{"id":19100,"date":"2018-08-06T09:02:29","date_gmt":"2018-08-06T13:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/?page_id=19100"},"modified":"2018-08-06T09:02:29","modified_gmt":"2018-08-06T13:02:29","slug":"jogless-back-loop-only-round-for-amigurumi-video","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/amigurumi-help\/jogless-back-loop-only-round-for-amigurumi-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Jogless Back Loop Only Round for Amigurumi [video]"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"infobox\">Link easily to this tutorial in <a href=\"\/faq\/linking\/may-i-link-to-your-pattern-tutorial-in-my-pattern\/\">your patterns<\/a>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/joglessblo\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.planetjune.com\/joglessblo<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>I&#8217;ve <a href=\"\/blog\/crochet-investigation-avoiding-the-jog-in-a-blo-round\">developed<\/a> a simple modification to make to your amigurumi patterns that will minimise the jog with back loop only (BLO) rounds in spiral-crocheted amigurumi. You can apply this easy trick to any amigurumi pattern that has a complete round of back loop only stitches, to avoid that noticeable jog between the start and end of the round.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/joglessblo.jpg\" alt=\"jogless back loop only round for amigurumi by planetjune\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s jump straight to the video, and then I&#8217;ll give you a couple of extra tips.<\/p>\n<h2>Jogless Back Loop Only Round for Amigurumi (right-handed)<\/h2>\n<div class=\"video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bPrfBuxKSFE?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Click to <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/bPrfBuxKSFE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">watch this video on YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Jogless Back Loop Only Round for Amigurumi (left-handed)<\/h2>\n<div class=\"video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rsgLpVOVHTc?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Click to <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/rsgLpVOVHTc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">watch this video on YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Note:<\/strong> The videos may look a little small embedded in the blog: if so, you can fullscreen them or click through to YouTube to watch them full-sized \ud83d\ude42<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Written Instructions<\/h2>\n<p>In case you prefer to read text instructions, or want something to refer to, here&#8217;s the trick:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>As you&#8217;re approaching the back loop only (BLO) round, stop before you make the last stitch of the round before the BLO round.<\/li>\n<li>Instead of making the single crochet in the last stitch, make a <strong>slip stitch<\/strong> instead.<\/li>\n<li>Now continue with the pattern: work the BLO round as usual, then return to standard single crochet stitches.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>In other words, the <strong>only<\/strong> modification you need to make to your pattern is to replace the single crochet <strong>before<\/strong> the first BLO stitch with a slip stitch. That&#8217;s all there is to it!<\/p>\n<h2>Use in Amigurumi Patterns<\/h2>\n<p>This slip stitch technique is fast, easy to remember, and works pretty well in every case, so I recommend it as your new go-to method for making a back loop only round for turning a sharp corner in amigurumi crocheted in a spiral (whether you&#8217;re working from an existing pattern, or developing a new one). You can safely use this technique for any amigurumi pattern that has a single back loop only round and is worked in a continuous spiral.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Note:<\/strong> In <a href=\"\/blog\/crochet-investigation-avoiding-the-jog-in-a-blo-round\">my experiments<\/a>, I did find a way to make a flawless join, using the Invisible Join method from my <a href=\"\/stripes\">Perfect Stripes tutorial<\/a>. However, this method is fiddly, takes much longer, and leaves you with four extra yarn ends. So, unless you&#8217;re striving for absolute perfection, or have an amigurumi pattern that&#8217;s worked in joined rounds, I&#8217;d still suggest my slip stitch technique as shown above.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>My Recommendation: Combined Technique<\/h2>\n<p>If you want to make this technique <strong>even more effective<\/strong>, combine it with my <a href=\"\/blo\">Better Back Loop Only Details technique<\/a> for the stitches of the BLO round. This will make your corner sharper and the BLO stitches less prone to stretching, as well as minimising the jog:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/joglessblo_combined.jpg\" alt=\"jogless back loop only round for amigurumi by planetjune\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Tip:<\/strong> With the combined technique, you won&#8217;t be able to use the Better BLO method for the last stitch of your BLO round (as slip stitches have no back bar), so just work a regular BLO in the last stitch.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Give this combined method a go next time you work a back loop only round in your amigurumi, and you&#8217;ll see the difference!<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>If you enjoy my crochet tutorial videos, please help to spread the word about them, and\/or subscribe to the <a href=\"\/youtube\">PlanetJune YouTube channel<\/a>. <\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"halfright\"><a href=\"\/amibook\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/ega_cover_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"The Essential Guide to Amigurumi book by June Gilbank\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Loved this tutorial? 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You can apply this easy trick to any amigurumi pattern that has a complete round of back loop only stitches, to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":190,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19100","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19100"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19100\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}