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HOW TO CROCHET AN OVAL SHAPE THE EASY WAY

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You may want to know how to crochet an oval shape, to make anything from a small
oval patch or applique to a large rug or tablecloth.  Once you have the basic
idea of how to crochet an oval, you can adapt it to any size or thickness you
desire. To make an oval shape, you need to form rounded edges with a straight
middle section.

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How to Crochet an Oval


HOW TO CROCHET AN OVAL TUTORIAL


ABBREVIATIONS USED

All crochet terms are in US terms.

 * St(s)- stitch(es)
 * Sc- single crochet
 * Ch- chain stitch crochet
 * Dc- double crochet
 * Sk- skip




MATERIALS FOR CROCHETING OVALS

Your choice of materials will depend on what you intend to do with your oval.

 * Patch or applique - Any suitable yarn
 * Bath Mat - T-shirt or chunky yarn
 * Rug - Coarse, thick yarn or strips of fabric
 * Tablecloth - Fine cotton yarn
 * Placemats- Thicker cotton yarn



You will need a suitable hook for whatever yarn you are using.


HOW TO CROCHET AN OVAL SHAPE STEP BY STEP

To make an oval, you will be working in the round. The easiest method is to keep
crocheting around in a spiral, i.e. not closing off each round with a slip
stitch.



FOUNDATION:

 * Start with 5 foundation ch. If you would like a longer oval, you can start
   with a longer ch.

ROUND 1:

 * 3 sc into 2nd ch from hook.


How to Crochet an Oval - Round 1

 * Sc into next 2 ch.
 * 3 sc into last ch.
 * Now rotate your work so that you can work into the other side of the
   foundation ch.
 * Sc into next 2 ch.

How to Crochet an Oval - Round 1


ROUND 2:

 * * 2 sc into each of next 3 sts.
 * Sc into next 2 sts.
 * Repeat from *once more.

ROUND 3:

 * *( 2 sc into next st, sc into following st.) 3 times.
 * 2 sc.
 * Repeat from * once more.


How to Crochet an Oval - Round 2 and 3


ROUND 4:

 * *( 2 sc into next st, sc into next 2 sts.) 3 times.
 * Sc into next 2 sts.
 * Repeat from * once more.

ROUNDS 5+:

Repeat round 4, increasing the number of sc sts along your straight edges by 1,
on each side of each round, and increasing the number of sc between each
increase as well.


How to Crochet an Oval


CROCHET OVAL FORMULA (HOW TO CROCHET A PERFECT OVAL)

To explain that more clearly, your increases will only happen on the rounded
ends of the oval. You will need to distribute 3 increases evenly across each end
of the oval. So your number of sc stitches will increase between each increase.



Your straight parts on the oval will also be getting bigger and bigger as you go
around more times, but this will be catered for by the extra number of sts
between each increase.

You can also choose to work your oval in double crochet, where the increasing
rules remain the same.



If you have already tried crocheting circles, you will notice that this follows
the same formula for increases, just adding in the extra 2 sc down the straight
sides. If you start with a longer foundation chain, you will need to increase
those side stitches accordingly.


SINGLE CROCHET OVAL PATTERNS


HOW TO CROCHET AN OVAL PLACEMAT

If your want to make placemats or a doily, you may want a lacy edge around the
oval as a finishing touch or border. A simple version could be worked like this:


 * Make your oval as large as you want the main part of the mat to be.
 * Then sc, ch4, sc into first st of a new round.
 * Sk 1 sc.
 * *(sc, ch4, sc) all into the next st.
 * Repeat from * all the way around.
 * You can do as many rows of this ‘lacy’ border as you please.




HOW TO CROCHET AN OVAL TABLECLOTH

If making a tablecloth, you may choose to make your initial oval with double
crochet, then work a few rounds of the lacy stitch as described above, then
return to double crochet for a few more rounds, and then repeat the lacy rounds
until you have a cloth large enough for your table.

To increase when working lacy rounds, work 2 lots of (ch4, sc) into 1 dc stitch.
You will still need to keep it constant at 3 increases on each rounded side of
the oval.




HOW TO CROCHET AN OVAL BATH MAT

Again, simply use the basic instructions for making the oval, but use 2 strands
of bulky yarn and a large crochet hook. Cotton yarn works well for this, as does
t-shirt yarn. You may choose to use a thick, soft, bulky boucle-type yarn that
you will just want to dig your toes into! 


HOW TO CROCHET AN OVAL RUG (RAG RUG)

To make a rag rug for your kitchen or porch, follow the same basic recipe for an
oval shape, but use thin strips of fabric as your yarn. This is a super way to
recycle old sheets!



You will need to cut or rip the fabric into strips about 1 ½“(4 cm.)thick. You
don’t need to measure these accurately, you can just estimate, as the fabric
will bunch up anyway as you work with it.

The beauty of rag rugs is that they can just be tossed into the washing machine
when they get a bit grubby! You may worry about the fraying of the strips of
fabric, and while they will initially fray a little bit, this will soon calm
down and stop happening. This is because the strips are so twisted and well
anchored into the crochet fabric that they reach a point where they will no
longer fray.



If you are not keen to make your own rag yarn, I am told that it is also
possible to buy yarn that is made up of strips of fabric. I have not managed to
find it, personally, but apparently, it does exist! Of course, you could also
choose to make a rug out of 2 strands of coarse, bulky yarn.

You will need a very large crochet hook for this project, at least a K (6.5 mm.)




HOW TO CROCHET AN OVAL BASE FOR A BAG

If you want to crochet a nice roomy bag, rather than just a flat, tote-style
bag, start with an oval base. This will ‘round out‘ your bag nicely so that you
can fit more into it. Once the base is made, simply crochet rectangular sides to
fit around the base and then stitch them all together.

If you would like a really firm base, crochet 2 ovals the same size, then join
them together around some stiff cardboard or plastic. You will make a ‘sandwich’
with crochet ovals as the bread and cardboard or plastic as the filling.



You can then crochet slip stitch around the sides to enclose the stiff center or
stitch them together with the cardboard/plastic in the middle.


HOW TO CROCHET AN OVAL BASKET

Usually, crochet baskets are round, but it is just as easy to start with an oval
base and then work your way up the sides of the basket for a whole different
look!




HOW TO CROCHET AN OVAL SPHERE FOR AMIGURUMI

While most crochet amigurumi is based on spheres and circular shapes, for some
long-bodied creatures you may want to start with an oval base and then build up
around the sides.

To do this, you just stop your increasing on either side of the oval and keep
crocheting with the same number of stitches. This will form the sides of the
body/head/ or whatever. Then decrease the crochet using the same ‘recipe’ in
reverse to close up the shape so that you can stuff it.




OVAL COASTERS

You could make oval coasters or crochet face scrubbies with small ovals.


HOW TO CROCHET AN OVAL - IN CONCLUSION

From this, you can see that there is a multitude of uses for oval shapes in
crochet. Start off with small, simple ovals in easy to work yarn how about some
stylish elbow patches on a jacket or cardigan?) and work your way up to the more
complicated, larger projects. Have fun playing with crochet ovals!




MORE CROCHET SHAPES

 * How to Crochet a Circle
 * Crochet a Granny Square
 * How to Crochet a Triangle
 * Crochet a Rectangle
 * Crocheting a Ball


How to Crochet Balls How to Crochet Coasters Granny Square Crochet Triangle



HOW TO CROCHET AN OVAL SHAPE


Learn how to crochet an oval shape that can be used for rugs, placemats, the
bottom of bags adn oval spheres.
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Difficulty: Easy Beginner
Keyword: Crochet
Total Time: 7 minutes


TOOLS

 * Crochet Hook
 * Scissors


MATERIALS

 * Yarn to match your hook size


INSTRUCTIONS

 * Foundation: Chain 5
 * Round 1: 3 sc into 2nd ch from hook. Sc into next 2 ch.3 sc into last
   ch.Rotate to other side of the foundation ch. Sc into next 2 ch.
 * Round 2: * 2 sc into each of next 3 sts. Sc into next 2 sts. Repeat from
   *once more.
 * Round 3: *( 2 sc into next st, sc into following st.) 3 times.2 sc.Repeat
   from * once more.
 * Round 4: *( 2 sc into next st, sc into next 2 sts.) 3 times.Sc into next 2
   sts.Repeat from * once more.
 * Next Rounds: Repeat round 4, inc the number of sc sts along your straight
   edges by 1, on each side of each round, and inc the number of sc between each
   increase as well.


NOTES

See full tutorial at https://blog.treasurie.com/how-to-crochet-an-oval/

4.9/5 - (31 votes)



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