Amigurumis: Design and Create 2D Characters

A course by Virreinata , Artist and 2D Amigurumi Designer

Artist and 2D Amigurumi Designer. Vicente López, Argentina.
Joined February 2019

Start creating 2D amigurumis and discover how to bring characters, and their charming personalities, to life

100% positive reviews (111)
1,921 students
Audio: Spanish
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Start creating 2D amigurumis and discover how to bring characters, and their charming personalities, to life

Want to know what happens when you combine simple materials, a crochet hook, and tons of imagination? Join Nati Dorado, better known as Virreinata, and find out! She specializes in the technique of crocheting 2D amigurumis, a two-dimensional, flat variation of the traditional Japanese amigurumi, using a chain stitch at the base rather than a magic ring.

In this course, learn the technique for creating 2D amigurumis with charming personalities. Discover your teacher's creative process, including color selection, the considerations involved in the first sketch, and transferring your design to a guide diagram. Try your hand at various types of stitches to assemble the different pieces, fill the doll, and add the finishing touches to your creation.

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What will you learn in this online course?

18 lessons & 26 downloads

What is 2D amigurumi?
8 minutes, 30 seconds
Materials
11 minutes, 4 seconds
Creative process and design
8 minutes, 21 seconds
Basic stitches: head 1
14 minutes, 40 seconds
  • 100% positive reviews (111)
  • 1,921 students
  • 18 lessons (3h 46m)
  • 26 additional resources (15 files)
  • Online and at your own pace
  • Available on the app
  • Audio: Spanish
  • Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
  • Level: Beginner
  • Unlimited access forever

What is this course's project?

Create a 2D amigurumi. Your teacher makes a hippopotamus with an embroidered pool float and a birthday hat.

Projects by course students

Who is this online course for?

Anyone adventurous and curious who loves having fun with new ideas and challenges.

Requirements and materials

To take this course, previous knowledge of amigurumi and crochet is recommended.

As for materials, you need yarn, needles, a crochet hook, stitch markers, fleece, beads, and some other objects you can find around the house.


Reviews

1,921 Students
111 Reviews
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Virreinata

A course by Virreinata

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Artist and 2D Amigurumi Designer

Nati Dorado is an artist, crochet designer, and creator of the concept and technique for making 2D amigurumis through her brand, Virreinata. She taught herself to crochet, and eventually this passion is what led her to build her brand. She feels that the world is full of adventures, feelings, shapes, and colors that take on a life of their own in her 2D amigurumis.

Throughout her career she has worked for organizations like The Sewing Box, and has led workshops at the Handmade Festival in Barcelona and Handmade Argentina, among others.


Content

  • U1

    Introduction

    • About Me
    • Influences
  • U2

    Before starting

    • What is 2D amigurumi?
    • Materials
    • Creative process and design
    • From design to graphic amigurumi 2D 1
    • From design to graphic amigurumi 2D 2
  • U3

    The practice

    • Basic stitches: head 1
    • Basic stitches: the head 2
    • Basic stitches: the body and the legs
    • Stuffing and stitching 1
    • Stuffing and stitching 2
    • Beaded eyes
  • U4

    Adding details

    • Embroidered details: nose, teeth and ears
    • Embroidered details: the float
    • The “doormat effect” hat and knit 1
    • The hat and knit "doormat effect" 2
    • Different uses and their care
  • FP

    Final project

    • Amigurumis: Design and Create 2D Characters

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Amigurumis: Design and Create 2D Characters. Craft course by Virreinata

Amigurumis: Design and Create 2D Characters

A course by Virreinata
Artist and 2D Amigurumi Designer. Vicente López, Argentina.
Joined February 2019
  • 100% positive reviews (111)
  • 1,921 students