Clone Your Cat Head Shaping: A Photo Tutorial

This photo tutorial accompanies the instructions found after round 6 of the head of my Clone Your Cat pattern. (Currently in testing) Now available!


After round 6, you should have a cup shape. Remember it should be inside out relative to most amigurumi, with the more ridged side in.

 Start threading your 8" length of yarn through the inner loops, up through the middle of the stitch, counterclockwise around the circle. With a contrasting yarn as shown here, you get a striped candy cane effect. I'm using pink here so it's easy to see.

 Pull both ends out about 1.5" and tie a knot, leaving a 5" circumference ring that won't stretch out. Here I took a picture of the final version, using the same yarn as the rest of the body.

The ring should lay smoothly along the inner loops, so you can work round 7 normally, inserting the hook under both loops and the retaining ring.