See the shapes.
Shape the possibilities.
Go beyond following amigurumi patterns—and begin understanding how they’re designed.
Begin understanding how amigurumi are designed
You have ideas for amigurumi you would love to create.
But how do you turn the character in your head into actual stitches?
Learn how basic shapes, increases, decreases, bends, colour changes and attachment decisions work together—so you have a clearer starting point for modifying patterns and bringing more of your own amigurumi ideas to life.
Build your skills—one shape, technique and design decision at a time.
Lifetime access for $109 or 6 monthly payments of $19
You can follow a pattern—but creating without one feels completely different
When every round has already been written, you can comfortably work through the project. When you try to create or modify something yourself, questions appear everywhere.
❓Where should the increases go?
❓How many stitches should you add?
❓When should you begin decreasing?
❓How do you turn a sphere into an animal head?
❓How do you curve a limb or tail?
❓Which shape should you begin with?
The problem usually isn’t that you need another pattern
Patterns are wonderful for showing you how to recreate one particular project. But they don’t always explain why the designer chose those shapes, placed the shaping there or chose one construction method over another.
“You have the idea. You know how to crochet. What’s missing is a clearer view of the decisions between the idea and the finished amigurumi.”
What if you could start seeing the building blocks instead?
When most people look at a crocheted mushroom, they see a mushroom. When I’m designing one, I see a hemisphere for the cap and a cylinder—or perhaps a slightly pear-shaped cylinder—for the stem.
The mushroom is no longer one complicated object. It becomes a combination of familiar shapes.
Introducing…
The Amigurumi Design Path
01
Shape Foundations
Recognise, crochet and combine the shapes underneath amigurumi designs.
Six Pocket Yarnlings resources brought together into one structured pathway. Follow the stages in order or revisit an individual resource whenever it becomes relevant to your current project.
02
Shape Mastery
Modify forms and create curves, movement and personality.
03
Professional Finishing
Choose colour change and attachment methods more intentionally.
Shape Foundations
Shape Foundations
01) The Amigurumi Shaping Toolbox
Explore six ebooks containing 37 ways to create flat and three-dimensional shapes, plus no-sew shape combinations.
Build a reusable shape reference library
Find a starting point instead of inventing every form from nothing
Explore both 2D and 3D construction
02) Pear-fect Pals
See how one pear-shaped foundation becomes a collection of different animal characters through changes in features, proportions and finishing details.
Bridge isolated shape practice and complete projects
See one foundation used in multiple ways
Learn through practical character patterns
Shape Mastery
Shape Mastery
03) Amigurumi Shape Builder
Through 15 video lessons, explore how spheres, cylinders and cones are created, and how increases, decreases and stitch placement affect the finished form.
Understand what is happening inside the shape
Move beyond memorising standard formulas
Make more deliberate adjustments
04) Limbs & Bends
Explore 16 techniques for gradual curves, sharper angles and changes of direction—worked continuously or through pieces working together.
Curved tails and curled trunks
Bent arms, legs and folded limbs
Sitting poses and organic movement
Professional Finishing
Professional Finishing
05) Colour Change
Learn techniques for creating and concealing cleaner colour transitions, including changes worked in continuous rounds.
Use colour as part of the design itself
Create markings without additional pieces
Achieve a flatter, cleaner appearance
06) Attachment Masterplan
Explore 38 attachment techniques across approximately 50 videos, from controlled sewing and surface crochet to features worked directly into construction.
Match the method to the piece and its position
Understand when no-sew construction is useful
Build more options for future projects
A technique library you can use again and again
You don’t need to memorise every technique before beginning. Return whenever a project gives you a new design problem to solve.
✔️ Recognise shapes inside complex projects
✔️ Understand how stitch placement affects form
✔️ Modify and combine shapes confidently
✔️ Create curves and movement in different ways
✔️ Use colour as part of a design
✔️ Select attachments based on position and finish
✔️ Approach original ideas with a clearer starting point
The Complete Collection
Six resources. Three stages.
One connected pathway.
Recognise the shapes → Understand and modify them → Add movement → Finish cleanly
Launch-Only Extras
Join by 27 September and receive both bonuses
Bonus 1 — Building Plush Characters From Simple Shapes
Explore the connection between a basic form and a finished character.
Bonus 2 — 5 Creative Ways to Shape Amigurumi Without Sewing
Explore five ways to introduce shaping while reducing separate pieces.
These bonuses are removed when enrolment closes.
This pathway may be for you if…
✔️ You follow patterns but want to understand their construction
✔️ You want to adjust shapes without guessing blindly
✔️ You’re curious about adapting or creating amigurumi
✔️ You want a reusable library, not one isolated project
✔️ You prefer learning at your own pace
It may not be the right fit if…
✖️ You need a complete beginner crochet course
✖️ You only want one finished pattern
✖️ You want publishing or business training
✖️ You expect an instant formula for original designs
“I love the 3D shapes you are showing how to do, I probably would not even have though of them. Brilliant .“
Hi I’m Huipei!
I’m the crochet designer behind Pocket Yarnlings—and also a family physician and mum of two.
I learned to crochet in 2015 while working as a junior doctor in a paediatric emergency department. As I began designing, I became fascinated by the construction underneath every character.
That curiosity became the tutorials, patterns, courses and workshops inside this pathway—now used by more than 2,000 course customers and around 8,000 pattern users. My work has also appeared in Crochet Now and Happily Hooked.
No rushing required
Learn at your own pace.
Return whenever you need it.
Lifetime access means the pathway can become part of your ongoing reference library—not another course you need to race through.
Lifetime access
Video Demonstrations
Written Resources
Practical Projects
Enrolment options
Choose the payment option that works for you
IMMEDIATE FULL ACCESS
Pay in full
$109
One payment. Immediate access to all three stages, both launch bonuses and lifetime access.
PROGRESSIVE ACCESS
Monthly plan
$19 × 6
Begin with Shape Foundations, then receive later stages progressively as payments continue.
Questions, answered
Frequently Asked Questions
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No. However, you should already be comfortable with basic crochet stitches and following a simple amigurumi pattern. The pathway focuses on shaping, construction and finishing rather than teaching crochet from the beginning.
Will this teach me how to design my own amigurumi?
Is this only for people who want to become designers?
Are these completely new courses?
What do I receive immediately?
How long do I have access?
Do I need to complete the stages in order?
What is the refund policy?
When do the launch bonuses disappear?
Begin with the shapes
Stop treating every new project like a completely new problem
Recognise the foundations. Learn how to control and combine them. Add curves, movement and expression. Then finish with more intentional choices.
Shape Foundations → Shape Mastery → Professional Finishing
Begin the Amigurumi Design Path
$109 once or 6 monthly payments of $19 · Bonuses available until 27 September
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The pathway teaches many of the technical building blocks used when adapting and designing amigurumi. It gives you a clearer starting point for your own ideas, but it is not a pattern-writing or publishing course and does not promise an instant professional pattern.
Is this only for people who want to become designers?
Are these completely new courses?
What do I receive immediately?
How long do I have access?
Do I need to complete the stages in order?
What is the refund policy?
When do the launch bonuses disappear?
Begin with the shapes
Stop treating every new project like a completely new problem
Recognise the foundations. Learn how to control and combine them. Add curves, movement and expression. Then finish with more intentional choices.
Shape Foundations → Shape Mastery → Professional Finishing
Begin the Amigurumi Design Path
$109 once or 6 monthly payments of $19 · Bonuses available until 27 September
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No. The techniques are also useful if you mainly follow patterns but want to understand them better, adjust proportions, change features or improve the finish of your projects.
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The pathway brings together six existing Pocket Yarnlings resources in a new, structured progression. If you already own one or more included resources, please check your library before purchasing.
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Pay-in-full students receive all three stages and both launch bonuses immediately. The six-payment plan begins with first part of Shape Foundations, with later stages released progressively.
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You’ll receive lifetime access to the resources included with your purchase.
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Due to the digital nature of the Amigurumi Design Path and the immediate access provided, all purchases are final and non-refundable. Please review everything included before purchasing.
When do the launch bonuses disappear?
Begin with the shapes
Stop treating every new project like a completely new problem
Recognise the foundations. Learn how to control and combine them. Add curves, movement and expression. Then finish with more intentional choices.
Shape Foundations → Shape Mastery → Professional Finishing
Begin the Amigurumi Design Path
$109 once or 6 monthly payments of $19 · Bonuses available until 27 September
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The two launch bonuses are available until the closing time on 27 September. After the deadline, they will no longer be included.
$109 once or 6 monthly payments of $19 · Bonuses available until 27 September