I’m trying to learn how to make amigurumi but I’m feeling very discouraged. I know basic stitches (i think) but whenever I try to start the spiral I end up with a knot. I can’t even figure out how to do the first step (ch 2, 5 sc in second ch from hook) help please!

Man, this is so hard to describe over the internet! Have you ever made rounds before? Most of what you are doing with amigurumi is shaping the body of your creature by making a round, increasing and decreasing to make the different features. It seems like a really wussy way to answer the question, but the truth is that someone who knows how to do it could show you in thirty seconds what I can’t even find a single really good website to try to show you!

This "for dummies" one is the diagram best I can find. It is pretty much how my Mom taught me.

http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/crocheting-in-circles.html

Also, there is a really awesome video on Youtube:

I sincerely hope this helps. I know how frustrating it is to try to figure out things on your own. Every new crocheter really needs a coach to get them started!

There, are, btw, some really cute free patterns on the lion brand website. You have to sign up, but they are free.

Good luck!

I want to make a crochet unicorn for a friends baby, but I am having trouble finding a pattern, please help. I would like to take a look at all patterns you can find. Thanks.

http://wists.com/?q=amigurumi+unicorn+pattern

http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?board=79.0

I want to make a crochet unicorn for a friends baby, but I am having trouble finding a pattern, please help. I would like to take a look at all patterns you can find. Thanks.

http://wists.com/?q=amigurumi+unicorn+pattern

http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?board=79.0

The instructions say:
Round 2 – 2sc in each sc around
Round 3 – *2sc in next sc, sc in next sc* repeat 6 times
Round 4 – *2sc in next sc, sc in next 2sc* repeat 6 times

What does it mean by repeat 6 times?

How do you do 2sc in a sc?
By "repeat 6 times", does it just mean to repeat that around that round, or make 6 rounds using those instructions?

It means you single crochet two times in a single crochet.

Round 2 – you would single crochet two times in each stitch (2 sc in each sc), leaving you with twice as many stitches in round 2 as you had in round 1.

Round 3 – you would make 2 scs in the first stitch (2sc in next sc), then make 1 sc in the next, so for every 2 stitches you’d make 3 single crochets.

Round 4 – make 2 scs in the first stitch, single crochet stitch in the next two stitches.

Repeat six times means that you repeat the pattern 6 times.

It will be very helpful for you to read a guide explaining basic stitches.

The instructions say:
Round 2 – 2sc in each sc around
Round 3 – *2sc in next sc, sc in next sc* repeat 6 times
Round 4 – *2sc in next sc, sc in next 2sc* repeat 6 times

What does it mean by repeat 6 times?

How do you do 2sc in a sc?
By "repeat 6 times", does it just mean to repeat that around that round, or make 6 rounds using those instructions?

It means you single crochet two times in a single crochet.

Round 2 – you would single crochet two times in each stitch (2 sc in each sc), leaving you with twice as many stitches in round 2 as you had in round 1.

Round 3 – you would make 2 scs in the first stitch (2sc in next sc), then make 1 sc in the next, so for every 2 stitches you’d make 3 single crochets.

Round 4 – make 2 scs in the first stitch, single crochet stitch in the next two stitches.

Repeat six times means that you repeat the pattern 6 times.

It will be very helpful for you to read a guide explaining basic stitches.

I love to crochet animals but can’t find many free patterns online. Help!

ravelry

its really awesome they have thousands of free patterns

I love to crochet animals but can’t find many free patterns online. Help!

ravelry

its really awesome they have thousands of free patterns

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).
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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