Amigurumi is usually crocheted in sections, which means when you have finished crocheting, you will have a bunch of pieces that now need to be sewn together. In this post, I will show you two different ways to sew an open piece to a closed piece, both of which I use, often in the same project.
Tip! Assembling your toys is easier, if you leave a yarn tail on each piece. Although, when making miniature toys, I sometimes leave a longer yarn tail on the head and use it to assemble the whole toy.
WHIP STITCH
Whip stitch is the easiest and most straightforward way to sew your amigurumi pieces together. The only downside is, the stitches will be visible and if your stitches are not all straight or you don't pull them tight enough, it can start to look a bit messy.
1. Thread the yarn tail onto a needle. Insert the needle directly under the yarn tail and bring it up under the next stitch.
2. Draw the stitch tight.
3. Go through the next stitch front to back, inserting the needle under both loops.
4. Go back into the same hole you brought the yarn up last time and bring it up under the next stitch.
5. Draw the stitch tight.
6. Or you can go through the stitch back to front, inserting the needle under both loops.
7. Draw the yarn through.
8. Go back into the same hole you brought the yarn up last time and bring it up under the next stitch. Draw the stitch tight.
9. Draw the stitch tight.
10. Keep stitching, repeating steps 3 - 5 or 6 - 9 and go all around the open piece.
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MATTRESS STITCH
Mattress stitch or modified ladder stitch can be a bit more difficult to figure out at first, but it's great in so many places. The stitches will be completely invisible, which makes the seam nice and neat. The edge of the open piece will curve in a bit, keep that in mind when deciding which method to use.
1. Holding the two pieces together, insert the needle directly below the yarn tail and bring it up under the next stitch.
2. Draw the yarn through.
3. Insert the needle in the same hole where the yarn tail is and go under the vertical bar of the next stitch and bring it back up on the other side of that stitch.
4. Draw the yarn through.
5. Go back in the same hole where you brought the yarn up last time and bring it back up under the next stitch.
6. Draw the yarn through.
7. Keep repeating steps 3 - 6. It's easier to see what you are doing, if you don't draw the yarn tight after every stitch.
8. Make a couple of stitches. Then grab the yarn tail and draw the stitches as tight as you can.
9. And the stitches will become completely invisible. Go around the open piece, drawing the yarn tight after every couple of stitches.
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If you have any questions, do not hesitate to email me or leave a comment below, I am always happy to help.
