Examples
See what you can make.
Six ready-made creatures, each a complete validated pattern. Open one to follow it, or load it into the Creature Builder and make it your own.
Building blocks
Ten building blocks for amigurumi.
Each is a deterministic shape you can resize and combine into custom parts. A few share the same underlying stitch math — we say so plainly — but every one is shaped and used differently.
Round forms
Balls, eggs and domes — the bodies and heads.
Beginner
Sphere
A round ball worked from a magic ring out to its middle, then mirrored closed. The building block for anything round.
Good for
- Heads
- Eyes
- Balls
- Berries
Beginner
Oval / ellipsoid
A stretched sphere — round ends with a longer body between them. Ideal for anything egg-shaped or chubby.
Good for
- Bodies
- Heads
- Snouts
- Muzzles
Beginner
Hemisphere / dome
A domed half-sphere left open at the base. Sits like a cap, a shell, or a rounded top.
Good for
- Heads
- Caps
- Shells
- Rounded tops
Intermediate
Egg / teardrop
A rounded base that narrows to a softer point — an asymmetric, organic drop shape.
Good for
- Bodies
- Noses
- Drops
- Buds
Beginner
Flattened ball
The ball's reliable stitch math, kept low and wide so it sits on a flat base — a cushion or a cheek rather than a marble.
Good for
- Cheeks
- Cushions
- Paws
- Macarons
Tubes & cones
Straight, tapered and pointed — the limbs and horns.
Beginner
Cylinder
A flat round base and straight sides — left open like a tube or closed at the top.
Good for
- Arms
- Legs
- Tubes
- Pots
Intermediate
Cone
Worked tip-first and widened evenly out to an open base. The go-to for anything pointed.
Good for
- Hats
- Horns
- Beaks
- Tails
Intermediate
Capsule / rounded tube
A straight tube capped by a rounded dome at each end — the most limb-like shape, smooth and even.
Good for
- Limbs
- Arms
- Legs
- Soft tubes
Intermediate
Tapered cylinder
A cone-like tube running from one diameter to another. Closed at the wide base, open at the narrow end.
Good for
- Arms
- Legs
- Tails
- Necks
Flat pieces
Discs that lie flat — the bases and patches.
Beginner
Flat circle / disc
Just the increase half of a ball — a flat disc that stays flat. The simplest shape, and a base for everything else.
Good for
- Bases
- Patches
- Eyes
- Coasters
Intermediate
Flat teardrop
A flat leaf/paddle worked back-and-forth in rows — widening to the middle, then tapering to a soft point. The flat building block for wings, flippers, fins and ears.
Good for
- Wings
- Flippers
- Fins
- Ears