Amigurumi Stitch Counter
Track rounds, expected stitch totals, and separate body parts.
Live Amigurumi Stitch Counter
Instant browser calculations & session state saved locally.
Key Capabilities
- ✓Multi-part tracking: Head, Body, Arms, Legs, Ears, Tail
- ✓Round-by-round amigurumi target formulas (R1: 6 sc in MR, R2: 6 inc = 12, etc.)
- ✓Auto verification of stitch counts at round milestones
- ✓Stuffing and safety eye placement reminders
Expert Crafting Advice
- 💡Insert safety eyes and embroider noses before stuffing and closing the head dome.
- 💡Work in continuous spirals with an invisible stitch marker to prevent diagonal seam spirals.
How the Amigurumi Stitch Counter Works
The Amigurumi Stitch Counter works in 4 steps.
- 1
Name the body part
Write the part and its round list in the notes box, for example "Head: R1 6, R2 12, R3 18 … R7 42".
- 2
Set the round total
Enter the bracketed total of the current round into Target Goal.
- 3
Count stitches with increase steps
Set the step to 2 when working an increase so one tap covers both stitches; switch back to 1 for single stitches.
- 4
Move the marker and continue
At the end of the round, move your stitch marker up, reset the counter and enter the next round total.
Amigurumi Stitch Counter Formula
The Amigurumi Stitch Counter formula gives the round instruction and total for the standard 6-increase sphere.
Stitches in round n = 6 × n (while increasing)
Plain stitches between increases in round n = n − 2
- n
- Round number, starting at 1 for the magic ring
- 6
- Increases per round in a single crochet sphere
Worked example: Round 6 has 6 × 6 = 36 stitches, worked as [4 sc, inc] × 6, where 4 = 6 − 2.
Amigurumi Stitch Counter Conversion Table
The Amigurumi Stitch Counter conversion table lists the increase rounds of a standard amigurumi ball with the instruction and stitch total of each round.
| Round | Instruction | Stitch total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 sc in magic ring (MR) | 6 |
| 2 | inc × 6 | 12 |
| 3 | [1 sc, inc] × 6 | 18 |
| 4 | [2 sc, inc] × 6 | 24 |
| 5 | [3 sc, inc] × 6 | 30 |
| 6 | [4 sc, inc] × 6 | 36 |
| 7 | [5 sc, inc] × 6 | 42 |
| 8 | [6 sc, inc] × 6 | 48 |
| 9–15 | sc in each st (straight rounds) | 48 |
| 16 | [6 sc, invdec] × 6 | 42 |
| 17 | [5 sc, invdec] × 6 | 36 |
Decrease rounds mirror the increase rounds in reverse until 6 stitches remain.
What is an Amigurumi Stitch Counter?
An amigurumi stitch counter is a counter built for crocheted toys that tracks rounds, the expected stitch total of each round and separate body parts. The Crochet Stitch Counter Amigurumi Stitch Counter follows the standard 6-stitch magic ring start used in most toy patterns.
Amigurumi is the Japanese craft of crocheting small stuffed figures, usually in tight single crochet (sc) spirals. A head starts with 6 sc in a magic ring (MR), grows by 6 stitches per round, works straight rounds, then shrinks with invisible decreases (invdec). One miscounted round makes a lopsided head.
Each round line ends with its total, such as "Rnd 5: [3 sc, inc] × 6 (30)". The counter checks that total and keeps each body part apart.
What are the Uses of an Amigurumi Stitch Counter?
There are 4 main uses of an Amigurumi Stitch Counter.
Making heads and bodies
Spheres and ovals follow exact round totals.
Working limbs and ears
Small parts repeat the same round count twice.
Keeping parts symmetrical
Matching round totals give matching shapes.
Checking decrease rounds
Closing rounds reach 6 stitches without holes.