Thank you, Liz! I'm glad this video is helpful for you! Happy crocheting!

Thank you for your kind words. I try very hard to make everything clear in my crochet videos. I'm glad you like this video! Please let me know how your oval cat rugs turn out. I'd love to see them!

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You're very welcome, Lori! I'm so glad that I was able to help you with crocheting an oval! I hope all your crochet projects turn out wonderful! Happy crocheting to you!

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You're very welcome, Shaylyn! I'm glad this video was helpful for you! I hope you're successful with all the ovals you crochet!

You're very welcome, Bea! I'm glad my video was helpful for you to make your bag with an oval base! Happy crocheting!

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You're very welcome, Kuro! I'm so glad that I could help you with the gap that you were getting in your ovals. Happy crocheting to you!

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You're very welcome! I'm so glad I could help you understand how to crochet an oval! Happy crocheting to you!

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I'm glad you like this video, Anu! I hope all your ovals turn out great! Happy crocheting to you!

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Jennifer, It depends on the number of rounds being worked and the height of the stitches used in the oval (as well as the yarn weight and hook size). It's best to refer to the pattern for the project you're making (or a similar pattern with the measurements you're seeking). Or you can use the "trial and error" method, just like designers use!

You're very welcome, Stacey! I hope all your crochet ovals turn out great!

I'm not exactly sure what you're asking for. Can you please ask it another way?

@@TheCrochetArchitect sure I if I don't have a pattern and wanted to go let's say 2 more rounds how do to do the increase on the ends

To work more rounds on an oval, you would increase the same number of stitches at each of the 2 ends of the oval in each additional round. However, you would space the increases further apart on each round. So for instance, if round 2 has one stitch between increases, round 3 would have 2 stitches between increases and round 4 would have 3 stitches between increases. I hope this helps.

@@TheCrochetArchitect thank you

You're very welcome, Kay. I hope you're successful with all your crochet ovals!

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You're welcome, Rachelle. Working the second round depends on the written pattern you're following. Basically, there will be increases at both ends of the oval (the number of increases depends on the pattern and the type of stitch being used). The increases will be further apart in each round of the oval, just like they are in a crocheted circle (but only worked at each of the 2 ends of the oval, not all the way around). If you'd like to see me work more rounds in an oval, check out my Baby Booties video #16 here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gq17oZmeyKuuiYU.html. I demonstrate crocheting the whole baby bootie in this video, which includes a link to the free baby booties pattern on my website. I hope this helps. Happy crocheting.

@@TheCrochetArchitect thank you so much. Happy Holiday 🎄💖

@@TheCrochetArchitect thank you, this advice was really helpful. I think I understand, now. I managed to complete a pretty good bag :)

Rachelle, I'm sorry I didn't reply sooner. For some strange reason, KZfaq held onto many of the comments on my channel for 2 weeks or more! I'm so glad that my advice was helpful and you were able to complete a bag! Happy crocheting to you!

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it!

Thanks! Happy crocheting to you!

You're the 2nd person who's asked me to make a video showing more rounds in the oval. I'm moving this request up in my long list of videos to make. If my husband gets our audio and visual "challenges" worked out soon, it'll be easier to make more videos! Stay tuned to my channel! Were you able to follow along with the first round that I demonstrated in this video? I actually demonstrate crocheting more rounds in the oval at the bottom of my Baby Booties video #16. You can watch that video here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gq17oZmeyKuuiYU.html.

I'm sorry that I didn't keep going on the oval. I'll have to do another video in the future with more rounds in it.

You're very welcome, Shideh! You're asking a great question! If the flat oval you're working is made in single crochets, you'd increase 3 stitches at each end of the oval for the number of rounds you want to work (6 rounds in your case). In rnd 1, 3 of the 5 sc I worked in this video are increases. The other 2 sc are the first/last sc worked into the first/last ch of the foundation ch. The middle 3 sc are the increases. In each additional round, you'd spread out the increases across the ends. So in rnd 2, you'd work the increases in the first, 3rd and 5th sc of the 5 sc worked at the end, with 1 sc between each increase. In each additional rnd, you'd work those increases into the first sc of each increase, so you'd have 2 sc between each increase in rnd 3, 3 sc between each increase in rnd 4, 4 sc between each increase in rnd 5 and 5 sc between each increase in rnd 6.. Each rnd will have 6 more sc than the previous rnd. There are no "hard and fast" rules for increases in ovals, so some patterns will be different than this. If you find these increases aren't enough, you can always work more increases in your ovals. Experiment and see what works best for you. I hope this answer helps you successfully crochet your flat oval!

@@TheCrochetArchitect T Thank you so much for posting this formula for oval increases - it's exactly what i've been searching for!

You're very welcome! I'm glad I could help!

This video is very clear, thanks! I also read the explanation for the next rounds which makes a lot of sense, but I don’t understand how you start the second round, I’ll explain better: First round is the one in the video and it’s all clear. You close the round with slip stitch or spiral method and it’s ok. But then? Hypothetically the second stitch from the start should be an increase if I have to increase at first increase of the previous round, is that correct?

Actually, you'll start Rnd 2 with the first increase worked in the first stitch of the round, since that was an increase stitch in Rnd 1. In Rnd 2, you'll work your next increase into the 2nd stitch, since that was also an increase stitch (and your last increase into the last stitch, since that was also an increase stitch). You'll work the 3 increases at the other end into the 2nd, 3rd and 4th sc worked of the 5 sc worked at that end of the oval. It may help to insert stitch markers into each of the 3 increase stitches at each end of the oval on each round (and move them up as you work) so you'll be working your increases into the correct stitches in each round. I hope this short explanation helps. Would it be helpful if I made a video showing how to work Rnds 2 and 3? I can't get to that for quite a while because we just moved to a new house less than a week ago and we're still in disarray! But I'll get back to making more crochet videos as soon as I can! Happy oval crocheting to you!

You're very welcome, Rosette! To work more rounds of an oval, you'll be increasing at each of the 2 ends, but not necessarily the same number of increases as in Round 1. Each pattern will tell you how many stitches to work in each round. The number of increases at each end depends on the height of the stitches being used. Each pattern is different. My free Baby Booties pattern is different than my paid Family Slippers pattern. If you'd like to watch me demonstrate all of my free Baby Booties pattern, you can watch my video #16 for the Baby Booties pattern here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gq17oZmeyKuuiYU.html. That pattern has 3 rounds of sc in the sole of the bootie. However, there are more increases at the toe of the bootie than at the heel of the bootie, since feet are wider at the toes than at the heel. This is what I replied to a comment on this oval video a year ago, which might also help you: If the flat oval you're working is made in single crochets, you'd increase 3 stitches at each end of the oval for the number of rounds you want to work (6 rounds in your case). In rnd 1, 3 of the 5 sc I worked in this video are increases. The other 2 sc are the first/last sc worked into the first/last ch of the foundation ch. The middle 3 sc are the increases. In each additional round, you'd spread out the increases across the ends. So in rnd 2, you'd work the increases in the first, 3rd and 5th sc of the 5 sc worked at the end, with 1 sc between each increase. In each additional rnd, you'd work those increases into the first sc of each increase, so you'd have 2 sc between each increase in rnd 3, 3 sc between each increase in rnd 4, 4 sc between each increase in rnd 5 and 5 sc between each increase in rnd 6.. Each rnd will have 6 more sc than the previous rnd. There are no "hard and fast" rules for increases in ovals, so some patterns will be different than this. If you find these increases aren't enough, you can always work more increases in your ovals. Experiment and see what works best for you. I hope this helps. Happy crocheting to you (from the US). Susan

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Cathy, Without seeing the pattern, I'd say it's probably not very well written. Whenever the stitch count changes in a row or round, the new stitch count should be given. Does the purse look like the sides increase toward the top or not? Does the pattern say anywhere else (not in the rounds, but maybe in the Notes section) that you should increase a certain number of stitches in each round? The oval at the bottom of the purse should definitely increase stitches in each round so the oval lays flat.

@@TheCrochetArchitect thank you so much for getting back with me. This pattern is not well written your right. Says to ch 31, round 1 to make 1 sc in the second ch from hook, make 1 sc in each ch across row. Next working in the round, make 1 sc in the first used loop from other side of chain and make 1 sc in each of rest of unused loops. Join with sl st to the first sc 60. Round 2-ch1, make 1 sc in each of the sc around, join with a sl st to the first sc 60. Repeat round 2 28 times. You can find this free pattern on Crochet on the brain Mom and me crossbody bag. I am so stumped and just want an easy pattern since I don't know how to do alot yet. Just have made blankets so far. Thanks much.

I just looked at the photo of the crossbody bag you're trying to make from the free pattern on the Crochet on the Brain website. It looks like there are no increases in this bag. It's basically a crocheted tube with the bottom closed up. It doesn't start with a flat oval (with increases at each end to make it lay flat) like I'm making in this video. It just starts by working into each of the 30 chains (after skipping the first chain from the hook) and working into the free loop on the opposite side of the foundation chain, like I do in this video. You'll have 60 sc in each round and work those rounds for as tall as you'd like your bag to be. The choice to join with a slip stitch at the end of each round is up to you. You could work the rounds in a continuous spiral, like people do when making amigurumi instead. I have 2 videos for making amigurumi and I demonstrate working in a spiral in the first video, I believe. I hope this helps! I'll have to make more beginner friendly crochet project videos in the future!

@@TheCrochetArchitect , you actually looked up the pattern she is using to help her! Nobody does that- one in a million!

Debra, Since my channel isn't super big yet, I had the time to help Cathy with the pattern she was trying to make. I enjoy helping others when I have the time! Happy crocheting to you!

Crochet patterns can be different in the number of stitches and the type of stitches used to make an oval. The one thing they have in common is working more stitches at each end of the oval to make the ends of the oval rounded and laying flat. In my oval demonstration in this video, I work 5 single crochet at each end of the oval. If you are going to start your oval the same as I've done in this video (with 5 single crochet at each end), you'd add 3-5 extra stitches evenly spaced at each end of each round of the oval for your increases. In each round, you'll work 1 more stitch between each of the increases so the increases are evenly spaced apart at the ends. So in Round 2, you'd work 1 single crochet between each increase. In Round 3, you'd work 2 single crochet between each increase. I hope this makes sense when you translate my answer. You can watch me work more rounds of an oval in my Baby Booties video, where I demonstrate crocheting each round of my free Baby Booties pattern. That video can be watched here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gq17oZmeyKuuiYU.html.

@@TheCrochetArchitect thanks for your reply mam