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Crochet circle starting with 12 stitches – 8 rounds
The answer
Stitch: single crochet (US sc). Staggered increases. UK terms: switch to UK in the calculator.
| Round | What to work (US terms) | Increases | Sts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 sc in a magic ring | – | 12 |
| 2 | inc in each st around | 12 | 24 |
| 3 | inc, [sc 1, inc] 11 times, sc 1 | 12 | 36 |
| 4 | [sc 2, inc] 12 times | 12 | 48 |
| 5 | sc 1, inc, [sc 3, inc] 11 times, sc 2 | 12 | 60 |
| 6 | [sc 4, inc] 12 times | 12 | 72 |
| 7 | sc 2, inc, [sc 5, inc] 11 times, sc 3 | 12 | 84 |
| 8 | [sc 6, inc] 12 times | 12 | 96 |
Round 8 ends with 96 stitches.
How it is worked out
A flat circle adds the same number of stitches every round as it starts with. Starting with 12 in the magic ring, each round adds 12 increases, so round n has 12 × n stitches: round 8 has 96.
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Questions people ask
How many stitches are in round 8 of a 12-stitch crochet circle?
96. Each round adds 12 stitches, so round 8 has 12 × 8 = 96.
What is the increase formula for a crochet circle?
Round 1 is 12 stitches in a magic ring and round 2 is an increase in every stitch. From then on, round n is [sc n − 2, inc] 12 times, which gives 12 × n stitches.
What is this in UK terms?
Round 8 in UK terms is: [dc 6, inc] 12 times.