Amigurumi Hairstyles - A Comprehensive Guide
Guys, I’m so exciting about showing you this! It’s been something I’ve been working on for a while. It’s basically an accumulation of all the different hairstyle techniques I used for all my past amigurumi collections!
Attaching Hair to the Amigurumi Head
This time, I will be covering hair-head attachments. These techniques are more for attaching wig caps to the Amigurumi heads. I know some crocheters like to use glue but for the purposes here, it will all be sewing techniques.
Crochet Easy and Fast Ponytail
Adding back ponytail or side pigtails is a great way to simulate a long tied up hairstyle. It involves crocheting a separate piece and attaching it onto the head at various different locations.
Making a centre-parted fringe
Making fringes can add additional detailing to the hairstyle of the amigurumi. In this case, I am making a centre-parted fringe. This is arguably one of the most frequently used type of bangs because it is a frequently used hairstyle.
How I sewed yarn on as Amigurumi hair
Thor on the left has a wig cap, whereas Thor on the right has yellow yarn hair sewed directly onto the head. There are different methods to make amigurumi hair and the final results can look quite different. Check out this old post on 5 ways to make amigurumi hair, if you have not seen it previously.
7 Techniques for Making Amigurumi Hair
There are several techniques I like to use to make amigurumi hair and they involve different methods to create different effects. In this post, I will be going through the various techniques involved and how they look eventually at the end.
8 ways to DIY a Princess Room
Considered styling your little one’s room yourself? Perhaps a Disney Princess themed room but just for a while, nothing too fancy nor too permanent? I have just the 8 ideas to get you started.
Using Tunisian Crochet in Amigurumi
My first attempt at doing Tunisian crochet! This time it’s for Tiana from Princess and the Frog. I was experimenting with making her dress and I decided to make 3 skirt layers. Read on to see how I used Tunisian crochet in her skirt.
5 reasons to include Shiny yarn in Crochet dolls
I believed I have mentioned before I love using shiny yarn, whether it be gold or silver. Of late, I prefer to use them in small quantities sprinkled on my amis because making a whole ami out of silver yarn is pretty overkill (as you will see later).
Making Popcorn stitches as Amigurumi Feet
I love adapting random crochet techniques into Amigurumi making. This time I turned a popular textured crochet technique for blankets into feet for my amis! Read on to find out more.
Making mixed coloured bobble stitches
If you can see Rapunzel or Snow White’s shoulder pads more carefully, they are actually made up of bobble stitches which are made up of mixed colours. From making bobble stitches to making mixed coloured bobble stitches… let’s dive in!
How to Crochet a Mini Rippling Skirt
In making my Princess series, there were a lot of varying dresses and gowns techniques I tried out to make them look slightly different and unique.
What kinds of Amigurumi can be made?
Another guest blog post with Knotions Magazine! This time I talk about what kinds of Amigurumi can be made, or at least the ones I have tried experimenting with previously!
DIY Mini Bow and Arrow
Craft wires are useful in making amigurumi in many different ways. I have also made many archers with their bows using craft wire. This time I made it for Merida, with also some yarn involved :). So let’s see how I did it!