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this is the format i first encountered amigurumi patterns in, and i find it much easier to follow than directions written out long hand. the chart gives the total number of stitches (all sc) in each row. to make life easier... See more » this is the format i first encountered amigurumi patterns in, and i find it much easier to follow than directions written out long hand. the chart gives the total number of stitches (all sc) in each row. to make life easier increases and decreases are usually made in multiples of 6, distributed equally around the row. you will find that as you work this creates an easily memorised pattern. e.g. the legs work up as follows: (inc1= increase by 1 - work 2 sc into the top of one sc of the previous round) row 1: 6 sc into ring (6 sc total) row 2: inc1 all around (12 sc) row 3: 1 sc, inc1 around (18 sc) row 4: 2 sc, inc1 around (24 sc) row 5: 3 sc, inc1 around (30 sc) etc… you can calculate how many stitches between the increases by dividing the previous and upcoming row totals by the difference between them (the number of increases in the next round). e.g. 36 sitches up to 42 is an increase of 6. 36/6=6, 42/6=7. which means you want to turn every 6 stitches of the previous round into 7 in the next. you would make 5 stitches between increases (as the increase turns that 6th stitch into stitches 6 and 7). i’ve probably made this sound terribly confusing but it makes perfect sense to me decreases are usually worked in the same pattern. if the increase/decrease is less than 6, spread the increases/decreases evenly around the row (using the calculation above). in this case i like to alternate where i place the increases/decreases every other row e.g. legs row 12: sc around (36) row 13: 10 sc, dec1 around (33) row 14: 5 sc, dec1, 9 sc, dec1, 9 sc, dec1, 4 sc (30) row 15: 8 sc, dec1 around (27) i feel it makes for a rounder finish if the increases/decreases aren’t all stacked above each other but it isn’t essential. tip: i find a handy way to keep track of the increases/decreases is to count to myself in 2 different languages, using a foreign language for the increases. e.g. one, two, three, un, deux, one, two, three, un, deux etc. then if i get interrupted i know exactly where i was. i find this comes in particularly handy if you’re working greater than inc1 increases. if i stopped at quattre i know i’m 4 stitches into an increase. cunning, no? leave a long tail at the end of each piece as you will use these to sew everything together. See less »

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