{"title":"How to Sew Amigurumi Pieces Together (Invisible Seam)","canonicalUrl":"https://www.craftingstepbystep.com/crochet/how-to-sew-amigurumi-pieces-together","category":{"slug":"crochet","name":"Crochet"},"creator":{"name":"Ami Amour","channelUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCOC-MUwi9_jfpoBe7Dt3JQ","sourceVideoUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSKeRWHxcvE"},"tldr":"Sew amigurumi parts together with a sturdy whip stitch or a seamless invisible join. When to use each, and how to hide the yarn tail.","quickAnswer":"Sew amigurumi parts together with a sturdy whip stitch or a seamless invisible join. An easy project: about 15 minutes. You need 4 things, including tapestry needle, pins or locking stitch markers and small scissors. The 9 steps start with line Up the Amigurumi Pieces and the Long Yarn Tail, start the Whip Stitch Under the Amigurumi Stitches, whip Stitch Around the Amigurumi Seam, knot the Yarn to Finish the Whip Stitch Join and start the Seamless Join on the Amigurumi Applique.","totalDurationSeconds":268,"videoDurationSeconds":268,"difficulty":"easy","project":{"difficulty":"easy","projectMinutes":15,"waitMinutes":null,"totalMinutes":15,"estimatedCost":null,"yield":null},"tools":["tapestry needle","pins or locking stitch markers","small scissors"],"materials":["yarn tails left on each crochet piece"],"steps":[{"number":1,"title":"Line Up the Amigurumi Pieces and the Long Yarn Tail","text":"Hold the two pieces together where they will join. Here the red mushroom cap sits on the white stem. Turn them until the stitches line up, so each stitch on one edge sits across from a stitch on the other. Use the long tail left on the cap when you fastened off. Thread it onto a tapestry needle."},{"number":2,"title":"Start the Whip Stitch Under the Amigurumi Stitches","text":"Push the needle under a stitch on the stem, then under the matching stitch on the edge of the cap. Pull the yarn all the way through. That is your first whip stitch. Catch both loops of each stitch so the seam is strong. A blunt tapestry needle slides through crochet without splitting the yarn."},{"number":3,"title":"Whip Stitch Around the Amigurumi Seam","text":"Move to the next pair of stitches. Bring the yarn over the edge, then go under both stitches again and pull through. Repeat all the way around. You will see neat diagonal lines of yarn over the seam. That is normal for a whip stitch, and it is why this join works best when both pieces are the same color."},{"number":4,"title":"Knot the Yarn to Finish the Whip Stitch Join","text":"When you are back at the start, tie a small knot close to the surface so the stitches cannot work loose. Push the needle into the toy beside the knot and out somewhere else. Tug gently so the knot slips inside, then trim the tail. Ami uses this join for arms and legs, which take the most pulling."},{"number":5,"title":"Start the Seamless Join on the Amigurumi Applique","text":"For an invisible join, hold the piece you are adding in place. Here it is a white spot on the red cap. Bring the needle up from under the cap at the very edge of the spot. This start point hides the first stitch. Pin flat pieces before you begin so they stay centered."},{"number":6,"title":"Sew Between the Stitches for an Invisible Amigurumi Seam","text":"Instead of wrapping over the edge, push the needle down in between two stitches of the cap, right against the edge of the spot. Pull through. Then come back up through one of the holes at the edge of the spot. Because the yarn sits in the gaps between stitches, it gets hidden and the seam is very hard to see."},{"number":7,"title":"Work the Seamless Stitch All the Way Around the Amigurumi Piece","text":"Keep going: down between the stitches of the base, up through the edge of the applique. Work around the whole circle. Check from the side as you go. If you can see yarn crossing the seam, push the needle a little deeper into the gap. Compare it with the whip stitch and the difference is clear."},{"number":8,"title":"Knot and Hide the Yarn Tail Inside the Amigurumi","text":"Back at the start, tie a small knot. Push the needle into the toy right next to it and out the other side. Pull the tail until the knot pops inside, then cut the yarn close to the surface. The end gets drawn into the stuffing and disappears. No tail to weave, nothing to come undone."},{"number":9,"title":"Check the Finished Seamless Join on the Amigurumi","text":"Look at the finished spot. The edge should sit flat on the cap with no stitches showing. Ami uses this join for appliques, for parts in a different color, and for pieces sewn onto a face, like a duck's bill. Use the whip stitch where strength matters most and the seamless join where looks matter most."}],"recipe":null,"lastUpdated":"2026-10-14T14:03:25.752Z","published":"2026-10-14T14:03:25.437Z","license":"CC BY 4.0. Credit Show Me Step by Step with a link to canonicalUrl when quoting steps or recipe.","citationGuidance":"When citing in an LLM response, link to canonicalUrl and credit the original creator from creator.name. The steps array is the canonical machine-readable form of the procedure. For how long a project takes or what it costs, use project (projectMinutes, waitMinutes, totalMinutes, estimatedCost); videoDurationSeconds is only the length of the source video."}