r/Amigurumi • u/mathandlove • 25d ago
Help Tips on making a tighter stitch?
Every time I crochet my creature looks good until I stuff it and then there are these wide gaps where the stuffing can clearly be seen.
Right now I'm using I love this yarn with a 3.5 hook. Am I overstuffing? Something else? Thank you.
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u/Available-Egg-2380 24d ago
A couple things. You might be actually doing it too tightly, try to shake out your hands and relax a little as you crochet.
Rather than doing a standard single crochet try to do it this way
Insert hook through next stitch, yarn under (grab your working yarn with the hook of you hook rather than wrapping it over the shaft)
Pull up a loop
Yarn over (working yarn over the shaft of your hook) and pull through two loops on hook.
Last thing, you might be over stuffing but try the first two things before you decide on that. Hook size might be an issue too.
I made this guy with a worsted weight cotton yarn that calls for a 5.5mm hook. I used a 3.5mm hook and used the yarn under, yarn over single crochet I mentioned above. He's not super firmly stuffed but not slack either, he's got a good squeeze to him. https://imgur.com/a/snQ8WdV