Embroider eyes on crochet

Here is a tutorial about how to embroider eyes. This is how I made the eyes on the Elmo and Cookie Monster Hats, the Polar Bear Hat, and the Penguin Hat (coming soon!). Start with a long piece of yarn (at least a few feet, maybe longer) 1. Sew a five-sided star the size of the finished eye. 2-3. Weave the long tail of yarn over one star point and under the next. 4-5. Continue around until the eye looks like a circle and the star points are full. Tie the yarn in the back of the work and weave…

Hi everyone! I wanted to share today one of my favorite alternatives to plastic safety eyes when making amigurumi. And bonus, they are fast and easy! These came to be when I was searching for an 'eye' to have a crisp, delicate look. I have made some with worsted black yarn but it just didn't meet the look I was going for when the eye needed to be on a smaller scale. There are many reasons we look for an alternative to plastic safety eyes. The most popular reason being the recipient of our…

Full tutorial for making crochet eyes as an alternative to plastic safety eyes, instructions for 4 different sizes!

This video demonstrates how I embroidered cartoon eyes on my bunny snuggler pattern. To see the other video tutorials for embroidered eyes you can see them all here. You will need to start with the basic embroidered eyes video tutorial. Then you can add more to the face with this tutorial. Scroll on for written...

Emma’s Handcraft 🐻 on Instagram: "Embroider tips for making eyes on your chunky/velour amigurumi 👇🏼 I got a request of making a tutorial on embroider eyes on chenille yarn. Here’s my best tips: ✔️ Always use pins to mark where you want the eyes to be. ✔️ Always make the stitches in the same place, it makes the eye grow. Make as many stitches as you prefer until you are happy with the size. ✔️ I do 2 stitches of white on the side, otherwise it doesn’t show as much. ✔️ Make 1 white…

Cassie’s Hooked on Crochet on Instagram: "*pause to read* Here’s my long overdue eye technique request! Disclaimer- this is not a fully comprehensive tutorial, this is intended for those who already have an understanding of how to embroider eyes, this is just a specific technique that I do. If you need a more beginner friendly option, @endeemade has an incredibly detailed beginner guide on her Etsy. Once that’s mastered, this video should be pretty simple to follow. Also, this super cute…

Want to learn how to embroider sleepy eyes on amigurumi? In this video tutorial I am showing you the technique I developed myself.