when you attach the arms (legs? paws) to the body, leave a strand of yarn attached that is long enough to pull through the entire body, then use the other end to sew on the other arm to the opposite side of the body – that way if one limb comes loose, it will remain anchored by the other one, and the baby can’t pop it off and stick it in her mouth. If you use buttons for eyes, you can do the same thing w/eyes and ears : leave a long strand of yarn, pull it thru the head, and use it to sew on the ear.

I got your response over at my blog, thanks for getting back to me on that. I tried using small circles of velvet for the eyes, but… didn’t really work Thanks for the link to suncatchereyes, I’ll definitely check them out.

I just found your blog, and I am a recent convert to the amigurumi crochet world! I was wondering what you used for the eyes? I love working on these little critters, I’m going to make a few for my granddaughter.