Amigurumi

Amigurumi (Japanese編み 包み, dt knitted bundle ) is a Japanese knitting or crochet, be prepared with the little animal puppets, objects, food or anthropomorphic objects. In general, the Amigurumifiguren correspond to the child pattern or resemble manga characters and essentials. Colloquially, the characters themselves instead of handmade amigurumi method are called. The little dolls are suitable for playing, collecting, or, for example, as a key ring.

The figures are mainly made of yarn being knitted or crocheted often in spirals and turns. Most of them are composed of several individual parts. However, some have no limbs and the head is crocheted together with the body in one piece. The extremities are often filled with plastic pieces to give them a lifelike weight, while the rest of the body with lighter materials like cotton, or polystyrene foam Puppenfüllwolle stuffed.

There are now instructions and ideas to tinker Amigurumifiguren by means of felt, fabric, Styrofoam balls, buttons, etc., which can make this handmade trend for people attractive who can not crochet or knit.