Help For Beginners...

[theknittycat]

I just came across this marvelous series of basic, how to crochet amigurumi, tutorials!  There are short videos for each step of the way, and you can start at the very beginning (how to hold the hook!) or at the point where you need some help.

How to Crochet Amigurumi by Coopersita/Alicia/HookandNeedles

examples of Alicia's work (these are not in the tutorials):






Part 1 - basic crochet techniques needed to make amigurumi
http://www.hookandneedles.com/2008/03/22/amigurumi-tutorial-1/

Part 2 - he most common types of amigurumi patterns, and how to read them
http://www.hookandneedles.com/2008/03/31/amigurumi-tutorial-2/

Part 3 - additional techniques often used when making amigurumi
http://www.hookandneedles.com/2008/04/10/amigurumi-tutorial-3/