Three Ways to Attach Hair to Amigurumi on Moonbeam Stitches.

How do you attach hair to amigurumi? Knowing how to attach hair to amigurumi is an important skill for amigurumi designers and makers. Hair and curls add visual interest and can completely change the look of your amigurumi.

Keep reading for three ways to attach hair to amigurumi!

Attaching Hair to Amigurumi by Hooking in Individual Strands

This eye-catching method is accomplished by cutting pieces of yarn and individually attaching them to your piece with your crochet hook. You can use a pet brush to brush out the yarn for a fuzzy effect.

You can see this method in action on Lewis the Lion by Theresa’s Crochet Shop. Cut all the lengths, attach, brush and trim. It’s time-intensive but the end result is quite fetching!

A note: brushing seems to work best on acrylic yarn. I haven’t had great luck with brushing out cotton yarn, despite what you see below. Cotton is prone to breakage so proceed with caution if that’s the method you choose.

Three Ways to Attach Hair to Amigurumi on Moonbeam Stitches. A bald crocheted lion sits next to a multitude of cut lengths of brown yarn. The yarn is ready to be attached as the lion's mane.
Cut your lengths of yarn.
Three Ways to Attach Hair to Amigurumi on Moonbeam Stitches. Brown yarn strands have been attached to a crocheted lion's head, forming a wild mane.
Fold a yarn strand in half so you have a loop. Insert your crochet hook through a stitch in your amigurumi and pull the loop through the stitch. Then pull the ends through the loop to make a knot. Keep going.
Three Ways to Attach Hair to Amigurumi on Moonbeam Stitches. A tan crocheted lion with a brown fuzzy mane sits on a white background.
Brush out the yarn with a pet brush for a fluffy effect.

Attach Hair to Amigurumi by Crocheting a Wig Cap

I learned more about this method in the crochet pattern book Mini Kingdom by Olka Novytska. A wig cap is just as it sounds: a crocheted cap that sits on the head. It can be sewn onto the head or removable. I think it’s fun to keep it removable since the kiddos enjoy swapping wig caps across characters.

Three Ways to Attach Hair to Amigurumi on Moonbeam Stitches. A little crocheted prince doll with a beautifully crocheted curly head of hair lays on a white background.

The character above is the Lost Prince, an extra Mini Kingdom character designed as a crochet-along (CAL) sponsored by Amigurumi.com. His hair is crocheted in one piece and is removable.

Attach Hair to Amigurumi by Crocheting Individual Hair Pieces

Another way to attach hair to amigurumi is to crochet individual curls and sew them onto your piece. I don’t prefer this method because of all the loose ends you have to weave in but it seems to be a popular method. You have more control over curl placement but there’s more sewing involved. And raise your hand if you like sewing. No one? Bueller?

Three Ways to Attach Hair to Amigurumi on Moonbeam Stitches. A tan horse with a brown mane and tail sits on a white background. The horse has a white blaze, a purple bridle and black hooves.

I created this amigurumi horse’s bangs by crocheting individual curls and sewing them on (the pattern is Horse Piem by MyKrissieDolls).

But wait, there’s more! There IS a way to crochet curls onto your amigurumi without sewing. Simply attach the yarn by pulling up a loop directly on your amigurumi and start your curls. Move on to the next curl by slip stitching into the next stitch on the head. I used this method on Sophie the Sheep below. There are less ends to weave in and you don’t even have to sew!

Three Ways to Attach Hair to Amigurumi on Moonbeam Stitches. A white crocheted sheep with lavender accents and a lavender and yellow crocheted flower garland sits atop greenery.

I hope this post was helpful to you! What’s your preferred method for attaching hair to your amigurumi? Let me know in the comments!

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