Crochet Doll with Turnable Head
I haven’t made any reversible heads since my Harry Potter collection… after all, not many characters are two-faced. I was actually inspired by a Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde piece made by geekyhooker 😂.
Making separate pieces
Usually my amigurumi are seamless i.e. I make the head and body with one continuous pattern/ stitch. For these reversible heads, of course they consists of 2 separate pieces, joined together by a screw.
Getting the screws
I tried finding those plastic screws meant for craft work - believe me it’s difficult to find, whether in a local craft shop or online. So I settle for going to the DIY hardware store nearby and got these small metal ones instead. There’s a trade-off though, cos the amigurumi ends up having a heftier weight.
These are the ideal plastic Amigurumi joints. There are many sizes, I would say most of my Amigurumis would use a size of 20-25mm. If you are not sure which is the appropriate sizes for your ami, you could get a range from 15-45mm.
If you want to try the metal versions (which are honestly not made for craft but they are probably more readily available), you can try the smaller ones out.
Putting heads together
The tough part, I would say is combining 2 heads into one, because essentially the head pattern in the magic circle is now half one head, and the other half another head. So for example, if I decide to make the circle a round of 20, then 10 stitches are Lupin’s head and the other 10 are the werewolf’s head. Which can be difficult to make because the hair and face brown and beige stitches are squashed into half the round.
Even the usual wig caps instead of going in rounds have to be made in a semi-circle pattern.
The end result is still I feel, not the best. It’s a work in progress and I haven’t recently had any specific characters to make into rotatable heads. So until the next time…
If you interested in the final pattern, it’s here!
What you think of it?
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