Prevent Wobbly Amigurumi Heads · 4 WAYS! · Easy Beginner Tips for Crochet Dolls & Stuffed Animals
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- Опубліковано 27 лют 2021
- Does your crochet doll's head tilt or wobble because the head seems too big and heavy for the neck? There's a quick and easy fix! In this amigurumi lesson, I share with you four different solutions to keep your doll's head and neck straight and aligned!
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* Hana the Hanbok Doll: www.sweetsofties.com/2018/02/...
* Willow the Woodland Doll: sweetsofties.com/2020/09/willow.html
* Crochet Ragdoll: [pattern to come!]
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Loved the crochet tube idea! I have 2 other choices for bigger dolls. You can use a glue gun stick or you can use a piece of plastic cut out of a soda or water bottle. Choose an area of the bottle that is flat and cut a rectangle which is then rolled tightly and inserted in the neck opening. The plastic tube is really strong and it adjusts perfectly to the width of the neck. If necessary, you can fill the tube with more stuffing fiber. 😊
That's so awesome, thanks for sharing your method! I love how it can be adjusted...that's a really great feature!
Thank you! I have a very large ragdoll of sentimental value, with a floppy neck that I need to fix, and I think a 20 oz Coke bottle might work great for this, just using the entire uncut bottle. (the doll is about the size of a 10 year old child)
@@app103 Wow! That must be an amazing doll! I would also fill up that bottle tube with yarn scraps to give it some support. It also might be good to thread some strong string through the upper part and tie it to the top of the dolls head so it won't move out of the neck. Hope it works nice for you! 😊
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Loved all of your ideas. I’ve made 3 dolls ruined by wobbly necks. Thank you bunches!
Thanks so much, I'm glad these are helpful! It's so frustrating to deal with wobbly necks! I've had a fair share of wobby-neck dolls too until I finally figured out how to fix that issue!
These are great methods for keeping a crochet doll's head upright.
The dolls are very pretty looking as well.
Glad you liked my methods!! :) Thanks for the kind comment!
I do a neck stub. If I'm doing the doll body from the bottom up, I elongate the neck by about 5 or 6 rounds and then finish off. This looks quite silly. I then do the head top down and I stop at the neck edge and finish off, then stuff. I stick the head on the neck (squish it down to the proper place) and either: string them together, which makes the head movable, or sew them together. This gives good definition between head and neck (no chin slope) and is suitable for a child.
Thanks for sharing your method! I love learning what others do too. Would love to try it sometime!
Cool idea with a head that is turnable.
Thank you for this information. Very helpful.
Very glad it was helpful! :D
I really like how your dolls turned out.
You're so kind, thank you!!
Thank you....Thank you....Thank you! I'm gonna try your methods on my dolls, animals like giraffes, etc.
Glad this is helpful, and I know it'll be a clever idea to use it on giraffe amigurumis, especially!
I've been taping 2 or 3 cotton ear buds and using that, it's semi effective (better than when I used nothing at all!) and I find it tricky to stuff around the neck before attaching the head, so I will definitely be taking some of these tips. Thank you! :)
It's fun to know which other methods other crocheters are using, so thanks for sharing! :) I'm glad you enjoyed my tip video too, hopefully you'll like them and use it as a future go-to method!
Excellent tips, thank you xx😘
You are so welcome! Glad it was helpful!
Thank you very much for a wonderful tutorial 🌟🇦🇺
Glad you liked it! :)
Good advice, thank you!
Glad it was helpful! :)
thank you so much that was so helpful 😃
Glad it helped!! :)
Thank You!
Absolutely!!
Very good idea thanks
Thank you!!
I made some TPU neck supports with a 3D printer for my wife that were inspired by this. Thanks!
Wow, that is really awesome! So nifty with a 3D printer!
thaaaaaanks it really helped
Glad to hear! :)
Thank u for this video! I'm making a huge stuffed animal so u gave me the idea to get a pool noodle and use that as the reinforcement instead of crocheting the cylinder (yes the neck really is that wide lol)
Oh wow, that's huge indeed!! That would make the giraffe's neck stand up for sure! ;)
Thx!
absolutely!!
Thank-you🧶
I love the doll body featured at the beginning of the video, is the pattern available for it somewhere?
Thanks!! I'm working on writing the pattern for it. It will be called the "Crochet Ragdoll" when it comes out. I'll share a pattern preview for it once it's out and published...so you can stay tuned and sub to my channel for notifications! :)
@@SweetSofties okay, that sounds great! Can't wait to purchase the pattern. Love your channel...
How do u atudf a cylinder coz u would have already stuff the doll till neck..or if u put cylinder 1st you cant stuff the doll ..can u elaborate about stuffing
You wouldn't stuff the cylinder because it's so small already :) You'd make the cylinder very tight (such as 4 sc around, or 5 sc around) so that it's pretty rigid on its own.
Is the crochet cylinder itself stuffed? I tried making one and it is quite wiggly and I am not sure how it will keep the neck from flopping.
Hi! I didn't stuff the crochet cylinder; if it's crocheted at such small/tight stitches (for example 4sc in MR or 6sc in MR) you won't have a gap in the cylinder and it should end up pretty dense/stiff. If your cylinder has a gap inside and is wiggly, I'd recommend stuffing it or stiffening it by crocheting with tighter stitches/smaller hook. Hope this helps!
Could you glue the steam in???
You can if this is going to be an art doll (for display)! If this is a doll that's going to be played with and put into the wash, I don't think glue will hold up well.
Where do i buy yarn to learn above doll making. I am from India
Hi! I'm not sure which brands of yarns are available in India, but I'm using medium weight 100% acrylic yarn for most of my amigurumis! My go-to brands include: Brava Worsted, Hobbii Amigo XL, Red Heart Soft, Caron Simply Soft. Hope this helps!
I'm interested as to how people steady a doll that is large and has a very wide neck?
Hi! For a doll with a very wide neck, I recommend using the crocheted insert method. Crochet a cylinder to fit inside of the doll's neck, and make sure to stuff that cylinder very firmly!
Could this work if you have wire for the arms in the doll ?
The pattern I am working uses wire for the arms and i tried to attach the head but it was too heavy and impossible to attach securely. I would appreciate any help with this issue thank you.
I also need to mention the doll will be played with I did secure the wires off so they can't move or hurt any one
It could work if you secure the neckpiece in the neck area!