How To Attach Parts To Crochet Animals

How to Attach Limbs to Amigurumi - tutorial from Shiny Happy World & FreshStiches

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Most people tell me that they've got a handle on the crocheting office… merely when it comes to assembling amigurumi pieces, they dread information technology! That makes me sniffle… making amigurumi should be 100% fun!

And so, in this mail, I'll show you lot how to attach limbs easily and evenly… taking all the stress out of sewing. The fob to easy attaching is planning out your placement alee of time. It'due south a piece of cake after that!

Programme where to attach your limbs

I'grand making Jackie the Cow and I'grand about to adhere the legs and arms.

The instructions say, "Adhere legs to rounds ix-14."

Of course, this is just a suggestion! You can adhere limbs wherever you'd like… just I've told you lot where I attach mine so there'south no guesswork on your role!

What you lot desire to do is discover out where round ix is, and identify a locking stitch marker there. Get-go counting (see the ridges?) from the middle:

Count until y'all're at round 9, and place a marker. Place another at round 14. At present you know where your leg should be located on the torso!

If y'all find that your pieces tend to move around a lot when attaching, you might want to go ane stride further and employ locking stitch markers to concur your slice in place. The more than y'all fix your pieces, the easier sewing will be!

Stuff your limbs

Grab some Polyfill and stuff your limbs:

I like to stuff both legs at once, and then I tin can be sure they are the same size:

Sewing!

It's not as hard every bit you call up… I hope! Nosotros're going to use a simple whipstitch to attach the limbs… the important matter is to permit your guides (the rows and stitch markers) do all the fancy piece of work!

Thread the needle

To brainstorm: thread a tapestry needle with the long tail of a leg. As the get-go step, I like to hide the knot… and so I run my needle through the first sew together on the leg:

This hides the knot beautifully! See?

Whipstitch!

The leg that we're attaching has 24 stitches. So, if we adhere forth 6 stitches to round 9, 6 stitches going upwards to round 14, 6 stitches on round fourteen, and and then 6 stitches going back downward to circular ix… the leg will be attached evenly! And then, begin by threading the needle through one stitch on the body and one stitch on the leg:

close up showing how to attach limbs to crochet stuffed animals - shows the tapestry needle going through one stitch on the leg and one stitch on the body

That's it! You did a whipstitch! Cheque out this picayune video if y'all want to see it in activity:

Go on to exercise half-dozen stitches on round 9… and then continue stitching (sorta turning xc degrees) to become to circular 14. See? Y'all're using the stitches on the body to guide you lot! Easy!

As long every bit yous keep attaching one sew together of the torso to 1 sew together of the leg, yous'll stay on rail!

Continue all the way around, and tie a knot on the inside of your work.

Ta da!

Echo for 2d leg

Now, at this bespeak, you may want to get picky. Come across how there's a jag in the leg where the colors changed?

If that jog bothers you… no problem! Simply decide where to place your 2d leg and then that the jog ends up at the back of the cow! See… I'm going to put my 2nd leg over here (on the other side of the jog), leaving the color change nigh invisible:

Now attach the second leg… same as the get-go! Don't forget to place your helpful markers if yous demand them!

partially crocheted softie body with two legs - demonstration showing how to attach limbs with whipstitch

Repeat for arms!

Y'all've got it down, at present! Adhere the arms using the aforementioned method!

crocheted body with four limbs attached with whipstitch

You did it!

That wasn't so bad, was it?

Other Means to Attach Limbs

There are a few other means to attach limbs to crocheted softies – each gives a different look.

Does your blueprint tell you the flatten the piece and then adhere information technology? Then click over hither for this tutorial. 🙂

Does your pattern tell y'all to adhere the piece with single crochet as y'all stitch? That's my favorite mode to attach limbs. The design will say sc-attach and you lot can find a video tutorial for that method here.

Happy stitching!