Amigurumi

Crocheting a simple flower motif

The single biggest change in this little corner of crochet is the magic ring. Ten years ago a beginner flower pattern almost always told you to chain four and join into a ring, and you spent the rest …

Starting rounds with a magic circle

A magic circle is a loop of yarn you wrap around your fingers, work your first round of stitches into, and then pull closed by its tail, so the center of a hat, amigurumi ball, or granny square closes…

Crocheting a small heart

The mistake is starting a small heart with a slip knot and a chain. A chain is a row with two ragged edges, and when you join it into a ring and work your first round, you get a hole in the middle and…

Making crochet animals for beginners

The first amigurumi almost always comes out inside-out, and it happens because the standard beginner instruction — work in continuous rounds, don't join, don't turn — never tells you which side of the…