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Amigurumi is the Japanese art of crocheting or knitting small stuffed animals. Patterns for various different animals and styles can be found online and many are simple enough that a person with basic knowledge of crochet would have a wide selection of what they can make. These animals are often made as toys and sometimes even sold for profit on websites such as etsy.com, amazon.com, etc.
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1. You will need a crochet hook, depending on what weight (thickness) of yarn you choose to use you can determine the size of hook you will need. It is often suggested on the yarn packaging what size hook would work best with the yarn.
2. Yarn! There's a enormous variety of yarn to use. When making animals I typically use a medium weight yarn because it allows you to see the stitches more easily while you're working. You will need at least 2 different colors of yarn, one for the body, and one for wings and beak.
3. A yarn needle, these are thicker needles with an eye large enough for a piece of yarn to slip through. You will need this to finish your work and stitch in the ends of the yarn and also to create the shape of your animal.
4. Stuffing, You can use various different types of stuffing depending on the purpose of your project. I typically use a cotton stuffing that can be purchased at any craft store but there are other options also. Wrapping materials such as beans, silicon beads, small dog treats, catnip, or feathers in a small cloth bag will give the amigurumi a different texture and in the case of dog treats or catnip will create a pet's new favorite toy.
5. Plastic eyes, if this is going to be used for a decoration I would suggest using plastic eyes that can be purchased at a craft store otherwise if it's going to be used as a pet toy then the eyes should be stitched on using a different color of yarn to give contrast between the body and eyes.
6. A pair of scissors to trim off excess yarn and detach from the working yarn.
7. Time. Depending on how long you've been crocheting and how big of an animal you're making these can take from anywhere from 1 1/2 to 4-5 hours to make. If you're just starting out it may take a bit longer but once you get the single crochet stitch, that is often used, your project will go by much quicker.
8. Optional: Yarn marker, these are used to mark beginning stitches, this can be helpful when crocheting in the round as you will be doing here.
2. Yarn! There's a enormous variety of yarn to use. When making animals I typically use a medium weight yarn because it allows you to see the stitches more easily while you're working. You will need at least 2 different colors of yarn, one for the body, and one for wings and beak.
3. A yarn needle, these are thicker needles with an eye large enough for a piece of yarn to slip through. You will need this to finish your work and stitch in the ends of the yarn and also to create the shape of your animal.
4. Stuffing, You can use various different types of stuffing depending on the purpose of your project. I typically use a cotton stuffing that can be purchased at any craft store but there are other options also. Wrapping materials such as beans, silicon beads, small dog treats, catnip, or feathers in a small cloth bag will give the amigurumi a different texture and in the case of dog treats or catnip will create a pet's new favorite toy.
5. Plastic eyes, if this is going to be used for a decoration I would suggest using plastic eyes that can be purchased at a craft store otherwise if it's going to be used as a pet toy then the eyes should be stitched on using a different color of yarn to give contrast between the body and eyes.
6. A pair of scissors to trim off excess yarn and detach from the working yarn.
7. Time. Depending on how long you've been crocheting and how big of an animal you're making these can take from anywhere from 1 1/2 to 4-5 hours to make. If you're just starting out it may take a bit longer but once you get the single crochet stitch, that is often used, your project will go by much quicker.
8. Optional: Yarn marker, these are used to mark beginning stitches, this can be helpful when crocheting in the round as you will be doing here.
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is there any site to learn this all yarn-ning
things
from you it sounds very easy, I am trying for last one month, but not giving enough time probably,
anyway, let see, prbably it will help one, day, in my country this yarn is dominated by the deaer ladies, so I am facing some social obstacles also.
(ha aha ha), I will let you know my progress.
till then, take care, and thanks for your kind reply,
u are nice.
azreen
So thanks ! :D