Amigurumi Tutorials

I am always looking to improve my techniques, learn new ideas, and find better ways of doing things. I see a link, read a blog, and then forget where I saw it. Therefore, I decided there was no better place to organize these links than my own blog.

Beginner Techniques:

Adding a New Color

Assembling Amigurumis

Attaching Hair

Attaching/Joining

Attaching Limbs

Attaching Limbs Part 2

Basics

Basics of Getting Started

Eyes

Eyes Using Plastic Eyes

Faces Securing Stitching

Fastening Off

Fringe

Hints and Tips

Invisible Decrease

Invisible Decrease 2

Invisible Joinings and Endings

Joining Legs Continuing Body

Magic Ring

Right Side

Seamless Join

Stuffing

Techniques:

Brushed Amis

Brushed Amis 2

Felting Needle

Hair

Hair Fringe

Hair Tassel Method

Tassels Using a Crochet Fork

Thread Jointing

Design:

Picture to Pattern

Shaping:

Tall Row Shaping

Clothes:

Adding a Dress

Gown Tutorial Update

Character Help:

Creepy Cute Crochet Tutorials:

Basic Head Help

Grim Reaper's Hood from Creepy Cute Crochet


For Free Amigurumi Toy Patterns please see the Free Toy Pattern Blog Page.


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Amigurumi Progress

I have been reading books and blogs to improve my Amigurumi techniques. I continue to struggle with stuffing my Ami's so they are properly shaped, but the stuffing does not show through. One suggestion was to use a smaller hook to make the holes smaller, eliminating the stuffing showing through. This proved successful on the larger body areas. However, I am still struggling on the smaller tighter areas like the tail and arms. I have concluded it is not the hook size as much as it is the struggle to work in tight places and make the stitches tight and uniform that creates the issue.

The experiment continues, but he still is awfully cute and one more Christmas project completed on the list.

If you would like to see a complete set of amigurumi dinosaurs please visit the Dinosaur Amigurumi Project blog entry.

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