Basic Amigurumi Human Base
Just the basics for you to edit as you please!
Posted by HotPinkCrayola
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A basic amigurumi human base for you to edit into your own characters. If you click through the photos above you can see two of my edits - Finnick Odair from the Hunger Games and Ajani Goldman from Magic the Gathering (also to be given their own pages).
Go crazy, edit it how you like! I will make a female version soon too.
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You Will Need (4 things)
- Skin tone of your choice Yarn
- 2mm Crochet Hook (to make size shown - other sizes would work too but turn out bigger)
- Yarn Needle
- Scrap Yarn or embroidery thread for face
Steps (11 steps, 420 minutes)
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The Essentials:
Hook: 2mm (to make the size shown which is about 5?-6? tall. Bigger hook, bigger body).
Wool: DK in chosen skin tone; scrap DK/ embroidery thread in eye colour; black embroidery thread for nose/ mouth.
Terms:
Sc: Single Crochet
INC: Increase (2sc in one stitch)
DEC: Decrease (sc two stitches together)The Basic Amigurumi Human Base is crocheted in continuous rounds.
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Head
Ch2/ magic circle
Round 1: 6sc into 2nd ch from hook/ centre of magic circle [6]
Round 2: INC around [12]
Round 3: {1sc, INC} repeat around [18]
Round 4: {2sc, INC} repeat around [24]
Round 5: {3sc, INC} repeat around [30]
Round 6: {4sc, INC} repeat around [36]
Round 7: {5sc, INC} repeat around [42]
Round 8: {6sc, INC} repeat around [48]
Round 9 – 13: Sc around [48]
Round 14: {6sc, DEC} repeat around [42]
Round 15: {5sc, DEC} repeat around [36]
Round 16: {4sc, DEC} repeat around [30]
Round 17: {3sc, DEC} repeat around [24]
Round 18: {2sc, DEC} repeat around [18]
Stuff
Round 19: {1sc, DEC} repeat around [12]
Round 20: DEC around [6]
Finish off and weave in tail.
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Body
Ch2/ magic circle
Round 1: 6sc into 2nd ch from hook/ centre of magic circle [6]
Round 2: INC around [12]
Round 3: {1sc, INC} repeat around [18]
Round 4: {2sc, INC} repeat around [24]
Round 5: {3sc, INC} repeat around [30]
Round 6: {4sc, INC} repeat around [36]
Round 7 – 10: Sc around [36]
Round 11: {4sc, DEC} repeat around [30]
Round 12: {3sc, DEC} repeat around [24]
Round 13: {2sc, DEC} repeat around [18]
Stuff
Round 14: {1sc, DEC} repeat around [12]
Round 15: DEC around [6]
Finish off leaving long tail for sewing. Sew to head.
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4
You should now have this.
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5
Arms (x2)
Ch2/ magic circle
Round 1: 4sc in 2nd chain from hook/ centre of magic ring [4]
Round 2: INC around [8]
Round 3: {1sc, INC} repeat around [12]
Round 4 – 6: Sc around [12]
Round 7: DEC around [6]
Stuff hand
Round 8 – 12: Sc around [6]
Finish off and sew closed leaving long tail for sewing (no need to stuff the arm – it’ll keep its own shape).
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6
Sew your arms on where the body meets the head.
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7
Legs (x2)
Ch7
Round 1: 6sc starting in second ch from hook. Turn round and 6sc down the other side of the ch. [12]
(This will create a long oval round of 12sc)
Round 2: {1sc, INC} repeat around [18]
Round 3: {2sc, INC} repeat around [24]
Round 4 – 5: Sc around [24]
Round 5: DEC x4, Sc x8, DEC x4 [16]
Round 6: DEC x3, Sc x4, DEC x3 [10]
Round 7: {1sc, DEC} repeat x3, 1sc [7]
Stuff foot
Round 8 – 10: Sc around [7]
Finish off and sew closed leaving long tail for sewing (no need to stuff the leg– it’ll keep its own shape).
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8
Sew the legs to the body in a sat down position.
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9
Once you’ve got your body assembled, embroider on your face. I used DK wool for the eyes, but use your favourite method – felt, safety eyes, whatever. Make it your own.
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10
Finally add some hair. To see how to do this particular hair style, see my blog here:
http://amiguruthi.wordpress.com/2012/08/29/midweek-squee-base-edit/#more-113
It's a bit hard to summarise into a few boxes on CO+K! -
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Edit your base however you wish, and be sure to post your version so that I can see it! You’re welcome to post online/sell any creations as your own too, just give me co-design credit and don’t repost this pattern anywhere (feel free to post patterns for the additions you make but link back here for the base pattern).