May 25, 2011
By Jen LaMastra
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Amigurumi
My New Obsession
Amigurumi the art of knitting or crocheting small stuffed animals or anthropomorphic creatures. The word derives from the Japanese words ami, meaning crocheted or knitted, and nuigurumi, meaning stuffed doll.
Again I have found myself unable to resist the tempting cute cover of yet another craft book. And find myself juggling two new obsessions in my life. Granny squares and crocheted little toys. I have to laugh because it sounds so ridiculous, and feels so absurd to find my thoughts anxiously counting the minutes until I have a free second to pick up my crochet hook and scoop and pull yarn through holes. It’s literally all I want to do.
the new obsession
The disgruntled dino page 76
my disgruntled dino- almost complete
This is going to be a sweet little gift for my friends baby boy. Win win. He gets a sweet cuddly new toy, and I get a fun project to work on. The yarn is organic merino wool by Sublime, and lamb’s pride worsted wool/mohair. I’ll post the finished product soon!
