Amigurumi
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{{Nihongo|'''Amigurumi'''|編み包み||lit. ''[[Knit]]ted [[stuffed toy]]''}} is the [[Japan]]ese art of [[knit]]ting or [[crochet]]ing small [[stuffed animal]]s and anthropomorphic creatures. Amigurumi are typically cute animals (such as bears, rabbits, cats, dogs, etc.), but can include inanimate objects endowed with anthropomorphic features. Amigurumi can be either knitted or crocheted. In recent years crocheted amigurumi are more popular and more commonly seen.
Amigurumi are usually crocheted or knitted out of [[yarn]]. The simplest designs are worked in [[spirals]]. In contrast to typical Western [[crochet]] the [[rounds]] are not usually joined. They are also worked with a smaller size hook in proportion to the weight of the yarn in order to create a very tight-looking fabric without any gaps through which the stuffing might escape. Amigurumi are usually worked in sections and then joined, except for some amigurumi which have no limbs, only a head and torso which are worked as one piece. The extremities are sometimes stuffed with plastic pellets to give them a life-like weight, while the rest of the body is stuffed with fiber stuffing.
The pervading aesthetic of amigurumi is [[Cuteness in Japanese culture|cuteness]]. To this end, typical amigurumi animals have an over-sized spherical head on a cylindrical body with undersized extremities.
==External links==
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/iningz/sets/171909/ Amigurumi Showcase]
* [http://www.roxycraft.com/amigurumi_animals_pictures.htm Example of Amigurumi]
* [http://lilys-rooster.livejournal.com/2008/05/02/ Example of Amigurumi]
* [http://www.karabouts.com/ Example of Amigurumi]
* [http://www.crochetme.com/amigurumi-dude Tutorial]
* [http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=133997.0 Example of Knit Amigurumi]
* [http://www.crochetaccessory.com/welcome.do Amigurumi Examples]
* [http://www.suncatchereyes.net/Free%20Patterns.html Free Amigurumi Crochet Patterns]
* [http://cache.lionbrand.com/cgi-bin/patternFinder.fcgi?search=Search&searchText=amigurumi&x=0&y=0 Free Amigurumi Patterns]
* [http://www.hookandneedles.com/2008/03/22/amigurumi-tutorial-1/ Three part Amigurumi tutorial]: includes common stitches, how to read patterns, and working with color
* [http://www.suncatchereyes.net Safety Eyes for Amigurumi]
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