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Amigurumi (crocheted dolls)

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Amigurumi, what is it and how to do it? Amigurumi is the Japanese art of crocheting small animals or toys. The dolls are done in single crochet in the round. The rounds are never joined, instead being worked in a spiral. Amigurumi are made up of parts that are crocheted, stuffed, and sewn together. The parts are usually an over-sized round head, a cylindrical body, arms and legs, ears, tail (if needed) and embellishments. Sometimes, felt is used to create the ears, face, or nose. Felt can also make some pretty cute embellishments.

Free Patterns

While all of these patterns are for crochet or knitted dolls, some may not technically be amigurumi. I had to add the knitted softies - they are way cute.

Jacques, the Sea Turtle: Designed by: Stephanie Martin.
Little Mouse Pattern: Very cute. From Crochetville Forums.
Amigurumi Dude Pattern: From Crochet Me magazine.
Bear Pattern: From Crochetville Forums.
Sheep: From Crochetville Forums.
Ladybug: From Crochetville Forums.
Pig: From Crochetville Forums.
Hippo: From Crochetville Forums.
Frog: From Crochetville Forums.
Small Kiss: From Crochetville Forums.
Little Duck & Little Chicken: From Crochetville Forums.
Horse with Saddle: From Crochetville Forums.
Dortya's Mini Doggie: From Crochetville Forums.
Psychotic Tomato: Designed by Regina Rioux Gonzalez.
Caterpillar: From Crochetville Forums.
Flying Pig: From Roxycraft.com.
Baby Triceratops: Crochet a dinosaur.
Dolphin: From Jennifer Down Under.
Donkey: From CrochetNow.com.
Guard Dog and Sentry Snake: The snake is more in the spirit of amigurumi.
Fat Kitty: From Crochet Me magazine.
Amigurumi Robot: Cute! Personal use only.
Amigurumi Doll: By Stitch. Personal use only.
Bender Bender Rodriguez: Bender, from Futurama. Personal use only.
Pablito the Penguin: Ana Paula has generously offered her Penguin pattern on her blog!
Cat and Mouse: Another Ana Paula pattern!!
Zequi the Bear: And another Ana Paula pattern for a cute bear!
Cupcake Pattern: A cute cupcake by Ana Paula.
Little Fried Egg: Ana Paula offers another cute pattern!
Kiwi Bird: Gnat on the Windshield created this cute pattern for a kiwi bird.
Panda, Pig and Penguin: MMM-fruit posted these cuties at craftster.org.
Chicken: This is so cute!!! By K. Matsumoto. Personal use only.
3 Little Creatures: Owlets, Robin and Elephant patterns from Roman Sock.
Manta Ray: Another cute ami from Roman Sock.
Bibo the Bunny: From Amigurumi Parade.

Ami from Lion Brand

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Cute and free amigurumi patterns from Lion Brand.

Gordo and Doug Dolls: These are from the book, Crochet Me.
Owl: This kind of reminds me of GourmetAmigurumi's owls from etsy.
Penguin: A cute, fat penguin.
Frog: Sort of cute.
Pig: Adorable pig.
Alien: I think you could embellish this to make it look more alien-like.
Elephant: Cute.
Baby Pig: Cute..but not as cute as the first pig.
Octopus: Adorable!
Fuzzy Panda: Cute - if you want to crochet with fun fur. I'm sure this would be just as cute with regular yarn.
Pumpkin Pal: Cute halloween themed ami.
Halloween Kitten: Black cat.
Grey Kitten: Another cat.
Puppy: Very similar to the Grey Kitten.
Mr. Funky's Bunny in a Dress: From the book MR. FUNKY'S SUPER CROCHET WONDERFUL.
Scott the Bear: Cute little bear.
Best Bunny: Adorable little bunny with long ears.
Bryan Boy Doll: Ami baby doll.
Shelly Girl Doll: Another baby doll.
Teddy Bear: A pretty big teddy.
Tiny Teddy Bear: Done in chenille. Would probably be cuter in regular acrylic yarn.
Holiday Penguin: Adorable penguin with a scarf and hat.
Holiday Snowman: Cute wintery snowman.
Santa: Fat little Santa Claus.
Reindeer: This is my favorite of the holiday ones. So fat and sweet!

Crocheted dolls from Lion Brand

These are listed as amigurumi but aren't really. They are still really cute!

Furry Monster: This is really cute! But, again with the fun fur.
Poodle Princess: A sitting dog pattern.
Leo the Lion: A sitting lion pattern.
Black Cat: I think this is adorable!
Lion: So cute.
Amigurumi Guy: Weird but cute.
Gnome: Cute little gnome.
Bear: Nice bear softie.
Pirate Pal: Halloween themed pirate softie.

From Knitty.com

Knitted Softies

Ok, these aren't really amigurumi - but they are cute!

Bubby Bear: Little knitted bear.
Gattino: Cute, fuzzy cat.
Kate: A kitty cat with britches.
Nautiloids: Sea creatures.
Norberta: Dragon softie.
Pasha the Penguin: Cute little penguin.
Felted Pumpkin: Perfect for fall decorating, or squeezing.
Finger Puppets: Tiger, rabbit, bear, elephant and pig.
Sheldon the Turtle: He has a removable shell.

Reading Japanese Crochet Patterns

Thank you thank you thank you, My Little Mochi! She has created a pdf document with some commonly found words on the pattern pieces found inside the books. The pdf document is here: Japanese pattern help. This is such a big help!!!

Ami on Ebay

Crocheted Dolls on Amazon

Linky-Dinkies

Amigurumi Links

Amigurumi Group on Flickr: The Amigurumi Pictures group on Flickr.
Crochet Me Magazine's feature on Amigurumi: A very good article on amigurumi. The article includes: Tips & Tricks, How to start working in the round without leaving a hole, how to assemble your doll, the amigurumi dude pattern, and a gallery of "dudes" created from the pattern.
Live Journal's We Love Amigurumi: A group of amigurumi lovers and makers posting pictures of their creations and asking and answering questions about their favorite hobby.
Gourment Amigurumi: The website of Beth Doherty. She makes some of the cutest and most original amigurumi around. Check out her gallery if you want to be inspired.
The amigurumi group on Yahoo!: Another amigurumi community.
Molly Chicken: Molly Chicken has some cute amigurumi (and other fun toys) that she has made.
Puchitomato's Blog: Another amigurumi artist's website.
Amigurumi: Japanese website with lots of amigurumi pictures for inspiration.

Amigurumi on Etsy.com!!

People on Etsy who sell their Amigurumis!

Etsy is a great place to find cute ami's if you don't have time or inclination to make them yourself.

Amigurumi (crocheted dolls)

Contents at a Glance

Contents at a Glance

Free Patterns

Ami from Lion Brand

You need to register to see the free patterns

Crocheted dolls from Lion Brand

From Knitty.com

Knitted Softies

Reading Japanese Crochet Patterns

Ami on Ebay

Crocheted Dolls on Amazon

Linky-Dinkies

Amigurumi Links

Amigurumi on Etsy.com!!

People on Etsy who sell their Amigurumis!

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