Magic Crochet Rings

I am a novice crocheter.  One of the first amazing techniques I learned was the magic circle/magic ring technique.  This was the first crochet technique that I was able to teach to other people.

Imagine my excitement at crochet club when people asked if anyone knew how to do a magic ring.  After teaching it to more experienced crocheters, I knew that I wanted to demonstrate it on a video.  Unfortunately my crochet terminology is not yet up to par, but hopefully you can understand this simple technique for starting off crochet circles in the two videos below.