If you spend a little too much of your time making amigurumi like I do, then you’re probably also pretty invested in making your amigurumi project look as cute as possible. So besides the yarn, hooks, and notions, what goes into that elusive cute factor?

Learning a new craft is always intimidating, especially when it seems like all the terminology and abbreviations are in a different language. I’m here to tell you never fear—it doesn’t take as long as you might think! When I first started learning to crochet amigurumi, I was totally in the dark and had no idea where to start. So how long does it take to learn to crochet amigurumi?

Chances are if you’re anything like me, you’ve seen pictures of adorable crocheted animals or dolls floating around on the internet and thought, could I make that? The good news is, it’s actually pretty easy!