ive recently fallen in love with the a japanese style of doll called amigurumi,. the problem is these pattern are mostly crochet pattern but i don't crochet but i do knit. i was wondering if anyone knew how difficlt it was to convert a crochet pattern into a knitted one and if its even possible to do so.
Thanks

your better off learning how to crochet. there is a reason why they have that pattern in crochet.

crochet is more of an open weave and the stitches give the piece a certain texture that you cant get with knitting.

knitting is more of an close weave with the piece able to get finer details that you can only get with knitting.

heres a link that shows you the basics of crochet.

http://learntocrochet.lionbrand.com/

5 Responses

1. confusedgirl Says:
   May 14th, 2009 at 6:12 pm

   How experienced are you at knitting? If you can look at the shape of the finished result and wing it, then with this sort of project you might be able to get away with it. It will probably be very fiddly – have you knitted any small toys before? Might be an idea to follow a few knitted toy patterns first, before attempting to convert from crochet.

   Crochet and knitting often vary in texture, not just names of stitches. You might need to do something fairly "dense", eg. moss stitch, to get a similar effect.

   Good luck!
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2. Medusa Says:
   May 14th, 2009 at 6:33 pm

   Yes I should very much think so – from what I've seen it's the simple knitting style.

   try this site – http://www.Knitty.com and see if you can get the amigurumi dolls – good luck!
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3. alicepears Says:
   May 14th, 2009 at 7:17 pm

   I would try to expand your skills! Crochet is easy, especially amigurumi where there are no complex stitches involved!

   This site has some simple patterns you can try for starters and some tutorials that'll help (see the whiplash section):

   http://www.planetjune.com/blog/free-crochet-patterns/

   It'll be simpler than converting to a knitting pattern which won't quite look the same.
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   tried & succeeded in learning from the web!

4. hot_hermione Says:
   May 14th, 2009 at 8:07 pm

   your better off learning how to crochet. there is a reason why they have that pattern in crochet.

   crochet is more of an open weave and the stitches give the piece a certain texture that you cant get with knitting.

   knitting is more of an close weave with the piece able to get finer details that you can only get with knitting.

   heres a link that shows you the basics of crochet.
   http://learntocrochet.lionbrand.com/
   References :

5. seweccentric Says:
   May 14th, 2009 at 8:52 pm

   First I found a girl's blog entry about KNITTING amigurumi, then there was a link KNIT patterns on amigurumi (most of them are felted):

   http://www.craftyalien.com/

   The blog: http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=133997.0

   The wiki entry says amigurumi can be done in EITHER crochet or knit, but that crochet is more popular – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amigurumi
   References :

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