7 Amigurumi Tips I Wish I Knew Sooner!

In this episode of B.Hooked TV you'll hear 7 amigurumi tips I wish I knew sooner. These things will help you improve your amigurumi skills and help you enjoy this adorable form of crochet even more.

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[reaganalice]

If you're not ready to sell the amigurumi that you just learned how to make, don't let your mom post pictures on her facebook. She will absolutely tell all her friends that you'll make them one 👍 coming from someone who is sitting here at midnight making 5 baby yodas :')

[ptamrakar]

7 tips:
1. use smaller hook, loosen my tention to avoid holes
2. use invisible decrease
3. It is best to work in spiral, don't join at the end of each round
4. Always use stich marker
5. use locking stich markers to help with seaming.
6. use cotten yarn whenever possible
7. Do not stuff too much a little goes a long way

[christied]

A tip I've found over the prefer to use left over scraps of yarn to stuff my amigarumi. It's a nice way to recycle those scraps instead of trashing them and it works actually really nice to shape too! 💓💓💓

[NutmegCrochets]

If you yarn under instead of yarning over when doing your single crochets it makes an x looking stitch that does not make any holes! I love it!

[Natalia-]

Hmm a tip would be, dont give up on your projects even if you mess up. Take your time with it! :D

[kathrynlaw]

The advice about smaller hook, less tension is a total game changer. Now I can keep crocheting amigurumi without the hand and wrist pain that made me stop before. And, the result is better! I was suffering for nothing! 🙄😄

[lisamr]

My tip: Count your stitches!!!! I never used to and it would always get messed up and have to be redone. So now I count my stitches in every round.

[bethokane]

One thing I have found that helps me with my Amigurumi projects is that I create a Line count sheet that I can check at the end of each round. So in addition to marking the beginning of my new round, I also can set my work down and pick it back up a week later and see which round I last completed. It does take a few minutes to prepare, but it has saved me many a headache.
Thank you, Brittany for all your tips and guidance. Your videos have helped me the most of any I've found.

[RavenTheValkyrie]

99 percent of my frustration has been to not using stitch markers. I thought i was a waste of money. But SERIOUSLY! BUY THE STITCH MARKERS.

[jcase]

I recently saw a tip to use a longer piece of yarn as a stitch marker and weave it in and out of either the beginning or end of each row. This has been a wonderful tip when working a spiral, as I can easily see the number of rows I have crocheted. I tend to lose count of where I am, especially if I leave the project for a while and come back later. This way I don't have to write it down or make a mark on my pattern! This tip has been extremely helpful!

[carolynutley]

When finishing off an open edge of a piece worked in a spiral (like a hat), work the last 2 or 3 stitches as slip stitches. It reduces the 'step' as you finish off.

[silverfeigner]

For stuffing amigurumi (not sure if that's spelled right) you can also stuff it with chopped up socks or tee shirt, especially if it's going to be given to a child to play with. Using the chopped up clothing gives a bit more structure but also is cheaper than fiber fill.

[CrochetRoset]

My "hack" is that wherever possible, crochet the limbs first and then crochet the whole project as one piece where you have no seams to sew. Yes, I mean crochet the limbs on as you go. For example, if I am doing a doll, I make both arms and one leg, then I start at the foot of the other leg and when I get to the top of the leg, I start to crochet the torso adding the other leg. When I get to where the armpits would be I crochet a round with the lower half of the arm and the next row would include the upper half of the arm. I them decrease across the shoulders to the neck, after a few rounds of neck I increase to make the head. This way I have no seams. Of course you will stuff parts of the doll as you go.

[reneegencur]

I like to mark the first or last stitch (choose one) of each row by pulling a contrasting scrap of yarn through each row. This provides a lifeline for those times when I need to frog multiple rows. I am not forced to figure out where the rows below the stitch marker started because I left a trail of scrap yarn to show the way. The scrap yarn can be pulled out easily as long as you haven’t accidentally put a stitch through it. Another thing that made seaming easier is to use a needle with a bend at the tip. It makes stitching curved body parts together SO much easier!

[SueSA]

If you're a starter, keep a photo of what you're making in front of you, years ago, I made my daughter a wolf, after so much work, suffering, loving doing it, crocheting and undoing over and over again, I was done, I ran proudly showing my daughter the finshed project, she said, oh mom, love the mouse you crocheted. LOL 😆.
I never made that mistake again.
Have fun lovely people 💕 and laugh with me.

[kathleenmayhorne]

I use waste yarn for marking, with the length from a double magic ring, I can mark the start for quite a way. A paper clip also works in a pinch. Mark every 5th round to make re-counting easier. A separate strand of waste yarn, of a different colour used horizontally over 3 or so stitches, can save heaps of time.. Stitch markers just get in the way. I fold the top of head while relatively flat and mark centre front, back and both sides, and continue down as I work more rounds. Yarn stays in until the toy is completed, without causing marks or holes. I use staggered inc and dec rather than invisible. Kristie Tullus explains this well in her tips. You can brush yarn to make doll hair, then use the waste to line the body of darker pieces etc, so the white fill can't show. If you stuff well enough, you don't need extreme methods to stop wobbly neck. Stuffing will settle over time with cuddling, so be careful not to understuff. Are you using cotton stuffing, poly isn't so hard when well stuffed? A tip I heard was like an orange, not like a brick. Door stops and cloth teddies can be stuffed with waste cotton /embroidery thread... I stuff just the hands, feet and the tip of tails to keep them round in tiny limbs. Where the limbs are larger, and the tops are flattened, I like only stuffing 3/4s of the pieces, check the pattern. I have a lot of blunt yarn needles, handy to hold limbs on without drawing blood. Doll needles(long), and mattress needles(longer), help to find placements. To wash toys, put one inside a stocking, tie a knot and wash on gentle. Do not press or put acrylic yarn in a dryer, acrylic is also prone to pilling, natural fibre is a moth magnet. Cotton works better for baby toys, and frequent washing, if constantly being wet, it will rot though. Cotton blend is a little softer and more resilient. The best yarn for each toy is dependant on the pattern and design characteristics. Check the pattern. Check colour-fastness before making up yarn. I do not use safety eyes on baby toys, the shaft can snap, I embroider granitos stitch yarn eyes, which can be replaced if they get too messy. All the best.

[Cosmicookies]

deadass, USE STITCH MARKERS. I didn't think it was necessary but oh my god they help so much

[KiraShae]

So I've run a mini business purely with amigurumi and I completely agree with EVERYTHING you've said. All things I learned also.

[rebekahwood]

Seriously perfect timing, I'm making amigurumi for the first time for my nieces and nephews. Thank you so much!

[pattinelson]

When I make dark toys, I use a nylon sock liner for my poly fill.