I just recently (barely) learned how to do crochet, and I’m trying to make an amigurumi bird with this pattern-
http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/80015AD.html
to practice. My problem is, I don’t know what the pattern is trying to say. I don’t mean abbreviations, I mean like how after it says chain two, am I supposed to go back into the first stitch in the chain and do 6 single crochet in that one, or do I use both the first and second stitches to do the single crochet? I just keep confusing myself… If someone could explain it to me in idiot’s terms (LOL) that would be helpful. Thanks!

it says to work 6 in the first chain and then you place a marker to remember that is your beginning
and why the first one and not the second which is right beside the hook? because you are working with that point and u cant work with one right by it or you’ll be taking your slip stitch out.

Hi, I’m a pretty experienced crochet-er and especially the method of amigurumi. I recently purchased this pattern from etsy though, and I just can’t figure it out! It’s ridiculous! Here, let me give you the first few lines:

Round 1: 3single crochet in a double loop start. I this manner you will avoid to have a hole at the tip
of the head.
Round 2: Increase of 5 single crochet stitches in every stitch of the previous row (3 at the beginning
total 8 stitches in this row).
Round 3: Increase of 6 stitches in this row (total 14 stitches in this row).
Round 4: Increase of 8 stitches in this row (22 stitches).
Round 5: Increase of 4 stitches in this row (26 stitches).
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See? It doesn’t tell you HOW to increase. It doesn’t tell you how many stitches in each single crochet!! It just tells you how many stitches you "should" end up with. I am starting to doubt the correctness of this pattern, honestly. But, since i did pay money for it, I would appreciate any insight on how to meet the target number of stitches through increasing, decreasing, etc. thanks
I think it means that when you finish that round, it should end up with 5 more sts than the beginning of that round? Idk though I’m so clueless! All of the patterns I have used call for a magic ring with 6 sc in the 2nd chain from hook, then increase in each sc, so then it goes 6, 12, 18, 24…etc.
Well the part of the pattern I gave is for the hat of this Hello Kitty pattern:
http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_430xN.77296834.jpg

Any increase involves working more than one stitch into the stitch of the round below. In this case you should probably work round 2 by working 3 sc in the first stitch, 2 sc in the next, and 3 in the last stitch (8 stitches total). Round 3, 1 sc in the first sc, 2 sc in each sc to the last sc, 1 sc in the last stitch (14 sc). The next round you’ll alternate 2 sc in the sc below, 1 sc, to the last sc where you’ll end 2 sc in the sc below. In the 5ht round you’ll work 1 sc in each of the first 3, 2 sc in the next sc, three times, then 1 sc in the next 4 sc, 2 sc in the next sc, 1 sc in the next 3 sc, 2 sc, end 1 sc in the last sc (26 stitches). Your rate of increase in this pattern is not particularly regular, which is what is confusing you, but, as in all crochet, you need to space your increases as evenly as possible, even if it does not result in increases falling over the increases in the previous round. Makes me wonder if this is a professionally written pattern or someone’s rather casual pattern that has never been test worked before being put up for sale to make a few quick bucks.

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2cqmzx0&s=4

found these for you – hope they help

http://crochetme.com/patterns/pair-cherries

http://roxycraft.wordpress.com/2008/04/07/free-pattern-cherry-pickers-crochet-cherry-earrings/

http://www.allfreecrafts.com/crochet/earrings.shtml

I sell homemade soaps, candles, lip balm. I custom make purses, clothing (tops), and misc items. I also crochet Amigurumi animals and other small items. I want the name to incorporate that its original and homemade along with beauty or pretty or girly. Something women will notice and wonder about. Please help!

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I’m making an amigurumi for my baby cousin so I want sewn on facial features on it rather than buttons and bits. But I dont know how to do it. Can you help?

Once you decide on a color you can just sew the facial features in place. If you knit the amigurumi then you can put the needle down through the individual stitches. YOu could do one stitch and then come back up in the middle of it with the needle and make another stitch, thats one way to make a curve in embroidery. With the nose you could do the same thing or just come up with your first stitch and before you pull it tight slip the needle and thread under and pull it down. After you do this a few times a little mound of thread will build up that won’t break off. It’s good to do for the eyes too.

Why is amigurumi worked in spirals and rounds are not joined?? What is the difference between these 2 techniques?

Thanks

Amigurumi (Japanese: from amu [??, to knit] and nuigurumi [????, stuffed toy]) is the Japanese art of knitting or crocheting small stuffed animals and anthropomorphic creatures. Amigurumi are typically cute animals (such as bears, rabbits, cats, dogs, etc.), but can include inanimate objects endowed with anthropomorphic features. Amigurumi can be knitted, but the vast majority of amigurumi are crocheted.

Amigurumi are usually crocheted out of yarn. The simplest designs are worked in spirals. In contrast to typical Western crochet the rounds are not usually joined. They are also worked with a smaller size needle in proportion to the weight of the yarn in order to create a very tight-looking fabric without any gaps through which the stuffing might escape. Amigurumi are usually worked in sections and then joined (some amigurumi have no limbs whatsoever and the body and head is worked as one piece). The extremities are often stuffed with plastic pellets to give them a life-like weight, while the rest of the body is stuffed with fiber stuffing.

The pervading aesthetic of amigurumi is cuteness, or kawaii. To this end, typical amigurumi animals have an over-sized spherical head on a cylindrical body with undersized extremities.

Thats just their style, instead of being both in one. I guess it is sort of a traditional matter, although one could be innovative and try it, I think it would be a success!

Good Luck and if you need anymore information please Email me.

Peace.

Ok so i’ve never crocheted b4… lol. anyway, i want to learn how to make amigurumi animals to give as gifts (and for me, but anyway) I love this bunny:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/amigurumikingdom/105099888/
and this traffic cone:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=20670463

I need to know how to make that kind of bunny, what to do, and how to understand the instructions. Most importantly, though, i need to know what yarn that is! please help me i am confused!!!!

this is where you need to go for big range of free patterns
http://crochetpatterncentral.com/directory/amigurumi.php
here is the crochet abbreviation link to understand the patterns better
http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com/directory/abbreviations.php

and for yarn you might want to look at http://www.lionbrand.com ,
http://www.yarnmarket.com , http://www.joann.com
or other websites or local yarn/craft store.
the first rabbit amigurumi reminds me of the pattern amigurumi panda pattern on lionbrand website. it was made by using fun fur yarn.
http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/70587AD.html?noImages=

It is the Japanese art of knitting or crocheting small stuffed animals.

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It’s anigurumi, the short form of ‘animal no kigurumi’ and ‘animal no nuigurumi’. In Japanese, it is pronounced a/ni/gu/ru/mi.

okay, so ive been practicing my amigurumi skills by making a whole bunch of hackysacks. the top of the hackysacks look perfect, but its the bottom that bothers me. its looks holey and messy, is there any way i can fix this? what do you think my problem is? am i decreasing incorrectly or what? help please…?

If you are decreasing too quickly, your work can look too holey.

One solution for this is to do more regular stitches between decreases. So if you have been decreasing every other stitch in a round, try decreasing every three stitches.

Usually when you make a ball, you increase gradually over a number of rounds. If you start with a ring of five and do two stitches in each stitch, you have increased to 10 stitches. Then the next row you increase in every other stitch which puts you up to 15 stitches, then increase in every 3rd stitch up to 20 and so on. Then you work a few rows all the way around without increases. When its time to close your ball, you want to take out your stitches in the opposite order that you put them in. So if your last row of increases was every 5th stitch, you want to start your decreases with the same pattern. Then gradually add to the number of decreases for each row. According to the pattern previously youd want to decrease every 5th stitch, then every third, every other stitch, and finally a decrease in each stitch to close the ball.

Trying to close too quickly will make holes in your work. Trying to increase too quickly will make a wavey texture in your shape.

Of course its possible that you may not be decreasing correctly. If you think this might be the problem, check out videos on youtube. Watching a few videos will let you know if youve been making stitching mistakes or if you just need to decrease more gradually.