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Free Amigurumi Crochet Patterns with love for the Nerdy » » Amigurumi Kirby with Pattern and Bonus Smash Brothers hats! Kirby Amigurumi Pattern My Kirby pattern has been a long time coming, mainly because I got too ambitious with Super Smash Brothers versions to finish and post it.

Free Amigurumi Crochet Patterns with love for the Nerdy » » Amigurumi Kirby with Pattern and Bonus Smash Brothers hats!

Initially, in honour of the recent release of Kirby’s epic yarn, the project was going to include patterns for 10 or so Kirby hats, so that he could be more epic and morph into his various SSB versions and be Link Kirby, Mario Kirby, Wario Kirby, you get the idea. As with most things I do though, I got distracted and started working on other stuff and finished up the Mario and Peach hats only, so these will have to do for now. I might make more later, but if my fabulous readers make a Kirby and decide to make him a SSMB hat, email me photos and the pattern if you are kind enough to share and I will post it with credit.

As with all my patterns, Kirby is free. Mario Kirby Peach Kirby Kirby haz a happy! Kirby was made with a 3.5mm hook going through both loops. Yarn Colours Used Mod Pink Red Gold Hook this up! Amigurumi. Hook and Needles: Knitting and Crochet Blog (cool stuff, techniques, and things I find) This tutorial is for all of you knitters who wish to learn how to make amigurumis. In the first part of this tutorial I’ll go over the basic crochet techniques you need to master. I know most people are visual learners, so I’m using a lot of videos (they may take some time to load). Step 1: How to hold your yarn (make a chain too) If you are a thrower (hold your yarn in your right hand), you’ll have to learn to hold your yarn on the left.

It will feel awkward, but with time it will become easier. Step 2: Single crochet, increasing and decreasing Most amigurumis are done in spirals of single crochets. Hook and Needles: Knitting and Crochet Blog (cool stuff, techniques, and things I find) In part 1 of the Amigurumi Tutorial I showed some of the basic crochet techniques needed to make an amigurumi.

Hook and Needles: Knitting and Crochet Blog (cool stuff, techniques, and things I find)

In part 2, I’ll go over amigurumi patterns and how to read them. There are three basic kinds of patterns for amigurumi: Regular patterns: much like knitting patterns, they explain what to do in each row. These patterns are easier for beginners. Most patterns are written in this manner. Regular patterns To be able to read a pattern you first need to know what the standard abbreviations are. Beg – beginning or begin.ch(s) – chain (pulling the yarn through the loop once, like when making a chain).dec – decrease (usually by crocheting 2 stitches together: sc2tog)inc – increase one (usually done by making two stitches in the same stitch).rep – repeat.rnd(s) – roundsc – single crochet.sc2tog – single crochet 2 stitches together (a decrease).2 sc in next sc – 2 single crochet in the next single crochet (an increase).sk – skip a stitch (another way to decrease)st(s) – stitches Row Charts.

Hook and Needles: Knitting and Crochet Blog (cool stuff, techniques, and things I find) In the first amigurumi tutorial I went over the basic crochet techniques needed to make amigurumis.

Hook and Needles: Knitting and Crochet Blog (cool stuff, techniques, and things I find)

In the second installment, I explained the most common types of patterns, and how to read them. In this final amigurumi tutorial I’ll cover some additional techniques often used when making amigurumis. Other Crochet Stitches Although most amigurumis are made with the single crochet stitch shown in the first tutorial, you are often required to use other stitches to shape your doll. The following is not an inclusive list (for that go to Nexstitch’s crochet video tutorials), but simply some of the stitches that you are likely to encounter when crocheting amigurumis.

Slip Stitch (sl st) Half Double Crochet (hdc) Double Crochet (dc) Triple Crochet also known as Treble Crochet (trc or tr) Font Post or Front Loop, Back Post or Back Loop (fl or fp, bl or bp) Working with Color You’ll often want to add a splash of color to your projects. If you find a better way to the jogless stripes, let me know.