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Let’s brush up on our skills and help each other with some easy tips we can all learn from! :yarn:

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My tip for amigurumi; Make sure you flip your work inside out! You can prefer one side or the other but when flipping, it holds a circle shape a bit better and makes your stitches pop more! :confetti_ball:

ribbit ribbit

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Learn the invisible decrease! I’m never going back to the regular one! My projects look so much better!

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Complete agree with and 2nd that except over color changing bobble stitches then stick to the regular decreases

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When using worsted or sports weight maybe don’t use a hook size bigger than 3.5mm because if you invdec your stiches will be really big. (If your making an amigurumi)

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When changing colors use two loops from the previous st, instead of the pull through loop in the same color, use your color change color

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It’s okay to mess up, Practice make perfect! :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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Use yarn under for amigurumi! Yeah it’ll be annoying, but worth it!

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defo use a slightly smaller hook for neater stitches if u have one!! :heart: also manage your tension!! u don’t want to struggle to pull through loops but u don’t want your hook to be slipping through holes! :grin::sparkling_heart:

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Crochet into the back bump of a chain.

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keep a very close eye on your needles and stitch markers

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Do not overstuff!

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Don’t use stuffing, full instead with yarn scaps of the the same or similar colours! It will help make the plush firmer

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Use smaller hooks for acrylic yarn and larger hooks for plush yarn! :grin::sparkles::jellyfish:

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NEVER FORGET TO PUT THE STITCH MARKER IN!!! And read through the pattern first so you know what you’re getting yourself into! :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

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When changing colors, always slip stitch into the next stitch. If you do not it could make you project look messy, or it could tear apart. Also…. never buy too much yarn…. :sweat_smile: :zany_face: :wink:

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if your super close to finishing a wip just finish dont put it on hold :)

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if you want to figure out the different ways to do yarn over/yarn under stitches, watch this video:

since watching it, i’ve been doing yu/yo stitches to create the x look, which is my favorite ^^

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If you drop a stitch while knitting using a crochet hook can help fix/put it back on your needle

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Use the invisible dec for amigurumi!

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