CARMEN HOLMES & AMIGURUMIS

AMIGURUMI is a Japanese art that consists in knitting in crochet small stuffed objects or toys.

The word AMIGURUMI comes from a combination of two Japanese words: ami (meaning crocheted or knitted) and nuigurumi (that means stuffed doll).

The material, we need to create an AMIGURUMI is: a crochet hook of 2,5 or 3 mm of thickness; cotton or wool yarn in a different colours and a few of synthetic cotton  to fill them (similar at the stuffing of pillows).

AMIGURUMIS are usually worked in spiral rounds, in one or several pieces that then we sew.

This is one of their features. Another is their over-sized round head and a body cylindrical with small extremities.

We start the piece with the magic circle or ring and chain stitch. Then, we crochet increasing and decreasing using the single crochet stitch.

Most popular AMIGURUMIS are animals, but we can do anything we want using this technique: dolls, food, transportation, celebrities....

Internet is plenty of designs and ideas.

The feeling that transmits an AMIGURUMI is affection. They are cute.

Japanese people give a spiritual meaning at this art that takes part of their traditional culture of Kawaii philosophy. They believe these dolls help people to protect their homes. AMIGURUMIS born from the idea of "cheer the heart". The word "kawaii" is a Japanese adjective that can be translated by "beautiful", "sweet" or "lovely".

I can read that AMIGURUMIS also are used as personal amulets, and is super common in Japan seeing them in offices, as an ornament.

You can offer an AMIGURUMI as a toy to children, as a curious gift or as a decoration.

Carmen Holmes @carmenholmes291

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