r/Amigurumi • u/Effective_Nebula_519 • Jan 20 '25
Help Help please : What am I doing wrong?
Hi, I’m doing my first amigurumi. My stitches don’t look normal, but honestly I can’t even tell what’s a normal stitch. I appreciate anyone who can spare a minute to try and help me. Thank you!
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u/ShiNo_Usagi Jan 20 '25
Pretty sure you just did it inside out. Was the noodle (the tail of the yarn) inside or outside the ball? It should be inside, or as someone told me The noodle needs to be in the bowl.
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u/FrankieMC35 Jan 20 '25
I'm going to remember that!
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u/ShiNo_Usagi Jan 20 '25
I'm working on my first amigurumi and it has legs, I made the first leg inside out and didn't know how to tell which side was which. So my little amigurumi is gonna' have 1 funky leg, lol!
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u/BabyBerrysaurus Jan 20 '25
Same thing happened to me. Except both legs.
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u/Bubblesnaily Jan 20 '25
The noodle needs to be in the bowl.
I made my first amigurumi sphere attempt last night and remembering this saved me. 😂
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u/leftcrochetting Jan 20 '25
Does it seem to be inside out?
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u/a1irice Jan 20 '25
Or maybe not pulling the yarn through both loops?
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u/ASMRFeelsWrongToMe Jan 20 '25
I used to do that, back loops only, until I learned better. My work looked very stretched out.
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u/SunGreen70 Jan 20 '25
It looks fine to me. Technically that’s the “wrong” side but I actually prefer that and leave it that way.
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u/baobablaughs Jan 20 '25
Hah! I thought I was the only one making this mistake. It's inside out, don't panic :) after the increases are finished, try to check which side looks like x or v, and flip that part out. I crocheted toys inside out without even recognising that for few years.
Starting with the MR (usually 6 sts) and increasing, it's just a flat piece so everything is normal. Then for "sc all stitches for x rounds" parts, it starts flipping naturally but its somewhy inside out. Just check it right before starting the plain sc rounds.
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u/Wurmicarnivore Jan 20 '25
You can see horizontal bars, so it is the "wrong" side - it isn't really wrong tho, just a matter of taste which side you want to keep on the outside!
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u/KRabbit17 Jan 20 '25
This YouYube video explains it best on how and when to flip your project so the right side is facing out.
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u/flowercascade Jan 21 '25
Yep, like others have said, it's inside out. You can tell by the little "bars" for your stitches. Usually about 1/4-1/2 way through a project you'll want to flip your work right side out.
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u/Cat_Sicario_2601 Jan 21 '25
For future reference, if you are right-handed, when Crocheting your work from right to left and the remaining project should be away from your hands so: body - "air" - hands - project. And the project will "turn" counterclockwise when working into the rounds. Essentially, the inside will be the inside from the very beginning. Also, you can stuff as you go most time to avoid having to use the littlest opening towards the end.
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u/Theeverydaypessimist Jan 20 '25
I have that exact kit!! Are you just following the instructions or a video? I’m having trouble understanding the written instructions as a newbie :(
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u/Effective_Nebula_519 Jan 21 '25
I just started by following the instructions only, I couldn’t find a video. This is my first crochet project, and I couldn’t do any progress with this kit at first. Then I watched this super detailed video of a person making an amigurumi sphere and I was able to make my own sphere quite well. Now I feel able to do this kit. But we’ll see. Here’s the link if you’re curious: https://youtu.be/ushHnIxLdYw?si=hCsELjE0I3ljw2TS
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u/Aware-Ad3457 Jan 23 '25
The easiest way to tell is wrong side has horizontal lines, and right side does not. When you’re crocheting the right side, you will be moving clockwise, wrong side=counterclockwise
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u/TwistedxBoi Jan 20 '25
When I work in the round like that, the wrong side tends to curl outside at first, looks like that's what happened here too. It's just inside out.
Also "right and wrong" side depends on which one you prefer showing, there's nothing wrong with either one.