You can make this Mini Amigurumi collection and more!
As long as you know how to make a magic ring, single crochet, single crochet increase, and single crochet decrease, you can make any amigurumi you wish by following a pattern. You just need to practice and you will certainly get better with time.
If you have no experience and would love to learn how to crochet, you certainly can! Check out my blog posts:
Learn the Basic Crochet Stitches
If you would like more information on Amigurumi, here is a post that you can check out, Amigurumi for Beginners.
or Foolproof Guide to Crocheting Amigurumi for Beginners
I have to admit this kind of became an obsession of mine last year. I came across a post by Vivika Vaina of Wandering Deer on Instagram, she is an amigurumi designer and shares lots of fun and cute mini amigurumi patterns for free! Thank you to Vivika for sharing these patterns with us!
Vivika had a Christmas advent calendar challenge where you crochet a little mini amigurumi every day for 24 days.
I thought this was such a fun idea for my 6-year-old son. I did not have much experience with amigurumi. So it was fun to learn and try these cute patterns.
And to say that my son had a blast opening up this cute little handmade gift every morning is an understatement! He was thrilled, in fact after 24 days he asked if he could have more!! Till today he plays with every one of his mini amigurumi collection!
What do you need to make these Mini Amigurumi?
Cotton yarn, Plush yarn, Velvet yarn (I made all the ones pictured with I Love this cotton yarn from Hobby Lobby)
Black embroidery thread for eyes and mouth or safety eyes or beads
Polyfil or yarn scraps
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How do you make these Mini Amigurumi?
Every Amigurumi pattern starts with a magic ring, and most patterns are worked in the round. Hence, it is important to use a stitch marker to know which is your first stitch in every round. (A safety pin/a piece of yarn/a hoop earring will work too)
Find a pattern that you want to make. There are hundreds of free patterns on Pinterest. Most of the patterns that I used for the pictured amigurumi are from Wandering Deer on Instagram. Please visit Wandering Deer on Instagram to find most of these patterns. You can find the patterns on her Instagram page by just scrolling.
On Instagram, you can check out these crochet artists:
These are just a few accounts that have cute free patterns for mini Amigurumi.
Also, check out Littleloveeveryday
Anitha has the cutest amigurumi patterns you can find, and she offers them all for free on her blog. They are not mini, but they are so cute so I wanted to share.
On YouTube you can find free video patterns on these channels:
Notes:
If you are new to Amigurumi, all you need to know are single crochet, magic circle, sc increase, and sc decreases.
You could use safety eyes if you like, but I prefer to embroider eyes and mouth with thread. It was easier. I embroidered them after closing them up. For the eyes, I used French knots. For the mouth a simple stitch.
All these patterns can be made in different sizes by just changing the yarn and hook size. I have made some of these patterns with plush/velvet yarn.
For video tutorials using plush yarn, you can check out these creators’ YouTube channels:
I just wanted to add that since these are not my patterns, I cannot write them on my blog, I respect the hard work and ideas of the original pattern creator. So I always link the patterns on my blog, Please visit the links to get the patterns. Thank you for your understanding. I hope you will try and make a cute mini amigurumi collection of your own! Let me know in the comments if you plan to make some and which ones are your favorite. I would love to see a picture if you try them, Do share it with me on Pinterest, Facebook, or Instagram @lovetostayhomeblog
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