A universal tool for knitting - a hook - allows you to make a fabric consisting not only of rows, but also knit in a circle, starting from the center. Separately connected circular motifs are then assembled into a product. The formation of a flat circle occurs due to a certain number of increases in the rows in the course of knitting. Knitted round motif can easily be converted into a square or a triangle, if you arrange three or four corners, grouping the loops in a certain way.
Crochet in a circle start from the center. To begin with, make a ring by tying a chain of the required length with air loops and closing it in a circle. The diameter of the middle hole of the circle depends on the length of the chain. Then the resulting ring is tied with columns, passing the hook into its center. The number of columns should be such that a flat circle is obtained. There is another way to form the center of a circle. The end of the knitting thread from the ball is folded several times and closed in a ring without breaking the thread. Then, a hook is inserted into the formed thread ring, the thread is hooked from the ball and the ring is tied, starting from the point of its connection, with dense single crochet posts. This method is more suitable if the hole in the middle of the circle should be large enough. Finally, if it is necessary to knit a circle without a visible hole in the center, then a thread from a ball is wound on the finger of the left hand, forming a ring. Then the hook is introduced into this ring and tied with simple columns, the end of the thread is left visible and hanging freely. After the row of columns is connected, the left end of the thread is tightened and then carefully hidden between the columns.
After crocheting in a circle of the first central ringlet is done, start knitting in a circle of subsequent rows. Each row must begin with knitting one or two air loops to the height of the knitted columns in order to make the rows smooth. At the end, each row is closed, knitting an air loop in the upper loop, made for lifting. Be sure to make loops at a certain distance from each other, knitting two instead of one column in the loop of the previous row, if crochet in a circle is tight, or using chains of air loops, as provided in the report of the openwork pattern.
Let us turn to the simplest method using crochet in a circle for an example. The scheme of knitting a dense beret with single crochets will help beginners to master this type of technique.
We start knitting in a circle by closing three air loops in a ring. After that, having made one air loop, we knit six simple columns, tying a ring. We knit the following rows with single crochet as usual, insert the hook into the upper loops of the previous row. In the first row, we perform two columns in each column of the previous row. In the second row, alternate two columns and one column in each loop of the previous row. Similarly, we knit all subsequent rows. To make the circle smooth and flat, it is important to monitor the number of added loops in each row. Having thus tied the flat bottom of the beret of the required size, we cease to increase and knit in a circle the usual rows of columns. After knitting 4-5 cm straight, we begin to gradually reduce the loops. To do this, measure the diameter of the circle, divide it into the same five segments, and knit two loops together through the distances obtained in each subsequent row. Having knitted a few more centimeters, we get a ready-made beret. The edge of the beret should be tied with dense columns or "crustacean step" so that it does not stretch. Crocheting in a circle around a beret is very convenient, since it can always be tried on during work and make the necessary adjustments, if necessary.