The “Right” Side when crocheting Amigurumi
Have you ever wondered why your stitch pattern on your crochet piece, especially amigurumi, might look different than the pattern you are using? Do you see a difference between those …
How to Attach Amigurumi Safety Eyes
Safety eyes are usually plastic hemispheres or plastic disks with a stem that you push through the stitch pattern and then secure on the inside of your crochet piece with …
How to sew Amigurumi parts together
After all the elements for your Amigurumi have been crocheted, it is time to sew these elements together. Sewing may seem a bit intimidating at the beginning, but it is …
How to Crochet into the Front Loop and Back Loop
The use of individual loops can be a fantastic means to give your creations clearer contours, to define areas, or to subsequently crochet additional elements on finished crochet pieces. How …
How to Stuff Amigurumi – Procedure and Materials
The correct stuffing of the various elements of your amigurumi (arms, legs, body, etc.) is more important than you think, because the filling brings the crocheted piece first into shape. …
Almost Perfect Color Change in Spiral Rounds
Spiral rounds are wonderfully uncomplicated to crochet. However, since the rounds are never completed, there is always an obvious distinction between the old and new color when a color change …
Change Colors in Crochet for every Stitch in Rounds and Rows
The fewest crochet projects are monochrome. Therefore it is essential to learn how to crochet a color change. However, since there are many different stitches and working methods (in joined …
Surface Single Crochet Stitch and Other Surface Stitches
Crocheting Surface Single Crochet Stitches and other surface stitches is a relatively simple technique to attach small or large elements to already finished crochet projects. Not only can this technique …
Crochet Surface Slip Stitches
Crocheting Surface Slip Stitches is a simple method with which you can upgrade almost every crochet piece by crocheting slip stitches, as the name implies, on the surface of a …
Crochet Slip Stitches
Slip stitches are the next smaller stitches after the single crochet stitch. Slip stitches result in very flat stitches that lie very close to the crochet piece. Slip stitches serve …
How to make a Magic Ring
The Magic Ring (or Magic Circle) represents the beginning of a crochet work which is crocheted “in spiral rounds” or “in joined rounds”. The special thing about the magic ring …
How to Close Openings on Amigurumi
If you crochet Amigurumi, balls or other 3-dimensional bodies in spiral or joined rounds, you will usually have an opening at the end of the work which you have to …