Dragons give you more room to play than almost any other amigurumi creature, since they’re entirely imaginary and can lean as fierce or as squishy-cute as you want. Here are 8 crochet dragon...

Dolls sit in their own corner of amigurumi, since building a convincing human or humanlike figure asks for a different set of proportions than a rounded animal shape does. Here are 10 crochet...

Dogs are one of the best places to start if you’re new to amigurumi, since most breeds share the same basic vocabulary: a rounded body, four short legs, two ears, and a tail....

Dinosaurs translate into amigurumi almost as well as they translate into a kid’s imagination, since each species already comes with one unmistakable signature feature built right in. Here are 8 crochet dinosaur patterns...

Chickens have a charm that comes almost entirely from their small, distinctive details, since a rounded body reads as almost any bird until you add the comb, the wattle, and that particular forward-leaning...

Charms are one of the most versatile small projects in crochet, since the same tiny design can end up clipped to a bag, dangling from a phone case, tucked into a planner, or...

Amigurumi keychains might be the most efficient gift you can crochet. They use a tiny amount of yarn, finish in well under an hour for most designs, and turn into something genuinely useful...

Few amigurumi shapes feel as instantly comforting as a bear. The rounded body, small round ears, and soft, huggable proportions make it one of the most universally loved designs in crochet, whether it’s...

Cats bring a slightly different energy to amigurumi than most other animals, since their expressions can read as sleepy, alert, or a little smug depending on how the ears and eyes are placed....