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Crochet circle starting with 8 stitches – 12 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 | 8 sc in a magic ring | – | 8 |
| 2 | inc in each st around | 8 | 16 |
| 3 | inc, [sc 1, inc] 7 times, sc 1 | 8 | 24 |
| 4 | [sc 2, inc] 8 times | 8 | 32 |
| 5 | sc 1, inc, [sc 3, inc] 7 times, sc 2 | 8 | 40 |
| 6 | [sc 4, inc] 8 times | 8 | 48 |
| 7 | sc 2, inc, [sc 5, inc] 7 times, sc 3 | 8 | 56 |
| 8 | [sc 6, inc] 8 times | 8 | 64 |
| 9 | sc 3, inc, [sc 7, inc] 7 times, sc 4 | 8 | 72 |
| 10 | [sc 8, inc] 8 times | 8 | 80 |
| 11 | sc 4, inc, [sc 9, inc] 7 times, sc 5 | 8 | 88 |
| 12 | [sc 10, inc] 8 times | 8 | 96 |
Round 12 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 8 in the magic ring, each round adds 8 increases, so round n has 8 × n stitches: round 12 has 96.
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Questions people ask
How many stitches are in round 12 of a 8-stitch crochet circle?
96. Each round adds 8 stitches, so round 12 has 8 × 12 = 96.
What is the increase formula for a crochet circle?
Round 1 is 8 stitches in a magic ring and round 2 is an increase in every stitch. From then on, round n is [sc n − 2, inc] 8 times, which gives 8 × n stitches.
What is this in UK terms?
Round 12 in UK terms is: [dc 10, inc] 8 times.