Crocheting Amigurumi Monkeys for Beginners

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Usually the legs, arms, tail, and eyes are sewn on after the complete body is finished. Therefore, basic knowledge of sewing is helpful. You can of course crochet individual fingers and toes, as well as different accessories such as drums, bananas, bows and the like and then sew them on as well.

Materials for an Amigurumi Monkey - Suitable Crochet Hooks for Amigurumis

The size of your crochet hooks is critical. It should always match the yarn - thick needles mean larger stitches, thin needles result in smaller ones. It's best to test in advance which needle fits your desired stitch size.

Please also pay attention to the point of your needle, it should be as smooth as possible and in no case have barbs in the material (unfortunately a small shortcoming of plastic needles).

For your monkey we recommend a crochet hook of size 2.0 to 3.5 mm. It is important that your needle is thin and sturdy. For beginners, crochet hooks made of metal or plastic are recommended.

You should also make sure that the needle is not too heavy, otherwise it can cause cramps when concentrating.

Wool and Yarn for Amigurumi

Theoretically, you can use any yarn, pure cotton yarn is best suited. Often a run length of 125 m and 50 g is used. When choosing yarn, you should also make sure that the wool is smooth, shiny, and very thin.

This is where quality from a qualified professional pays off. The yarn is much easier to work with and does not unravel during crocheting. This will also make your work last longer and be of higher quality. The choice of color is absolutely up to you, let your imagination run wild.

Filling the Amigurumi

Once you're done with all the pieces, stuffing is on the schedule. The choice of filling material will determine the shape and texture of the finished work. For filling your monkey, you should use filler cotton or fluffy cotton wool for more stability and longer durability. The filler cotton wool is available in different colors and therefore almost invisible. The cotton wool is more suitable for smaller Amigurumis. Yarn scraps can also be used as filling material, but your monkey might lose its shape over time, or these scraps might become visible later.

You should definitely think about the choice of your stuffing tool. There are proper darning tools, with which you can work in a more delicate and precise way. For starters, you can also use the back of a pen.

More Accessories for Amigurumi

You also need a pair of scissors or a knife for removing threads.

You need a blunt needle for sewing, if you use beads as eyes, you also need a pointed needle.

Safety eyes for gluing on are popular, as well. You can also decorate your monkey with other accessories:

• Face: beads, buttons, plastic eyes, sequins, embroidery thread
• Body: felt, leather, fabric, and any scraps you have left over
• Fur: fur, fleece ribbon, plush, wool scraps
• Decoration: drums, top hats, bananas, bows, collars, small pieces of clothing

Here, too, there are no limits to your imagination. Feel free to let off steam.

Crocheting an Amigurumi Monkey as a Gift

If you have successfully completed your amigurumi monkey, then it is perfect as a gift. Every child would be happy about it and also many adults. Bring joy to a nice person for their first day of school, give your amigurumi monkey as a gift for a birth or simply bring it as a small surprise during the next visit to relatives. You can also make yourself a nice gift, which decorates your own four walls in the future as a decoration on shelves or as a cuddly toy on the couch. Just browse through our selection of patterns for amigurumi monkeys and find your perfect needlework project!

Can I sell My Own Crochet Patterns on Crazypatterns, as well?

Not only can you find a wide variety of designs here, but you can also offer your own patterns to other members for sale. All you have to do is visit our large marketplace. Before you do that, you should create a free account so that you have regular access to our marketplace like thousands of other users. Now you can upload your crochet patterns to our portal. Each tutorial can be designed individually and creatively, just remember that each step should be described in as much detail as possible, preferably with pictures. Other users can rate your uploaded tutorials, which means that many good reviews will increase your sales.

Uploaded crochet patterns will be reviewed by us before final publication and will be available to all users afterwards.

Of course, the upload is completely free for you. We take care of the complete purchase process with the interested parties for you, you will receive 70 percent of the sales price minus VAT, which will be credited to you automatically. You can choose from collective payments and direct payments, also we can support you with reporting, so you don't have to write invoices yourself.

Crochet Patterns for Left- and Right-Handed

As in many areas of daily life, most crochet patterns are designed for right-handers. Meanwhile, more and more often, tutorials are also modified specifically for left-handers. In the past, left-handers were made fun of, but nowadays society is more open and tolerant.

You don't need different needles for left-handers, only some steps are mirror-inverted for you.

Feel free to support our community with crochet patterns for lefties. We are looking forward to your support.

Learning to Crochet

You would like to start crocheting and would like to get more information first? Nothing easier than that, visit our crochet lexicon. After you have familiarized yourself with the basic terms, we recommend that you start with the easier patterns for beginners. There you will find the basic techniques explained in detail and you can finish your first work with lots of support and help. Our users in our forum will also be happy to help you if you get stuck at any point.

Help for Crochet Beginners

We have chosen a few different ways to teach our users how to crochet. You alone decide with the help that you will reach your goal with. Many have already made their first contact with crocheting during their school years in study groups or elective courses. All you need is the special needle, also called a crochet hook because of the hook at the tip, and a yarn of your choice. For starters, we recommend wool yarn. Now nothing stands in the way of your new hobby.

Video Tutorials for Crochet Beginners

You can also find us on YouTube. There you will find many videos in which the crochet techniques are shown and explained. This way you can make your favorite designs step-by-step.

Crazypatterns Support

Our constantly growing community supports each other at any time in our own forum. Registration and use are of course free of charge. You simply choose your preferred username, enter a valid email address and a password of your choice. Then you can start directly and ask and answer questions.

Free Crochet Patterns

Especially at the beginning you want to try something first, before you invest money directly. Our free crochet patterns are perfect for this. Here you will find many different projects and can first test whether crocheting is right for you.