Most UNDERRATED Amigurumi Tools: Small Gadgets That Make a BIG Difference 🌻

Today we are talking about the most UNDERRATED Amigurumi Tools: Small Gadget That Make a Big Difference. These are not your ordinary amigurumi tools!

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[amber]

One of my favorite products when I crochet is actually a nursing pillow. One of the c-shaped ones you put around your belly. It just gives me a much more comfortable posture so I can crochet without getting uncomfortable too easily.

[knitstitch]

I also really recommend a row counter. Makes crocheting long limbs for Amigurumi a lot easier. Great for helping to write your patterns. 10 bucks, but definitely worth it, especially the ones that you can wear as a necklace.

[mistywaters]

The cat is definitely the star of this video. So adorable! :D

[lauramcdonald]

I use a curved needle for sewing on eyes etc, makes a massive difference. I loved the first one definitely good to display finished items and the safety eye tool is just genius!

[maudorsano]

I happened upon "flexible soft foam hair curlers" at the Dollar Store and thought I'd try one to stabilize the neck. Then I realized they have a wire inside and come in several sizes. So I use them in the arms, legs and neck. The arms and straight part of the legs need no stuffing and can bend.

[emilykayivie]

I always lose my scissors too so I bought a retractable lanyard and attached it to my crochet bag. Life Changing!

[ktd]

Thanks for the shout out! I’m so glad that something I shared has made your crocheting easier. I love my yarn swift and winder, too! It was the largest purchase I made early on in my yarn journey, but it is so worth it. Thanks for reminding me of the tip about breaking your wooden stick for stuffing! I had forgotten that and I’ve been using my small scissors, which is a bit of a no-no. I am heading directly over to Amazon to get one of those lights, because as I get older, I just need things to be brighter to see properly. Love, love, love the wooden stands and maybe I can get my son to make some for economy’s sake. Thanks, as always, for sharing because you are positive and uplifting and brighten my Saturdays! 🧶❤️

[jessicablack]

My hubby came up with this idea and I have been using it ever since. What was suggested was getting a pin punch set from the tool area at places like Walmart or Ace Hardware. It comes in 6 different sizes and a case to keep them in. That way you would have even the smallest size for the harder to stuff pieces. Not to mention that they are metal and the handle's are all the same thickness for easier handling. I also use a travel toiletry bag for travel. I keep a bunch of supplies in it from scissors to stitch markers and pen and a small notebook.

[judipierry]

Cleaned face cream jars of all sizes make great little holders for the different types of stitch markers. They do weigh more but the bigger ones stay on the shelf and the tiny ones travel in the bag. They never wear out. Reduce, reuse, recycle.

[cruzianfibergeek]

I repurpose an Altoids tin to hold my foldable scissors, stich markers, tapestry needles and tape measure.

[lindiwarren]

Love the cat 😂 especially when he was trying to steal the stitch marker.

[ronagermeaux]

I love the amigurumi doll stands and the neck light. Before I watched your video, I thought they were pretty much a waste of money. However, I too am getting older and find myself leaning over to get directly under my light. I currently use a dual floor lamp with a light on top and an adjustable light pointing downward. This is great except for when I need a little more direct light on my project. My neck and back start hurting because I am leaning from my desk to be directly under the light.
Thank you for all the great tips! I am NOW a subscriber!!

[kellykreig]

Elise, You just popped up on my home page and 7 or 8 of your videos have already been gobbled up! My only amigurumi project so far has been a carrot rattle that ended up "bleeding, ", so obviously I need help! You've inspired me to try again, mostly because your toys are so well done and creative (I've decided to take up knitting again just to try and make some little clothes because yours really stand out.) Your toys have actually become the grid for comparing the amigurumi I'm seeing on line and also for trusting your generous posting of other creators, which end up being like amigurumi pattern books! Thank you for letting us benefit from your trial and error over the years as well as your quest for always improving and making something you love and love to share! Also (and this is the best part) you have a gift for making your viewers feel as if they've made a new friend. Kelly from Louisville, KY :)

[peggyharwell]

I'm thinking that the doll stands can be homemade for much less. A chop stick or a small size crochet hook handle works very well for stuffing. My kitty, Skittles, likes to give his approval on the yarns abd and tools just like your kitty. Thank you Elise for sharing these great tips.

[FrenkTheJoy]

I love it when the internet remembers I crochet and actually recommends helpful videos to me!

[cheryldavis]

Girlfriend! Girlfriend! Girlfriend! I have got to tell you this...
I received my safety eye tool knobby thing you shared and ... IT WORKS WONDERFULLY!!! I'm so excited about it!
My poor hurting fingers had no issues putting it on with this tool, in fact it went on smoothly and security that I wasn't sure they were on until I looked. They were!!!
I have already had to put the backs on wrong for my fingers to put them on and now that's forever over. They go on correctly and super easy.... ALL because of YOU, Elise. Thank you for sharing this wonderful video of info. You're the

[ElainefromPenguinPlaceCrafts]

Love my neck lamp! I put an order in with my woodworking husband to make me a few doll stands! Gotta get me one of those eye thingies! One tool I always have at hand is a small scale (got mine at harbor freight) for weighing yarn. I make a lot of really small amigurumi, and it helps to weigh a ball of yarn to see if I have the 7 oz I need for this project or the 1.4 oz I need for that one! All of the mini projects that I make over and over again have handwritten notes on the exact amount of yarn needed for the project.

[DTrainsWife]

I’m so so tickled as I Watch this because I recently started employing some of these same tips you mentioned!

1. Tool pouch: I always a a travel project with me if my WIP is too big. What I started doing was having a small pouch of tools including my amazingly perfect Dollar Tree scissors (perfect size and sharp!); stitch markers; measuring tape; needles, what ever size hooks I’m using; notecard and pen. Clear pouches like makeup bags are my favorite!

2. I’ve developed a habit when ever I snip or stitch i out my tools right back in. It took me years of losing hooks, needles etc. But having my little tool pouch helps. And if it’s clear it seems even better.

3. Also born for the tool pouch trick, is that I make several of these pouches and the. Just keep them with my current WIPS. Not all the WIPs, but just the two or three that I’m really actively working on.

4. Ball/Cake winder: YES!!! Period.


6. I use a notes app call Goodnotes to keep notes on my projects. Taking these notes is really helpful because for example sometimes I use the head from one pattern and the arms from another. ( I accidentally said OneNote but I fixed it!)
a. I take pictures of the yarn I’m using
b. Type the color/colors of the yarn
c. If I used a YouTube video or website I put a link for the source. Adding a QR code is good too.
d. I spell out the name of the author of the pattern so I can give her or him credit.
e. I take a picture of the final project, and any helpful pictures along the way.
f. I make note of any helpful stuff I want to remember like hook size I used if different then the pattern.

[posies_yarnworks]

Pickles helping 😂 I love those stands, that will be so nice. So many great tips. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and great tips❤️ Definitely going to use some of these!

[SebastianSeanCrow]

7:18 oh yeah I def feel the small pouch thing. I just use a drawstring backpack for crochet BUT when I’m sewing or doing embroidery I just use a makeup bag to keep what I’m using together so I don’t have to keep digging through an entire kit. I’ve also done the same with drawing, where I just have a small makeup or pencil pouch for what I use most/on the go and then have that with my sketchbook. Either way it’s easy cuz you don’t have to keep digging for everything