Amigurumi are insanely attractive toys that crochet. Their characteristic features are small sizes and irregular proportions - a large head, small paws and ponytails. The knitting technique of these fancy little animals was invented in Japan.
Amigurumi for beginners
In order to fully understand how these toys differ from other knitted products and move on to the development of knitting techniques, it is necessary to consider ready-made samples from needlework magazines or the Internet. A careful study makes it clear that all amigurumi are connected from elements that are spherical or cylindrical parts. Then the individual parts are densely packed with soft elastic material and bonded together where necessary. These elements can be stitched so that in the end the toy is movable. The individual image of each product is complemented by plastic accessories in the form of eyes, nose, mouth. However, the muzzle and other details are sometimes performed using embroidery. The next concept that novice needlewomen need to familiarize themselves with is the amigurumi ring. It is a composition of several loops. With this scheme begins the knitting of each element of the future product.
Amigurumi Double Ring
This series will be the first element that beginner needlewomen need to master. The amigurumi ring is used to ensure that any part of the toy (be it a head or a small foot) is necessarily obtained without extra holes and is a homogeneous canvas.
At the preparatory stage, a sufficient amount of yarn should be pulled out of the ball of thread, wrap its tip twice around the index finger. In the event that thick yarn was chosen for knitting , then you can wrap it once around the index, and the second around the middle finger.
In order to get a good amigurumi ring, you need to remove these two loops from your finger, while holding the very tip of the yarn. Now, with the help of the hook, you need to stretch the loop from the main thread and pass it through the finished rings.
The next step is usually performed by a single air loop, after which the necessary number of crochets begins to be knitted. Traditionally, making an amigurumi ring, six such columns are put in the basis. When they are ready, you need to pull the tail of the thread, carefully making sure that the columns do not open. To make it more convenient to perform this operation, you can first remove the hook. One of the rings at the base should tighten. It is necessary to continue to gently tighten both rings in order to achieve their final retraction.
Usually these last steps are carried out with some effort, due to which the base will subsequently turn out to be really dense and of high quality. In order to simplify your task, it is more convenient to pull the thread from top to bottom. When the amigurumi ring is ready, you can mark the beginning of the row with a thread of a different color or a paper clip, and then continue knitting.