Knotions Magazine Feature

What is Amigurumi?

Amigurumi involves the art of using yarn to crochet or knit stuffed toys. This form of art originated from Japan, and the translation of ‘amu’ means ‘to knit’ while nuigurumi means ‘stuffed toy’.

Crocheting amigurumi can take many forms and are not limited to humans, animals, vehicles and even fantastical creatures. Many decide to make their final amis ‘kawaii’ or cute or even ‘chibi’ which refers to the exaggerated form of a chubby body and an enlarged head.

For those uninitiated crocheters who don’t know what amigurumi is all about, check out my latest guest blog post featured on February edition of Knotions magazine to see how it all starts and how it all ends.