Materials needed; 1 round hoop. 1 5mm hook, 4 stitch markers. The hoop can be made of plastic, wire or wood. The bigger the circle the more stitches you will need. Any kind of yarn can be used for this. The lighter the yarn the more flowing it will be.
This is what mine looked like at the beginning. I have about 134 stitches on the circle.
Abbreviations:
SC= single crochet
DC= double crochet
CH= chain
DEC= decrease
ST= stitch/stitches
Sl St= slip stitch
PM= place marker
This is done in the round. CH 1 or 2 do not count as a stitch.
CH 1, with hook wrap the yarn around the circle to create a sc. Do this all the way around. Do not join. PM here and move marker up every 2 rows. Continue doing sc in each stitch for about 10 rounds or rows, (longer if you want). This is where you will start your decreases. Divide total number of stitches by 4. Place a stitch marker in those spots. This is where the Dec will be placed or close. You want the piece to end with about 50 rounds or rows & end with about about 20 stitches total, fasten off.
At the beginning or top. Find your halfway point then half again. Place a marker in those spots. Tie yarn to one spot & sc 38 chains, turn sc 37 back at last stitch get your hook around the circle and make a sl St & sc back up 37, f/o, leave about a 3 inch tail. Repeat for your remaining spots. When done with all 4 pieces; tie them together and cut off excess.
NOTE: If you want to put a design onto the thing that is fine. Just remember to adjust the stitches as you go down to the narrowist point, so it doesn't get too wonkie.
