with. Can you do a video on just explaining the number part it would be sooooooo helpful. Thanks.
You can use paper clips or Bobby pins! I also like to use a piece of scrap yarn that I “fold” into the first stitch of each round. Idk how to explain it lol
I quit. It’s too hard for me I’ve watched 14 videos and still can’t get it to make a god dang circle ARE YALL MISSING STEPS????? THIS WONT WORK😭😭😭 I’m no joke crying
Can you teach me how to make elephant I need to make it for my baby If you have fb or Instagram account plz send me link so that I can send you a photo of elephant I want to make
Thank you so much. I just made one. Now when my kitty wakes up. He will get a gift. Ty💜
Awww
Omg cute!😱😊😸
Haha cute 😊
Mine too😻
:)
thank you. Without crochet how to videos, I'd never be able to figure out stitches. I have never been able to read instructions and figure them out. I need to SEE it demonstrated. So thank you.
Thank you soooooo much! I was on the verge of tears because none of the videos I watched before yours were slow! Now I can make a ball and I'm soooooo happy! Ty!
This is amazing-! I’m 100% a beginner and this was by far the least intimidating beginner project I’ve found (at least as far as cat toys go :) I absolutely love this tutorial it’s nice and slow paced, really gets in detail with some parts too lovely!
>.< I didn't know I signed up for maths when I got the crochet stuff xD
ugh... this is going to be a bumpy road until I'll understand this lol... thank you for the tutorial!!
You are not alone with your math struggles!
You can't have anything circle related without math.
@@Bocahj4 yep, I feel like since I have started crocheting (around 6 years ago) I have gotten better at math involving fractions and decimal measurement
@@kathleenbarnett9157 me too
Lol i suck at math
JUST FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE A BIT CONFUSED AFTER ROUND 4.
She just explained that if you want to crochet a bigger ball then you would make 1 single crochet in 4 stitches and 2 single crochet in one stitch for a round five. But she stopped in round four, so she continued to do the body of the ball and she explained that for how many rounds you did (with the single crochet in one stitch and 2 single crochet in the next and so on) that will also be the number of rounds you will do for the body of the ball. Just like what she presented, she stopped at round 4, therefore she did 4 rounds of single crochet to make the body. Simple. She just calculated that in that 4th row she made she has 24 stitches, and so if you do 4 rounds of single crochet then you will have a total of 96 single crochets for the body. (24 stitches per round× 4 rounds = 96 stitches) hope this helps!
So if I want to make a bigger ball, I just need to make more rounds? And then, for example if I make 6 rounds, I just need to make 216 for the body?? (36, from total of stitches in the last round × 6 rounds)
Thank you so much for the effort you put to explain it...
After the 96 single crochet, how many stitches to decrease each line before it’s completed
Thanks alot. Now I understand how to do it.
@@joanlennon8586 Once you complete the 96 single crochet you should have 8 rows total. Next:
Row 9: Single crochet in next 2 stitches, then do one invisible decrease. Do this pattern 6 times. You should now have 18 stitches.
Row 10: Single crochet in the next stitch, then do one invisible decrease. Do this pattern 6 times. You should now have 12 stitches.
Stuff the ball as much as you can at this point.
Row 11: Do invisible decrease around 6 times. You should now have 6 stitches. Add more stuffing if needed.
Fasten off and close the ball. I hope this helps. : )
To avoid the bigger holes at the end, where you decrease, take only the first loop of every two stitches you put together. This way the stitches are pulled together more tightly and the back loops fill up a bit behind them.
Thank you, the gaps at the end of my balls were bothering me and I wondered if there was a solution. Just to be sure I understand, do you mean to only go through the front loops of the decreasing stitches instead of going through both loops? Do you do that with every stitch you decrease in the last few rows or just in that final row of all decreases?
@@KatarinaS. Yes I mean the front loops. I do that for all decreases (at least for amigurumi; for things like scarfs this is not always the best way to go because you want them to look good from both sides). When you take the front loop of the two stitches you put together, you end up with two loops on your hook and not four. Besides making it look better it's easier too. Those gaps were bothering me too before I found this trick, hope this will solve that for you too.
@@esthervanstapele7244 thank you!
i had to use this tutorial because the written pattern i was following for a pokeball was absolutely awful and came out lopsided. now i have perfectly shaped balls thanks to you
Amazingly easy follow! Thank you for posting the logic behind it so that I can figure out my own patterns in the future!!
Wat!? "Easy to follow!" Im still stuck after 4 months :p
I have like 7 hours trying to begin with the magic circle lol
@@ariiii9 bro same
@@linaspocket yea I wonder why it's so hard to do it mine ends up looking like a broken egg or a small deformed rat I think I wrote deformed wrong I am sorry if I did
Thank you so much! I got it on my first time. I just started learning how to crochet at all yesterday and i already made the ball! Love this tutorial. ❤️
Thank you for this crochet ball video. I watched it first to get the idea. I watched it again and made my notes...count etc. Then I watched again with yarn and hook in hand. Amazing. I made the perfect ball and I am very happy with the results.
Wow thanks I finally understood how to do these balls no other video explains it so well
this is actually so helpful!! You explained so well and now I not only know how to crochet a ball I also understand the logic behind it
Thank you! I have watched several videos and so far yours was the easiest to follow along with. I actually am starting to understand it now!
I've genuinely been trying to make amigurumi for years now and it's never worked out properly. I've finally made one using your video. Thank you so much, it was so easy and clear to follow 💜💜💜
BEST tutorial for these balls!! Thank you!
I love your accent and how you say crochet. Thanks for the tutorial
Thank You❣ Thank You❣ Thank You❣ So Very Much❣ Creating a ball was Always so difficult for me, You gave me the Best instructions so now I feel confident that I can do this without getting so frustrated👍⚘❤💐👏👏👏👏👏👏
This is the best tutorial I have come across. Thank you so much.
Thank you ,I am a beginner you do great pace and easy to follow😊
Thank you! My balls came out perfectly round and so cute. I stuffed them with scrap yarn I save up from all my projects after weaving in the tails and snipping them off. I save those snipped yarn tails in a plastic sandwich bag... yes, they add up quickly and work great for stuffing (especially balls), and I don’t have to feel bad for wasting any yarn or spend more money on polyester stuffing, which always seems to crumble after washing and destroying the original puffy shape of stuffed toys or pillows.
That’s a brilliant idea!
Thank you! Very clear instructions and I really appreciate the calculation, too!
Thank u for this tutorial...it helps to make something different...even I made it yest with the help of ur vedio..🥰
Beautiful and very easy I'm definitely going to make this thank you very much
I just made yesterday it is very beautiful ❤️
Clear instructions. Thank you!
You don't have to do the magic circle. Just chain 3, slip which them together and then start.
Didn't mean to speak for her. Just trying to help..
It ends up being the same thing.
Doing a magic ring is faster
omg thanks
Iris and way easier for beginners just learning how it works- I know it sure helped me :)
Thank you! It’s very simple and turns out nicely
Thank you. Very easily to follow.
thank you for this! I was able to follow along perfectly even though I'm still a beginner and my cats love it (:
I sprayed the inside with catnip and left a string for a new toy for my cat. He loves it
The trick is use a stitch marker when you do your row mark end stitch .so you can check so it's 6,12, 18, 24 .then four rows of 24, then reduce back practice practice practice then it clicks
Thank you for the suggestion im glad that i opened the comments before starting
This was easy to follow. Thanks! ^-^
Thank you love the video, I just add extra rows in the middle if I’m making an oval/ rounded rectangle
Great tutorial! Made a ball for my cat!
So did I!
Thank you very very well demonstrated, thank you
J'ai regardé des tuto en français et je comprends rien sa va trop vite alors que la on comprend bien c'est détaillé, merci beaucoup 😊
Very easy method, thanks for the help. I will try.
Very easy and bountiful ball thank you Very much
So easy!! Btw i kinda fainted when you said 96 single crochet lol
Thank you! Made my first one today
Great video tutorial, well understandable. Only problem, my crocheting vocab is all German, so I was confused at first, but then all good. As I want to do a juggling ball, I will need some trial and error for the perfect size though.
Thank you for this great tutorial!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Took me 2 days but I finally got it
For the alternating 2 single crochet, she says to reach 18 stitches, does she count the 3rd and 4th stitch as one stitch??
This was really helpful, thanks :)
i tried it for an hour i still dont get it
It's just the multiples of 6 honey... Use a marking thread for every round...
me to
@@DhanyaAdventuring Why do you need to be so condescending?
Just keep on trying. It took me FOREVER to get even close to hers! It will definitely be stressful but once you the hang of it it’s like second nature
I’m not sure the directions match the picture. The count seems to be off?
I’d have to use stitch markers cause I would lose count. Thanks for the video
This really helped! Thank you!
Do you keep a tight tension. Thanks
What size hook?
Well done. Good explanation.
Why not putting slip stitch in end of the each rows?
If you crochet in concentric circles you end up not having a seam, it looks nicer. 😀
What is the number of the hook that you have ??
How the hell do you to the first if the six round stitches I've been trying for like an hour and still have no idea what I'm doing😭😭
I was wondering how to do this thanks
What is this magic?? seriosly i cant do it!!
its called as a magic circle. its just a technique.
ikr it’s hard
practice! ive been doing it for about 4 hours with some avatar playing in the background as i fiddle around and get myself comfortable, now im actually halfway good at making a ball!!
When she did 96 crochets, how do you know how many single crochets are in each row has until you get 96 crochets? Do I need to divide it to find out how many to skip or..?
She stopped doing increases in her Forth row 6 (the stitches we did in the start) x 4 (the row she stopped increasing in)= 24 stitches then she did 96 single crochet with no increases ( 96 single crochet = 4 rows )
24 + 24 + 24 + 24 = 96
Hope it helped 🤷🏼♀️☺️
I also wanted know how the 96 single crochets were added into the previous 18 single crochets. I figured it out, but why wasn’t it included in the instructions? Also, it was unclear where to start each row. Just decided to wing it...I don’t believe this was really for beginners; still, I am grateful for the time and talent that the author shared.
didn't even count how many stiches i did but still came out fine!
How do you not use a stitch marker?
I don't understand how to get 24 stitches. I heard put 2 single stitches in the first and second stitch and then 2 single stitches in the third stitch. What's the difference? Did I hear that wrong?
Yes, you heard wrong. This is a basic single crochet increase. 1 sc in 1st st, 1 sc in 2nd st, 2 sc in 3rd st. By adding an extra stitch, you increase the row. Because she started with 6 stitches, it's simple math to increase. It would look like this:
Row 1: 6 sc in magic circle
Row 2: 2 sc in each st (12sc)
Row 3: 1 sc, 2 sc, repeat to end (18sc)
Row 4: 1 sc, 1 sc, 2 sc, repeat to end (24sc)
To make it bigger, continue to add a single stitch before putting a second single crochet in the same stitch. Every row will be a multiple of six because that is what she started with. Row 5 will be 30, Row 6 will be 36. You're adding one extra stitch per "section," so 6 extra stitches per row.
When you decrease, you do 2sc together each Row, 6 times. The stitch count for each Row will decrease by six.
This works with any number. If you start with 8, your row multiples will always be 8 stitches. Start with 10, 12, it doesn't matter.
Wdym when u say "double"? Like double crochet? Or?-
Yes, exactly Double Crochet. I think.
No, two single crochet in the same stitch. This is a basic single crochet increase.
Thank you
Where do we put the marker??
Lawn_ FoxMoper at the last stitch of each row, after u finish a row, take the marker from the bottom row, and put it on that last stitch.
Hook size?
Can u make it clear. Like I cannot do the magic thing bc I couldn't see what the hell was going on. Can u like tilt ur hand or something. And be like "wrap it around ur fingers. And hold with ur thumb" like second per second. Commentary throughout the whole thing cuz idk what I'm doing at all.
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If I did 18 would I have to do 3 rows??
Why did it look like everything she said she did a single stitch it looked like she did a double stitch they look the same I confused
I have a pic and i want to learn that can u make dat n show ..
im still trying can i get help from someone in sweden?
What do you need? It translated or do you have questions about the process?
At 9 minutes can you please describe to me very detailed what you mean
You might find this video helpful? ruclips.net/video/gBtamS68EPE/видео.html
People who make tutorials seriously need to put themselves in the heads of people who don’t know what they’re doing (ie, everyone looking at a tutorial). She just blows through “make a magic circle” while she completes the action in about three seconds while the camera tries to focus. What? How about locking focus so viewers can see? How about pausing between each movement? How about going slow? Jeeeeeebus...
Jason Desjardins how about looking up a magic circle tutorial in another tab jeeeeeeeezzzzzz
It can help to change your play back speed when you want it to go slower
It was quite clear to me. I had no problems replicating it and I just started yesterday.
Could you make video for miniature boxing gloves
I will think about it and try it! :-)
Yes please!!!
Berlin Crochet thank you for your reply looking forward to it 🙂
Yes plz do make mini boxing gloves!Have so many ladies having baby boys n been asking....
I love your accent it it very pretty 😊
Thank you for talking slow n up close on the crocheting. I think the slip stitching is messing me up. So you can either slip stitch the new round or not n just keep spiraling. It’s the math part that I’m having a hard time with. Can you do a video on just explaining the number part it would be sooooooo helpful. Thanks.
Thanks 💜
How do i make the ball bigger😱
Use the exact same pattern with thicker yarn and a larger hook. :)
this tutorial is so poggers
i am making a frog now
When I was taught to crochet I was never show how to do the magic circle . I am sorry I just can't get it
OMG TYSM APP I NEED TO DO IS ADD FINNS AND EYES FOR A WHALE AAA
Imma make a crochet ball pit
after the comments dont think i will watch this video .
Mine looks like a plate
Ah, bless you!!
What is alternate crochet? Is that the same as skipping a stitch in between?
That is just SC2T (Single Crochet 2 together).
I too don't understand that
okay i'll just buy some toys for my kittens
whoops mine became a square instead of a circle, I probably messed up my counting lmao I really need stitch markers.
You can use paper clips or Bobby pins! I also like to use a piece of scrap yarn that I “fold” into the first stitch of each round. Idk how to explain it lol
PLEASEEEE MAKE IT EASIER PLEEEASE
IM CRYING RIGHT NOW😭😭😭😭😭😭
This is so complicated. Didn't understand anything 😢
Ich nutze sie gerne für tintenfisch amigurumis. 🐙
oh my god, that is the best idea i’ve ever heard
Camra was bad, didn't focus. :(
Perfection!! ~ But I prefer to use wooden beads!!
I quit. It’s too hard for me I’ve watched 14 videos and still can’t get it to make a god dang circle ARE YALL MISSING STEPS????? THIS WONT WORK😭😭😭 I’m no joke crying
ikr
Practice ;-;
I've finally been able to make a misshapen ball-like object
I am feeling this exact emotion 👁️👄👁️
Can you teach me how to make elephant I need to make it for my baby
If you have fb or Instagram account plz send me link so that I can send you a photo of elephant I want to make
its cald crochet not cochet
😘😍😘😘
Or!.... Be impatient and just listen to the first 3 steps, and then improvise the rest until you end up with a really ugly looking oval
I’ve been trying for 2 days straight now...
Hi
no
I understand nothing 🤣
this lady does not explain very well would not recommend for beginners.