i made so many normal stitches amis before even realizing there was an x stitch. i honestly don’t think it matters in a true aesthetic way but it does make the animal more firm and upright like a true stuffed animal. and you don’t get the stuffing showing
I learned the "v" way. But nowadays it feels and looks a little bit odd to me. "x" seems to give more structure and tbh I didn't see a big or even noticeable sacrifice in softness at all.
To me "x" helps specially when using a bit cheaper acrylic yarns (because sometimes it's all you have around you), the shape is less prone to get deformed.
And as superkrout mentioned above, the sturdiness helps when filling it too! It's harder to get the stuffing showing at all.
I like the X stitch way (yarn under) it fattens out the stitch so the project especially amigurumi isn't "holey" projects using turns a use v stitch h like for blankets etc
Ohh I did not know this. I often wondered why some amigurumis looked different but I thought they were just using a different stitch. Thanks for the info!