Crocheting in the round - Classic

There are two ways of starting to crochet in the rounds. I have adapted it as I found that every time I did the classic version I ended up with a big hole in the middle.

Crochet 6 chains. 

Join together with a slip stitch (ss) into the first chain to form a ring.

Make 8 dc (UK) / 8 sc (US) into the ring.

Close the ring with a ss into the first dc / sc.