Amigurumi Shapes Guide
Basic crochet shapes for amigurumi: sphere, cone, cylinder, and oval. Get round-by-round instructions for each shape.
Increase to max width, work even, then decrease symmetrically.
Pattern
Rnd 1: Magic ring, 6 sc. (6)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each st around. (12)
Rnd 3: *sc 1, 2 sc in next st* x6. (18)
Rnd 4: *sc 2, 2 sc in next st* x6. (24)
Rnd 5: *sc 3, 2 sc in next st* x6. (30)
Rnd 6: *sc 4, 2 sc in next st* x6. (36)
Rnd 7: sc in each st around. (36)
Rnd 8: sc in each st around. (36)
Rnd 9: *sc 4, sc2tog* x6. (30)
Rnd 10: *sc 3, sc2tog* x6. (24)
Rnd 11: *sc 2, sc2tog* x6. (18)
Rnd 12: *sc 1, sc2tog* x6. (12)
Rnd 13: *sc2tog* x6. (6)
Stuff firmly before closing. Fasten off, sew hole closed.
Amigurumi tips
- • Use a hook 1-2 sizes smaller than the yarn label suggests for tighter fabric that holds stuffing.
- • Work in continuous rounds (no joining, no turning chain) unless your pattern says otherwise.
- • Use a stitch marker in the first stitch of each round to keep track.
- • Stuff firmly but not so tight that the stuffing shows between stitches.
- • Safety eyes must be inserted before you close the opening.
Basic Amigurumi Shapes Explained
Every amigurumi figure is built from a handful of basic 3D shapes worked in the round with single crochet. A sphere is the foundation for heads and bodies. Cones make noses, horns, and carrots. Cylinders form arms, legs, and torsos. Ovals create feet, muzzles, and bases. Once you can make these four shapes, you can construct virtually any amigurumi character by combining and scaling them.
The key principle is simple: increasing makes fabric spread outward (wider), even rounds maintain the current width, and decreasing pulls fabric inward (narrower). A sphere increases to its widest point, holds for a round or two, then mirrors the increases with decreases. A cone increases gradually with even rounds between increase rounds. A cylinder is a flat circle followed by all even rounds.
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