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10 Top Tips - Amigurumi for Beginners

Fiona Field • Mar 15, 2022

Use these 10 Top Tips to improve your Amigurumi crochet projects quickly and simply from learning how to make a perfect start to your Amigurumi toys through to how you can hide your stuffing in your crochet projects. 

10 Top Tips - amigurumi for beginners

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10 Top Tips - Amigurumi for Beginners

I was recently joined by Lisa of Green Fox Farms Designs to learn some top tips for our Amigurumi projects to take them to the next level.


I'm a huge fan of the Amigurumi style and as is my way, I wanted to know more about the history of this style so I went off to do some research.


I found a fabulous article on Amigurumi.Today that shared some great information that I wanted to share with you about the history of this super cute crochet style.


Amigurumi has increased in popularity so much since I started to learn to crochet and like many people, those cute stuffed toys was one of the reasons I started to learn to crochet.


Amigurumi is a Japanese word that simply describes small stuffed toys, but how did it reach such popularity?


The Amigurumi doll/toy shapes that we are familiar with seeing today really started to gain popularity in the 1970's. This was alongside the Kawaii (cute) trend and the increased availability of Managa and anime publications.


In the early 2000's, those clever fibre arts designers were creating patters to recreate characters in this cute style along with people creating their own characters too.

kawaii aesthetic for amigurumi

I believe the image above would be considered an "aesthetic" by people (a lot) younger than me, but it captures that Kawaii feeling that I get when I see stunning Amigurumi projects.


As a beginner to crochet, there are some crochet techniques and some tricks that will make your own amigurumi projects better than you can imagine and I want to share those with you today. 

How to Improve your Amigurumi Projects | Top Tips

Watch the replay of the interview with Lisa of Green Fox Farms where we discussed 10 Top Tips & Tricks to improve your Amigurumi today. Or read on to read the list of the top 10 tips.

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I'd love to know your thoughts on these top tips. If you have your own tips to share, why not share them in the community group where we are all learning together.

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