Amigurumi Yarn

So I’ve been looking at different yarns to try for my amigurumi projects​:blush:

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​:thinking:

I’m curious:

:cherry_blossom:What’s your yarn preference for amigurumi?

:cherry_blossom:Do you like to do chunky, regular, or teeny tiny plushies?

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I like to do regular plushies, and I use acrylic or plush :upside_down_face:

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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

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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!:sparkles::sparkles:

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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.

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That’s true! Definitely a plus in favoring cotton.

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Yay! Chunky yarn! It runs out quick, if you’re not careful​:sweat_smile:

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Ooh, very soft!
And I think Red Heart’s a good one! Especially in a pinch.

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Those work very well for the regular size!
And also make very cute plushies​:grin:

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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.

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I’ve seen it before!
It looks absolutely lovely. I would love to try it sometime. Especially the blossom pattern ones!

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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.

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The blisters are real!:laughing:

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​:joy::sob:

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.

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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:

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I like a good skien of soft but sturdy yarn!

Look how cute​:face_holding_back_tears:🩷
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!

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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.

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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!

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