Crochet: Create and Customize Your Amigurumi
A course by Príncipe del CrochetCrocheter and Character Designer
A course by Príncipe del Crochet, Crocheter and Character Designer
Learn to crochet amigurumi using chain stitches to customize your characters with personal flare
Want to learn how to crochet original characters or recreate ones from your favorite stories and films? Discover the wonderful art of amigurumi alongside Marcelo Javier Cortés, better known as El Príncipe del Crochet. All you need is a hook and some yarn to bring your imagination to life.
Under his expert guidance, learn how to create any amigurumi doll you can dream up using basic techniques and materials, adjusting proportions and shapes to customize each one. Bring out the best of your creative side and explore a colorful, texture-rich universe where all crochet creations are possible.
If you’re new to the world of crochet and amigurumi, or you just need a refresh, master the basics with El Príncipe del Crochet’s introduction course Amigurumi Design and Creation.
What do you get from this course?
Learn the best techniques to crochet amigurumi from scratch.
Design characters and make your own patterns.
Discover how to customize your amigurumi.
Find the crochet style that best defines you.
What will you learn in this online course?
21 lessons & 23 downloads
Materials
14 minutes, 58 seconds
Ways to start an amigurumi 1
8 minutes, 46 seconds
Ways to start an amigurumi 2
12 minutes, 54 seconds
Increases, decreases, planes and diagonals 1
11 minutes, 50 seconds
Increases, decreases, planes and diagonals 2
9 minutes, 45 seconds
It's All About Size: Craft Yarn Council
15 minutes, 3 seconds
What's included in this course?
"When I first started crocheting, I ran into a lot of setbacks, so I would have loved to have had someone there to teach me about yarns, strand thickness, and hooks, as well as how all these things affect the finished product."
El Príncipe del Crochet teaches you the ins and outs of creating your own amigurumi, starting with how to select and work with the most suitable materials based on your project. Learn to transform your ideas into designs on paper, as well as how to calculate measurements and proportions to crochet perfect pieces every time.
Then, find out how to enrich your designs by incorporating multiple colors using the colorwork technique. Master increases and decreases to easily crochet amigurumi in any size. Finally, focus on personality, the key to bringing your creations to life. Learn top tricks for giving your amigurumi a unique look and expressive features that speak volumes.
What is this course's project?
Crochet three different amigurumi from the same base shape applying the techniques learned throughout the course, which you can then use for any of your future projects.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Crochet lovers interested in learning how to create amigurumi, from beginners who want to discover new techniques to professionals looking to master their craft.
Requirements and materials
Crochet hooks, preferably in multiple sizes.
Fine yarn.
Sewing thread.
Synthetic cotton.
Stitch markers.
Embroidery scissors.
Yarn and sewing needles.
Safety eyes.
A powder blush if you'd like to add an extra touch of character.
Reviews
- 5 months ago
Me esta gustando el curso, aun no lo termino voy lento pero seguro.
- 7 months ago
Lo acabo de comprar, desde un principio se ve bueno, ni bien lo termine hare otra valoración respecto a este curso de iniciación 🐸
- 8 months ago
Adore el curso, yo hace poco comencé en el mundo del crochet con los amigurumis y ahora puedo dar rienda suelta a mi imaginación
- 8 months ago
Ho trovato utilissimo questo corso! Ho compreso alcune cose essenziali per creare anche in autonomia amigurumi, e trovo molto simpatici gli amigurumi proposti, sono molto piaciuti ai miei bambini
- 8 months ago
Me gustaron mucho sus explicaciones y que tuviera en cuenta a las personas que son principiantes. Yo ya he hecho varios amigurumis y acá aprendí sobre todo lo de los aumentos y disminuciones.
A true artist at heart, he's deeply passionate about reading, writing, and crochet, combining all three in his work: he creates characters inspired by his poems and vice versa. As an expert in amigurumi design with an insatiable curiosity, he's constantly searching for new ways to customize his creations and give them an original and distinctive look.
Content
- U1
Introduction
- About Me
- Influences
- U2
The first is the first!
- Materials
- Ways to start an amigurumi 1
- Ways to start an amigurumi 2
- Increases, decreases, planes and diagonals 1
- Increases, decreases, planes and diagonals 2
- It's All About Size: Craft Yarn Council
- U3
Start the project
- Deconstruct the design
- Base figure 1
- Base figure 2
- Color work 1
- Colorwork 2
- The tail of the seal
- Paws, hands and eyes 1
- Paws, hands and eyes 2
- Snouts, tails and fins
- U4
Everything is attitude
- The Assemblage 1
- The Assemblage 2
- Customization 1
- Customization 2
- FP
Final project
- Crochet: Create and Customize Your Amigurumi
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FAQs
You’ll master advanced crochet and knitting techniques, material selection, pattern reading, detailing, and piece assembly to design and personalize unique amigurumis.
The course is intermediate level, perfect for those who already know basic crochet and want to refine their skills and explore amigurumi design.
You’ll need yarns of various thicknesses, crochet hooks, a yarn needle, stitch markers, safety eyes, stuffing fiber, and pins. Scissors and embroidery supplies are also handy for adding details.
Consider the yarn’s thickness, type (natural or synthetic), and refer to the Craft Yarn Council’s guidelines. Pick a hook size that matches the yarn to get the texture and size you want.
The course covers magic rings, increases, invisible decreases, color changes, embroidery for details, piece assembly, and techniques for creating 3D structures.
Yes, you’ll learn how to plan, sketch, modify base patterns, and create custom shapes with unique details.
You’ll discover how to evenly stuff your pieces to hold their shape and join parts using sewing and fastening techniques for neat, stable figures.