Amigurumi - knitted?

[Psycho Butterfly]

okay.. so I found this gallery
http://www.flickr.com/photos/amigurumikingdom/

and I want to make one.. sept the only pattern I found was A) in Japanese B) OH so confuseing and C) its crochet

D: I don't crochet and my mom probably wont take me to michaels to pick up a hook (though we are pretty dang close by to michaels when we go to petco so I can pick up a cuttlebone for my chinchillas...)

so just incase mom says no to going and getting a crochet hook, does anyone know how I could go apon knitting one?

and if she does say okay, what size hook should I use? and does anyone have instructions in english? that wont confuse a total n00b like me?  

[Chaotic_Mind]

I want English knitting instructions too!!!  

[Catcheen]

Psycho Butterfly

okay.. so I found this gallery
http://www.flickr.com/photos/amigurumikingdom/

and I want to make one.. sept the only pattern I found was A) in Japanese B) OH so confuseing and C) its crochet

D: I don't crochet and my mom probably wont take me to michaels to pick up a hook (though we are pretty dang close by to michaels when we go to petco so I can pick up a cuttlebone for my chinchillas...)

so just incase mom says no to going and getting a crochet hook, does anyone know how I could go apon knitting one?

and if she does say okay, what size hook should I use? and does anyone have instructions in english? that wont confuse a total n00b like me?

I only know of crocheted. The knit ones I've seen are adaptations of crochet patterns and don't have patterns of their own. Most people freehand these things, and that's why a lot of patterns don't get written for them. Most of the patterns that are written tend to cost money.

Here's some sites I found though.
http://www.roxycraft.com/
http://amigurumi-along.blogspot.com/
http://www.crochetme.com/amigurumi-dude

And whatever pattern you find should tell you what size hook you'll need.

Hope this helps.  

[Peprika]

omg those are so cute and tasty looking!!! I have gotta learn how to make some, hopefully my siblings won't eat 'em LOL The raspberrehs are my favorite

Can't knitt to save my life so, sorry I can't help you there.  

[kochi~mochi]

I crochet mine... I normally use Caron Simply Soft (a standard worsted weight) and a H hook...

If you can figure out how to knit a ball, then you should be able to knitt an anigurumi... an elongated ball makes a body, a normal ball makes a head, thinner elongated balls make arms and legs.... I dunno how hard it is though, since i crochet mine. sweatdrop  

[Beboots]

I would highly reccomend crocheting them (a friend of mine is really into making them, and has tried to knit them without success). Besides, once one learns how to crochet in circles, it would probably be way easier than knitting them.

Do you have a link to the japanese intructions? I'm taking japanese classes right now, so I can READ and pronounce what's written, but not neccessarily understand it.... BUT I have a little chart of knitting terms in different languages (travel edition of a knitting magazine), including japanese, and I could perhaps take a stab at translating them for you? (It would be fun to try 3nodding )  

[dysfunctionaldoll004]

Can you make up your own patterns? I don't knit (yet), I crochet. One of my best friend's does knit and she makes up her own patterns for everything she knits. if you can knit in the round (using small double ended needles, not the kind with the cord) those should be too hard. Start with a couple stitches on each needle, increase a few stitches every time you make a round until you're happy with the size, then only increase like one or two on every round for a bit then decrease one or two every round for a bit and then decrease a few every round (the same amount you increasee before) until it is back to a couple stitches on each needle then close it up. I hope that makes sense. If you need any help you can always try http://www.craftster.org there are lots of nice crafters there willing to help out and you might even be able to find a pattern similar to what you are looking for.  

[Psycho Butterfly]

Beboots

I would highly reccomend crocheting them (a friend of mine is really into making them, and has tried to knit them without success). Besides, once one learns how to crochet in circles, it would probably be way easier than knitting them.

Do you have a link to the japanese intructions? I'm taking japanese classes right now, so I can READ and pronounce what's written, but not neccessarily understand it.... BUT I have a little chart of knitting terms in different languages (travel edition of a knitting magazine), including japanese, and I could perhaps take a stab at translating them for you? (It would be fun to try 3nodding )

here are the japanese patterns..

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y107/Swifteh/pattern_001-1.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y107/Swifteh/pattern_002-1.jpg  

[Yugure no Tasogare]

that's crocheting patterns from Clover. I know how to read 'em no problem. The sheet is directions for body, arm, leg, and head on the first page, counter clockwise. the X is a symbol for single crochet, the X/ ish one means to do 2 single crochets in that stitch, and the /X means to decrease by 1 single crochet. the little dot and loop is slipstitch and chain ^^  

[Sugar Bandit]

I have never actually knew/seen an amigurumi that was knitted - I crochet all of mine.
In case, however, you do in fact get a hook, here's a link to a pattern similar to the one you have found:
http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=46825
Instead of making the ears, you could very well just plop them into cupcake cups. (By the way, you'll need to know a few crocheting tactics to get through this pattern.)  

[Moshingyogi]

http://www.lionbrand.com/cgi-bin/patternFinder.fcgi

these are crochet patterns in English. They've got a whole bunch of everything, and the biggest stock pile of free patterns on the internet I can find of amigurumi.

A crochet hook is a whole $2, it's no big thing. You can get them at some of the big super supermarkets that carry yarn and crafty stuff like Wal-mart or Meijers. So that way, you just follow your mom grocery shopping one day...

I knit and crochet. And for small projects like amigurumi crochet is king. You'd have to have about 4 double end knitting needles in like a size 2 (or something riddiculously small like that). A friend of mine knitted a manatee. At one point she had about 9 double ended needles in it. Vewy vewy complicated. Go for crochet, I'm sure you'll love it!  

[Pandemasu]

Well i dont know patterns for knitting them. But I do know crochet and sewing ones exist.
The sewing one I have is called "Softies by Terese Laskey"

I bought it in a JoAnne's Fabric store

There are SUPER cute things in it

As for the Amigurumi crochet, I bought books about it from Borders. They're actually really detailed about what you need to do [I'm a beginner with Crochet so I'm learning as I go"
For the Amigurumi crochet needle size, it actually varies.

Some are plain out G/6 [4mm] some requite both G/6 AND E/4 [3.5 mm]
Some requite F/5 [3/75mm]
But for MOST of the book "Amigurumi World by Ana Paila Rimoli" the general hook size needed is G/6

For "Mr. Funky's Super Crochet Wonderful by Narumi Ogawa" the general sizes areF/5 and D/3

For "Amurugumi Animals by Annie Abaachan" the General size is E/4.

Borders has tons of Amigurumi books and JoAnne's fabrics has some [I dont know if Michael's do. But there are also only tutorials on chrocheting if you're willing to learn [if you dont know how]. There are also free patterns online.

If you ever want me to try to scan or type out some of the patterns I have, I'll be more than happy to [they're all on english]

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http://stitch.hellooperator.net/free-patterns/bender-bending-rodriguez-amigurumi-pattern/ <-- Lol! A Bender Amigurumi!

 

[claviclebone]

I must make some! All I need are some eyes, and muffin paper thingies!  

[bookaholic]

Pandemonium Panda

Well i dont know patterns for knitting them. But I do know crochet and sewing ones exist.
The sewing one I have is called "Softies by Terese Laskey"

I bought it in a JoAnne's Fabric store

There are SUPER cute things in it

As for the Amigurumi crochet, I bought books about it from Borders. They're actually really detailed about what you need to do [I'm a beginner with Crochet so I'm learning as I go"
For the Amigurumi crochet needle size, it actually varies.

Some are plain out G/6 [4mm] some requite both G/6 AND E/4 [3.5 mm]
Some requite F/5 [3/75mm]
But for MOST of the book "Amigurumi World by Ana Paila Rimoli" the general hook size needed is G/6

For "Mr. Funky's Super Crochet Wonderful by Narumi Ogawa" the general sizes areF/5 and D/3

For "Amurugumi Animals by Annie Abaachan" the General size is E/4.

Borders has tons of Amigurumi books and JoAnne's fabrics has some [I dont know if Michael's do. But there are also only tutorials on chrocheting if you're willing to learn [if you dont know how]. There are also free patterns online.

If you ever want me to try to scan or type out some of the patterns I have, I'll be more than happy to [they're all on english]

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http://stitch.hellooperator.net/free-patterns/bender-bending-rodriguez-amigurumi-pattern/ <-- Lol! A Bender Amigurumi!

heart heart heart heart heart I LOVE YOU!!! That is the most awesome pattern ever!!  

[Bunnybam]

aww those seem soo cute! ^^ I definitely want to try and crochet some... but, (and excuse my noobness) do you stuff them? I mean I'm assuming you do... does the stuffing ever come out the holes, do you have line them or are the holes small enough that is doesn't matter?