A crochet friend in the fall class is a “self-taught genius” in amigurumi crochet. She can even pronounce amigurumi – I struggle to spell it. This technique uses single crochet increases (and often decreases) to create animals and dolls. She said she has learned from books and videos mostly.
These creatures have so much personality. They are becoming increasingly popular. I’ve seen other crochet creations in progress when I was in Arizona done in this style. They were also more prevalent at the state fair this year too. I love the three-dimensional, sculpted style of this type of crochet, along with the artistic and individualistic aspect of each project. It could almost be a class of its own!
I have a hat pattern that uses single crochet increases in a spiral method much like amigurumi as part of the class. I plan to also include at least one amigurumi as well as we approach the holiday season. Both are included in the E-book that comes with the class. What would you crochet? Let’s see what you can do!