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What is Amigurumi?
The art of making various toys with knitting and frequent needle technique is called ‘amigurumi.. The origin of the Japanese word, Ami (knitted) and nuigirimi (stuffed toy) came together with the words.
Which rope Amigurumi knit?
Amigurumi can be done with almost any kind of rope, but the rope you use is not very thin and will not make hair over time will be better to have a wool. Lint-free cotton wool for babies is ideal for amigurumi. In addition, knitting with a rope that does not break easily will extend the life of your toy.
What are the ingredients for Amigurumi?
If you want to start making amigurumi, you should first buy a non-thick tipped aluminum crochet and amigurumi-appropriate wool from a shop selling knitting materials. A loop marker is also useful, as you will learn by counting stitches continuously. You will then need to buy additional materials according to the shape of the toy you will make. You should also have amigurumi eyes to decorate your toy in more detail, fibers to fill the toy, a thinner rope and needles for details, and additional pieces to decorate.
How to make amigurumi?
Basically you should know how to make frequent needles with crochet knitting. After learning this, you will start to knit in accordance with the recipes given, you will increase and decrease the stitch in the necessary places and shape your toy.

Let’s start with the recipe for amigurumi rattle we designed for babies

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Materials;
Ropes;
1pcs Pink color rope
1pc Fuchsia color rope
Gray color hand knitting rope
Black embroidery floss
Fiber, Needle
Rattle
2.2 mm crochet hook

Abbreviations;
Sh: Magic ring
x: Frequent needle
v: Increase
a: Reduction

Fabrication;
Start with pink color rope.

1. 6x into Sh
2. 6v = 12x
3. (1x, 1v) * 6 = 18x
4. (2x, 1v) * 6 = 24x
5. (3x, 1v) * 6 = 30x
6. (4x, 1v) * 6 = 36x
7. (5x, 1v) * 6 = 42x
8. (6x, 1v) * 6 = 48x
9. (7x, 1v) * 6 = 54x

10-16. 54x

1. (7x, 1a) * 6 = 48x
2. (6x, 1a) * 6 = 42x
3. (5x, 1a) * 6 = 36x
4. (4x, 1a) * 6 = 30x

Fiber and rattle are placed.

1. (3x, 1a) * 6 = 24x
2. (2x, 1a) * 6 = 18x
3. (1x, 1a) * 6 = 12x
4. 6a = 6x

Fuchsia color rope is passed.

1. 6v = 12x
2. (1x, 1v) * 6 = 18x
3. (2x, 1v) * 6 = 24x
4. (3x, 1v) * 6 = 30x
5. (4x, 1v) * 6 = 36x
6. (5x, 1v) * 6 = 42x

31-35. 42x

1. (5x, 1a) * 6 = 36x
2. (4x, 1a) * 6 = 30x
3. (3x, 1a) * 6 = 24x

The fiber is filled.

1. (2x, 1a) * 6 = 18x
2. (1x, 1a) * 6 = 12x
3. 6a = 6x

Pink color is passed on the rope.

1. 6v = 12x
2. (1x, 1v) * 6 = 18x
3. (2x, 1v) * 6 = 24x
4. (3x, 1v) * 6 = 30x

46-49. 30x

1. (3x, 1a) * 6 = 24x

The fiber is filled.

1. (2x, 1a) * 6 = 18x
2. (1x, 1a) * 6 = 12x
3. 6a = 6x

Fuchsia color rope is passed.

1. 6v = 12x
2. (1x, 1v) * 6 = 18x

56-58. 18x

The fiber is filled.

1. (1x, 1a) * 6 = 12x
2. 6a = 6x

Pink color is passed on the rope.

1. 6v = 12x

62-63. 12x

64.6a = 6x

The rope is cut long and the remaining loops are collected.

Antennas (2 pieces)

Fuchsia color is knitted with rope.

1. 6x into Sh

2-6. 6x

The rope is cut long and filled with a small amount of fiber and sewn to the head.

Wings (2 pieces);

Gray color is knitted with rope.

1. 6x into Sh
2. 6v = 12x
3. (1x, 1v) * 6 = 18x

4-6. 18x

This piece is made of 2 pieces.

1. Assemble the two parts = 36x

8-11. 36x

1. (4x, 1a) * 6 = 30x
2. (3x, 1a) * 6 = 24x
3. (2x, 1a) * 6 = 18x

The rope is cut long and sewn on both sides of the body.

Small Speckles (2 pcs)

Fuchsia color is knitted with rope.

1. 6x into Sh

Large Speckles (2 pcs)

Pink color knitted with rope.

1. 6x into Sh
2. 6v = 12x

Speckles are sewn on the wings as shown.

Finally, the eye and mouth are processed with black rope.

That’s it!

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