That’s right, it’s my 3rd commissioned design – the Chameleon! Thank you to my chameleon pledgers – this design was especially fun for me, as I could run out into the garden to consult with my ‘pet’ (actually wild) chameleon, Kermit, whenever I had a shape or proportion question 😀 Chameleons are probably the most […]
Link easily to this tutorial in your patterns: www.planetjune.com/invinc We all (I hope) know by now about the invisible decrease, to smooth out your amigurumi decreases and make your amigurumi look much neater. But what about increasing? Increasing doesn’t have as much of a problem as decreasing, but forcing 2 stitches into one hole does […]
Not only fun to roll, stack, throw, and catch, these Polyhedral (‘many-faced’) Balls are very special: they are crocheted versions of the five Platonic solids; the only five geometric solid shapes possible where every face is identical and the same number of faces meet at each vertex (corner). Fun and educational! Not ready to make […]
Link easily to this tutorial in your patterns: www.planetjune.com/colour or www.planetjune.com/color I have a new Crochet Quickies video for you today, showing how to make clean colour changes for amigurumi. This is the same basic technique I explain in my original Changing Colour tutorial (and you may also want to check out my tutorial Changing […]
Link easily to this tutorial in your patterns: www.planetjune.com/flatten Flattened shapes are a basic in amigurumi for creating rigid, flat elements like ears, beaks, wings, hands, feet, flower petals, leaves, etc. Here are a few examples from some of my patterns that use flattened shapes: All these amigurumi use flattened pieces in different shapes and […]
Here’s my second design commissioned using my new Commissions process: a Platypus! Thank you to everyone who commissioned this design from me – I hope you like the end result… You probably already know that the platypus is a highly unusual-looking animal. When it was first discovered, the specimen was thought to be a hoax […]
Link easily to this tutorial in your patterns: www.planetjune.com/invdec After the magic ring, what’s the one other technique you need if you want to create beautifully finished amigurumi? The invisible decrease (abbreviated invdec) – it’s absolutely invaluable. Nobody likes to look at a lumpy bottom, and that’s true even for amigurumi rear ends! The invisible […]
NEW! See my fully updated resource comparing dozens more yarns: Worsted Weight Yarn Comparison Worsted weight acrylic yarn is what I use and recommend for my amigurumi designs. That’s 100% acrylic yarn, marked as worsted weight, medium weight, or number 4. (Outside North America, it may also be called 10 ply or aran weight.) That […]
