AmiGuruMi - Yarn Art

Last Friday one of my friends (in a non profit organisation NASAM) made these adorable & "midnight oil burning" cute figurines frm yarn - as souvenirs for our students' farewell.

Aren't they all so adorable? Apparently , she can also make them in the shape of Bunny, Octopus, Penguin,etc.

If you are interested to purchase, please leave a note here to place your order frm Nasam Perak Needle Wrk Club.

Each figurine is RM15 (postage excluded)= proceed will go to NASAM Perak.


Here are some facts for you to know more about this art:

Amigurumi
(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Amigurumi (編みぐるみ?, lit. knitted stuffed toy) is the Japanese art of knitting or crocheting small stuffed animals and anthropomorphic creatures. The word is derived from a combination of the Japanese words ami, meaning crocheted or knitted, and nuigurumi, meaning stuffed doll.[1] Amigurumi are typically animals, but can include artistic renderings or inanimate objects endowed with anthropomorphic features.[2]


Amigurumi have no practical use; they are created and collected for aesthetic reasons.[2] The pervading aesthetic of amigurumi is cuteness. To this end, typical amigurumi animals have an over-sized spherical head on a cylindrical body with undersized extremities.


An online fad for creating and collecting amigurumi began in 2003.[3] By 2006, amigurumi were reported to be the most popular items on Etsy, an online craft marketplace, where they typically sold for $10 to $100.[3]

Amigurumi are usually crocheted out of yarn using the single crochet stitch. They can also be knit. Typically, crochet hooks or knitting needles that are slightly smaller than normal are used, in order to achieve a tight gauge that retains stuffing.[4] Stuffing is usually standard polyester or cotton craft stuffing, but may be improvised from other materials.[4] Plastic pellets may be inserted beneath stuffing in order to distribute weight at the bottom of the figure.[4]

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.
Amigurumi Warhol Marilyns.


1. ^ Williams, M.E. (August 7, 2007). "DIY Definitions: Amigurumi (with tutorial)". http://www.diylife.com/2007/08/07/diy-definitions-amigurumi-with-tutorial/
2. ^ a b Mary Beth Temple (2009). Hooked for Life: Adventures of a Crochet Zealot. Andrews McMeel. pp. 40–41. ISBN 9780740778124. http://books.google.com/?id=pYFpW2ymjKoC&pg=PA40&dq=Amigurumi&cd=7#v=onepage&q=Amigurumi. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
3. ^ a b Mary Belton (2006). Craft, Volume 1: Transforming Traditional Crafts. O'Reilly Media. pp. 41–42. ISBN 9780596529284. http://books.google.com/?id=F-DcK0QY3ZwC&pg=PA42&dq=Amigurumi&cd=12#v=onepage&q=Amigurumi. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
4. ^ a b c Annie Obaachan (2008). Amigurumi Animals: 15 Patterns and Dozens of Techniques for Creating Cute Crochet Creatures. Macmillan. pp. 12–16. ISBN 9780312378202. http://books.google.com/?id=5l9TcEozvdkC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Amigurumi&cd=2#v=onepage&q=. Retrieved 2010-03-20.