So I’ve been looking at different yarns to try for my amigurumi projects
I’m going for the milk cotton yarn, and thin chenille soft yarn (the velvety stuff).
I’ll see how it compares to the 100% cotton I typically use
I’m curious:
What’s your yarn preference for amigurumi?
Do you like to do chunky, regular, or teeny tiny plushies?
I like to do regular plushies, and I use acrylic or plush 
i normally make regular sized plushies and use either bernat baby blanket or premier parfait chunky, although i will occasionally use red heart super saver
I like chunky plushies! Especially if you take a small pattern with really big yarn to make something huge with a little amount of yarn!
I also like to use 100% cotton yarn, because it won’t shed any microplastics unlike synthetic yarns. My preference is DK thickness, and I make regular sized plushies.
That’s true! Definitely a plus in favoring cotton.
Yay! Chunky yarn! It runs out quick, if you’re not careful
Ooh, very soft!
And I think Red Heart’s a good one! Especially in a pinch.
Those work very well for the regular size!
And also make very cute plushies
I like regular sized plushies, and I prefer plush yarn for amigurumi. I 100% recommend loops and threads sweet snuggles lite yarn, it’s so soft and cuddly, all my customers always compliments the soft yarn.
I’ve seen it before!
It looks absolutely lovely. I would love to try it sometime. Especially the blossom pattern ones!
Acrylic yarn is best! More definition, quick to work with, much more color variety, no shedding, and it won’t hurt your hands. Cotton always seems to give me a blister and I think I am to tough on chenille, even though the texture is nice and it is my second favorite yarn. I use Michael’s brand loops and threads or impeccable yarn because it is decent quality and much cheaper than red heart, and I think red heart sucks. It is super tough and hurts my hands like cotton.
The blisters are real!
There are some really good brands of acrylic nowadays, like the ones you mentioned, for sure.
I would’ve actually would’ve made my whole first sweater from acrylic yarn had I not failed at it so abysmally
That’s actually part of the reason why I want to try that milk cotton mix- it’s supposed to be much softer and smoother, but still sturdy.
I’ve been like obsessed with Big Twist Posh lately. It’s bulky, soft, and sturdy. Great stitch definition. I usually use a 4mm hook with it for amigurumi, sometimes 4.25 if I don’t need my stitches as tight. I used a 6.5mm hook to make a hat with it once (so far), and that came out cool too.
Example of how it looks worked up when I use a 4mm hook:
I like a good skien of soft but sturdy yarn!
Look how cute
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I love mushrooms, and this one’s adorable!
4mm is one of my favorite sizes of hook to work with. A bit easier on my crochet arm than the smaller sizes, I think.
I’m guessing it must’ve worked up the hat pretty quickly!
Depends. I really like small thin cotton, thread/lace size with 1.25mm hook. Its great for working on my commute. It frogs nicely too and no blisters like bigger cotton. I really like plush yarn because its so soft but its expensive here and i never have enough to finish a project. Its my daughter’s favourite I think though. I like dk acrylic because its cheap and its easy to just accumulate so many colours.
Ooh! I love the all the beautiful detail that can be added with lacy yarn!
Being able to frog easily is always a plus!
And that plushie stuff is pretty pricey! That’s the thing about it. Runs out so fast…
But it’s so snuggly!
The more color options, the better, I say!
