Amigurumi - what is it? Amigurumi for Beginners

Surely you have already met nice little knitted animals. There are even toys with a height of less than 5 cm. And do you know that these creations are another invention of the inhabitants of Japan? And they are called amigurumi. "What it is?" - you ask. The Japanese name of cute little animals with large bulging eyes means "crocheted soft toy". How to create such a miracle and what is needed for this, we will consider in detail in our article.

Who are the Amigurumi

Amigurumi toys from many craftsmen "live" at home and are part of the decor. They can decorate window sills, shelves. With larger models, children play with pleasure. Small animals are used as trinkets or accessories attached to a backpack.

Amigurumi toys - what is it? It can be not only little animals, but also little men, cartoon characters and even inanimate objects that can be revived if desired, giving them human traits. For example, hats, needles, cakes, ice cream and others.

Most often there are toys crocheted from yarn. Amigurumi pieces are knitted separately, after which they are joined with sewing threads. Basically the details of the toy are disproportionate. And the head can be much larger than the trunk. This gives the toy some charm. The body parts are stuffed up before they are sewn together. The filler can serve as a sintepon, holofayber and sintepuh. Details of the face are knitted from yarn, but you can use drape, felt or puppet eyes.

How to start knitting

We examined in general terms amigurumi toys, what it is, sorted out. And how to learn to knit them? What do you need to make an amigurumi? Further we will answer all questions, we will get acquainted with the necessary materials and technique of knitting.

To create a toy you will need a small hook, a yarn of different colors and filler. Hook choose thinner yarn, it is better if it is number 2. Each piece is knitted in a spiral, thereby eliminating the presence of a seam. The desired shape is achieved by reducing and adding loops. Beginners should begin knitting with a simple toy, consisting of one or two parts. This will provide an opportunity to become acquainted with the process of creating Amigurumi.

Hook faster, the product is dense, and the filler does not break out. That the toy was not elongated and thin, it is necessary to knit for a full loop of two walls. In the event that the scheme does not provide for the other. The first row is called the amigurumi ring. How to knit it will be described below. The starting rows are executed counter-clockwise. Then the product is turned out, so that the end of the thread remains inside, and knits in the direction of the hands of the watch. It is important to know that the rows are performed without lifting loops, and for ease of operation the first loop in each of them is marked with a pin.

Amigurumi ring

How to knit the first row, those needlewomen who create products using the hook know. For beginners, we will write in detail the beginning of the work.

There is a huge number of amigurumi toys, whose schemes start with a ring. This is the basic series not only for toys, but also for products connected in a spiral. Such as berets, flowers, napkins and other items having the shape of a circle.

Begin knitting with the location of the thread on the finger of the left hand. To do this, take the end of the yarn, put it on the index finger, passing from the outside into the palm of your hand. Then, pressing with your thumb, wrap the main thread around the index one time. The thread leading to the ball should be on the outside, and the end of the yarn should lie freely in the palm of the left hand.

Insert the hook along the index finger into the formed ring. Hook the main thread and output a zero loop, which is not indicated in the diagram in any way. Further through it, withdraw the thread from the main coil, creating another loop.

Then you need to tie up as many bolls as possible without a crochet, as indicated in the diagram. Often, amigurumi toys begin with a ring that consists of six loops. To create columns without a crochet through the ring, the next loop must be removed. Then hook the thread and tie a bar through two loops. Then repeat 6 times. After punching all the bars, pull the beginning of the thread and close the first and last loops, forming a neat ring.

How to Read Schemas

How to tie an animal to an amigurumi? The schemes of manufacturing these toys are presented in several variants. The easiest to read is a schematic description with the symbols in Russian. When knitting an amigurum crochet, the most common loops are used:

• VP - so denotes an air loop;
• RLS is a column without a crochet;
• SSN - respectively, a column with a crochet;
• P - increase;
• Y - reduction.

For example, an amigurumi loop 6 RLS means that 6 stakes without a crochet should be tied in a loop. If you find in the description a series of 2 RLS in 1 x 6P (12) - this indicates that from each loop of the lower row you need to tie two RLS, repeat 6 times. Hence, the previous series consisted of 6 loops. The number in parentheses indicates the total number of loops in the row after tying. There are rows where the increase is not in every loop. It can be designated as - * 2 sc, 2 sc in 1 * x 4.

You can find a verbal description without abbreviations. And also the scheme can be entered in the table of three columns, which contain the number of the series, the number of additions and additions, a finite number of loops. As a rule, such tables are accompanied by schematic drawings. They indicate where you want to reduce or add loops. As a pointer, a tick is used. If there is a cross in the checkmark, it means that you need to add a loop in this place. If the checkmark with the cross is turned upside down - the hinges should be lowered.

Pay attention to the photo. This is an amigurumi toy - a road sign. The circuit can be represented in this form.

Simple Lamb Scheme for Beginners

Amigurumi lamb - what is it? First, this animal is a symbol of 2015. Secondly, the lamb is very easy to perform and suitable for beginners. Thirdly, this cute and touching toy will become for you a good talisman.

How does the Amigurumi sheep fit in? The scheme will be described in detail with classical abbreviations.

For a sheep's wool, it is advisable to take a creamy, fluffy yarn. To make the legs, ears and corpuscles, you need a brown yarn of a light shade. Knit need a crochet number 4. Filler for toys can be any. For peepholes take large black beads, for tinting the cheeks - blush. All the rows are knit with no lifting loop.

Amigurumi-sheep: a knitting pattern of a body

To make a toy body, take a fluffy yarn and a hook. Make a ring in the technique of amigurumi from 5 loops.

1 circle: (* 2 sc in 1 * x 5) - increase the number of loops by half (10).

2 circle: (* 2 sc, 2 sc in 1 * x 5) - after every two loops add one more (15).

3 circle: (* 3 sc, 2 sc in 1 * x 5) - increase the number of loops by 5, adding a loop every 3 (20).

4 circle: (* 4 sc, 2 sc in 1 * x 5) - 4 columns without a crochet, then two bars in one loop, execute 5 times (25).

5 circle: (* 5 sc, 2 sc in 1 * x 5) - after every five loops add a loop (30).

6 circle: (* 6 sc, 2 sc in 1 * x 5) - increase of the loop after every 6 columns (35).

7-10 circle: we bind exactly 4 rows without adding or subtracting (35).

In the following rows, we reduce the number of loops in a mirror manner.

11 circle: (* 6 sc, 1 decrease * x 5) - after each 6 columns reduce the number by one loop (30).

12 circle: (* 5 СБН, 1У * х 5) - we subtract, accordingly, every 5 one loop (25).

13 circle: (* 4 СБН, 1У * х 5) - we reduce one loop through every 4 (20).

14 circle: (* 3 СБН, 1У * х 5) - we reduce the last row to 5 loops (15).

Densely fill the part with a sintepon and fix the thread.

We knit the remaining details of the lamb

Amigurumi lamb, like all animals, has legs and ears. We continue the description of the scheme for manufacturing the remaining parts.

For the legs, take a ball of brown and a hook. Make a ring of amigurumi from 4 loops.

1 circle: you need to add one bar without a crochet every two loops. (* 2 СБН, 1П * х 2) = (6).

2 circle: we sew a series without additional loops. (6).

Ears knit even easier. Ring amigurumi of 6 loops - this is the eye of the toy.

So the sheep turned out to be an amigurumi. The scheme is quite simple, including for beginners.

Afterword

Having mastered the technique and creating a few simple products, you can take on schemes that will be more complicated and interesting. And having learned to read Japanese schemes, you will not quit this occupation any more. After all, these toys not only bring pleasure in the process of knitting, but also serve as an original element of decor. In addition, giving amigurumi, connected with their own hands, you will bring joy to the home of your loved ones.