How to Crochet Your Emotions Amigurumi Set from Inside Out 2

Learn how to crochet 4 characters from "Inside Out 2" of Disney with this Crochet Your Emotions step-by-step tutorial @ChubbiesbyAsh. These little Emotions amigurumi include Anxiety, Embarrassment, Envy and Ennui characters.

Each character has its own unique features that will certainly be loved by your little one. They are perfect for teaching little ones how to behave well. The tutor crochets them in chubby style making them perfect keychains and payables.

With detailed tutorials available crocheting them is easy for both beginners and experts.

This post will help you by providing the tutorials for crocheting these little characters plus the necessary information to follow along easily.

@Chubbies By Ash

Skill Level: Each amigurumi has its difficulty level. Overall, they are of intermediate level. The easiest of all will be the ennui character as it has less small details to crochet. The others are of moderate difficulty level and need some sewing and extra skills. The tutor suggests watching previous videos for specific parts, making it easy to navigate and understand each step.

Video Span: 43 minutes + 39 Minutes

The inspiration: Disney and Pixar's "Inside Out 2" returns to the mind of a newly minted teenager, Riley. The sequel introduces new emotions such as Embarrassment, Anxiety, Envy, and Ennui. This video is all about crocheting the new characters from the inside out 2. You can also watch her other tutorials for previous characters. These amigurumi dolls can be great for gifts or personal collections.

Crochet Your Emotions Amigurumi Set Tutorial

The tutorial for crocheting your emotions amigurumi will come in two details parts both can be watched below. The main focus of these tutorials will be to guide viewers step-by-step with tips. The special features include creating unique colour palettes and adding small details like tiny hands using different stitch techniques. Here are the important details about the Crochet Your Emotions project:

Focuses: Part 1 focuses on making the base body and hands for characters like Embarrassment and Anxiety, while Part 2 continues with advanced detailing like hoods, hair, and facial features.
Part 1 Key Highlights:
- Creating the Body Base: Starts with the base, working in a spiral pattern of rounds. For example, rounds 1-6 are simple, and by round 7, stitches increase using front loops for a textured look.
- Adding the Hands: Small bubble stitches are used to form hands. Colour changes between rounds add detailing, with frequent shifts between gray and pink yarns for character variation.
- Changing Colors: The tutorial emphasizes careful colour changes within rounds, like shifting to white or orange yarn for different characters’ upper body sections.
Part 2 Key Highlights:
- Making the Hood: In Part 2, character accessories such as Embarrassment's hood are crafted by chaining 10 stitches and creating rows of half double crochets.
- Sewing the Nose: A small, pink nose is created using 5 chains, forming round shapes, and attaching them to the face.
- Crafting Hair Wigs: The hair strands are added through a magic ring or direct slip stitches, then looped and trimmed for characters like Anxiety and Bom.
- Final Decoration: Part 2 also focuses on embellishments, such as embroidering eyes, attaching hair strands, and adding blush with yarn for characters like Envy.

Materials Needed

Following are the supplies needed to crochet the Crochet Your Emotions amigurumi set as recommended by the tutor:

Cotton/acrylic Or Sports Yarn (5ply) In Pink, Gray, Purple, Blue, Dark Blue, Green, Aqua, Dark Brown, Orange, White
3mm Crochet Hook
Stuffing Materials
5mm Eyes
White Felt Cloth
Darning Needle, Scissors, Glue

Note: Cotton yarn is favoured for its firm texture and ability to hold shape well, which is ideal for sturdy amigurumi figures. It also offers a smooth finish and is easy to work with when creating small, intricate parts. Acrylic yarn, however, is softer and more flexible, which can be beneficial for making cuddly, plush toys. It is also more affordable and comes in a wide range of vibrant colours.

Technique Guides

Following are the quick guides for the stitches used to crochet the Emotions Amigurumi Set:

Ch (Chain): Yarn over and pull through the loop on hook.
hdc (Half Double Crochet): Yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through stitch (3 loops on hook), yarn over, pull through all 3 loops.
BLO (Back Loops Only): Insert hook into the back loop of the stitch only and complete your stitch as usual.
FLO (Front Loops Only): Insert hook into the front loop of the stitch only and complete your stitch as usual.
sc (Single Crochet): Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through stitch (2 loops on hook), yarn over, pull through both loops.
Bob (Bobble Stitch): Yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through stitch (3 loops on hook), yarn over, pull through two
loops; repeat this until 5 loops are on the hook, then yarn over and pull through all loops.
inc (Increase): Work two stitches into the same stitch.
slst (Slip Stitch): Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through stitch and loop on hook.