After making all of the Sailor Scouts and Tuxedo Mask I couldn’t leave out my favourite characters: Luna and Artemis! I wanted to try my hand…
When I was first starting out with amigurumi, hair was always the most daunting part. I’ve since learnt a few different methods for doing various hairstyles…
I’m making my sitting Nightwing crochet pattern available for free! The link is a pdf file which is a 7-page long photo-tutorial pattern. Any problems or…
When I first started amigurumi and saw all of the cool characters that people had recreated, I thought about how perfect Chopper would be as an…
A front loop only stitch is the same as a regular stitch, except instead of going under both loops of a stitch, we’re going to go…
An increase is one of the building blocks of amigurumi – luckily, once you’ve mastered the single crochet it’s very simple. You may also see an…
Often one of the first questions when you’re ready for your first amigurumi pattern is “what the heck is a magic circle in crochet?”. Learning how…
The single crochet is the building block of amigurumi, luckily it’s pretty simple. Each stitch makes a “v” shape, and consists of a front loop and a…
Before inserting your hook in the next stitch, yarn over. Now insert your hook into the stitch. Yarn over again and pull through. You now have…
In the wonderful world of amigurumi, one of the skills you’ll likely want to learn sooner rather than later, is how to change yarn colours in…
Learning to pick up stitches is really useful, though it’s something a lot of crocheters (especially with amigurumi) may not learn for a while. How to…
To make a crochet chain, first make a slip knot and put it on your hook. Follow the link to a tutorial on slip knots if…
The popcorn stitch is the first of the crochet stitches outside the basics that I learnt. In amigurumi it’s a great stitch for creating little thumbs…
This stitch is the same as the front loop only stitch, except (as the name implies) we are crocheting into the back loop this time –…
The half double crochet stitch (US terms) isn’t used too often in amigurumi, but every now and then I’ll bust it out if I need a…
Just as an increase is used to start making your amigurumi shapes larger, a decrease is used to start shaping it down again. I almost exclusively…
Once you get the hang of the crochet slip knot, they’ll be second nature! Loop your yarn like this – so the tail end (the end…
The slip stitch is almost a half-single crochet, and the both start the same way. Insert your hook into the next stitch, yarn over and pull…
