Embroidered smile: Amigurumi Face Placement Planner

A closed-eye expression without a nose

This twenty-four-position, ten-round study is an original minimal smile. Eye centers lie at stitches nine and fifteen on round five, but the marks are upward arches rather than round pupils. Each arch starts 0.6 stitch intervals to the left of its center and ends 0.6 to the right at the same round. Its control is centered 0.65 rounds above. The result is a deliberately closed-eye expression, with no separate nose or central stem.

Distinguish a curve control from a stitch anchor

For the left eye, the endpoints are positions 8.4 and 9.6 on round five, and the control is position nine on round 4.35. The right eye uses 14.4, fifteen and 15.6 with the same vertical references. These three numbers define each quadratic guide. Place temporary endpoint markers, lay a curved strand, and secure it with small couching stitches. Backstitching two straight segments through the upper control would instead create pointed tent-shaped eyes.

Center the lower smile independently

The mouth runs from position 10.5 to 13.5 on round 6.6. A control at stitch twelve on round 7.6 produces its downward curve. The numerical front line passes through stitch twelve, halfway between the endpoints. Check that relationship from the front of the actual stuffed head, because spiral tilt and unequal stuffing can change apparent alignment. The map does not automatically correct the physical shell or move the curve to match a photograph.

FAQ and practical repairs

Should I add a nose to finish?

The absence is intentional. The two closed eyes and one smile form the complete saved expression.

Can I embroider the whole face with one long traveling strand?

The instructions treat separate features separately. Long internal travel can tighten one feature when another is pulled; test and secure each independently.

Why is the smile flatter than the control suggests?

A quadratic curve does not pass through its control. Use the SVG guide as the shape reference and avoid interpreting the control height as a mandatory lowest needle hole.

Exact setup, compatible head reference and finishing

Open the Amigurumi Face Placement Planner and choose smile, circumference 24, height 10 and eye separation 6. The reference below assumes an existing single-crochet head with six stitches in a magic ring, then six evenly distributed increases on each round until 24 stitches. Work three even rounds, then six evenly distributed decreases per round until six remain; close those final loops with the tail. This optional arithmetic reference has 10 worked rounds. Its maximum-count band provides a reference for the eye line and nearby feature anchors. Fractional curve controls are guide locations; check their position on the actual curved surface rather than assuming every referenced level has the maximum circumference. Swatch and finish a physical head before assessing the actual fit.

The placement tool generates embroidery instructions, not that head construction. Use a tapestry needle and suitable contrasting yarn, transfer temporary landmarks, then follow the complete paths below. Round coordinates increase downward on this unwrapped face map. Fractional locations lie between markers. Short backstitches follow straight paths; curved strands are couched to the drawn guide. Secure each separate tail inside without pulling the surface inward. Review the chart-reading guide and keep the exact project JSON with your chosen trial. US and UK modes retain the same coordinates. No physical crochet or toy certification is implied by the calculated example.

1. smile placement trial on an existing head: mark front center stitch 12. Eyes are centered at stitches 9 and 15 on round 5; separation 6 stitch intervals (5 numbered positions strictly between). left-eye: couch a curve from (8.4, R5) through control (9, R4.35) to (9.6, R5); yarn slot 2. right-eye: couch a curve from (14.4, R5) through control (15, R4.35) to (15.6, R5); yarn slot 2. smile: couch a curve from (10.5, R6.6) through control (12, R7.6) to (13.5, R6.6); yarn slot 2. Fractional coordinates are between stitch or round markers; curve controls guide the shape and are not extra insertion points. Compare temporary threads on the stuffed head, then secure each separate strand inside without distorting the surface. This plan references 24 head positions; it does not make 24 new crochet stitches. [24 existing head reference positions]