I found the coolest amigurumi pattern generator featured on Craftzine.com...check it out!

Online Amigurumi Pattern Generator

Our friends at Lion Brand Yarn Studio point us to this handy online amigurumi pattern generator. You can adjust the size, shape and placement of the parts of the figure and once you are satisfied, a simple click generates the pattern for the amigurumi. It looks like it could be a good place to get started with creating your own amigurumi or work out designs that have you stuck.

Don't be put off by the mixture of terms. You could do this as a knit or a crochet design. The cast on could also be a magic ring method in crochet, or used as cast on for knitting. To increase in knitting, use the KFB (knit in the front and back of the same stitch) increase. In crochet you would use sc and the increase would be 2 sc in the same stitch.

I think I am going to give this a shot and see what I can come up with.

Cora