SIMPLE STEPS

HOW TO WORK DOUBLE CROCHET IN A SPIRAL

1 Make a magic loop and work the t-ch (1ch for dc). Now work 12 dc stitches into the loop, but do not join the last stitch and first stitch of this first round with a slip stitch.

2 Instead, work the first dc stitch of the second round into the first stitch of the first round. To do this, insert the hook into the stitch, yrh, pull yarn through, yrh and pull the yarn through both loops.

3 You’ll now be working in a spiral. Continue to work more rounds of dc stitches in a spiral, according to your pattern instructions.

4 On the last round, after you’ve worked the last dc stitch, you’ll need to finish off the spiral with a slip stitch for a neat edge: insert the hook into the next stitch, yrh and pull through both loops.