Amigurumi and crochet guides
Techniques, fixes and finishing details — the parts of amigurumi that no pattern spells out.
Why Your Magic Ring Comes Undone, and How to Close It
A gap at the start of an amigurumi is almost always the magic ring loosening, not your tension. Here is why it happens and the two fixes that hold.
Colour Changes in the Round Without a Visible Jog
Amigurumi is worked in a spiral, so a colour change leaves a step. Three ways to hide it, and which one to use for stripes, bellies and muzzles.
How to Stuff Amigurumi So It Holds Its Shape
Lumpy limbs, a head that sags, stuffing showing through: all three are stuffing problems with different causes. How much to use, and where.
The Invisible Decrease, and Why Your Amigurumi Has Bumps
A normal sc2tog leaves a visible ridge on the outside of an amigurumi. The invisible decrease works only the front loops and disappears into the fabric. Here is how.