...the Japanese art of knitting or crocheting small stuffed animals, typically cute animals or inanimate objects endowed with human characteristics. The pervading aesthetic of amigurumi is cuteness (kawaii). Typical amigurumi animals have an over-sized spherical head on a cylindrical body with undersized extremities.
- RAWR
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Richard and Carl
Richard and Carl are best friends. Richard wears his swimmy suit when he runs out of clean underwear. Carl likes to chase badgers and eat bologna sandwiches.
My mom taught the basics of sewing, knitting and crochet when I was a little girl growing up in Germany, but I was mediocre at best. I excelled at scarves and other square/rectangle shaped things. Unfortunately there is not a huge market for blah potholders.
I first saw amigurumi online and thought it looked like something I could do. I taught myself by watching youtube videos and experimenting with different patterns until I got the hang of it. I started making amigurumi monsters in October 2009 after discovering cute amis weren't my thing.
-RAWR
OH HAI. MY NAME IS CARL!
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