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 Bunny
Small and cute.
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.
Pocket Animals
Robin, Mouse, Rabbit, and Raccoon.
Flying Pig
From Roxycraft.com.
Circus Elephant
From Better Homes and Gardens.
Fetus
Cute.
Unicorn
Just leave the horn off and you have a horse!
Baby Bunny
From Stitch and Sew, April, 1979
Baby Triceratops
Crochet a dinosaur.
Bridesmaid Bunny
From freepatterns.com.
Chihuahua
From katcrochet.com
Dolphin
From Jennifer Down Under.
Donkey
From CrochetNow.com.
Giant Panda
From Better Homes and Gardens.
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.
Cute Bunny
Jilly-Flowers cute little bunny pattern.

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.
Angel Fish
Triangular fish.
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 

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Crocheted Dolls on Amazon 

Amigurumi Two!: Crocheted Toys for Me and You and Baby Too

Amazon Price: $12.91 (as of 11/16/2009) Buy Now

Amigurumi Knits: Patterns for 20 Cute Mini Knits

Amazon Price: $13.59 (as of 11/16/2009) Buy Now

Amigurumi World: Seriously Cute Crochet

Amazon Price: $12.89 (as of 11/16/2009) Buy Now

Super Cute: 25 Amigurumi Animals

Amazon Price: $12.23 (as of 11/16/2009) Buy Now

Kyuuto! Japanese Crafts!: Amigurumi

Amazon Price: $10.17 (as of 11/16/2009) Buy Now

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.
Amigurumi Kingdom's web gallery
Super cute amigurumi from a very talented designer. She comes up with the best ideas and you just want to squeeze her dolls.
Amigurumi on Etsy.com
Want to buy some cute amigurumi instead of making it yourself? Here is the place.
My Amigurumi Pictures on Flickr
My very own amigurumi.
The amigurumi group on Yahoo!
Another amigurumi community.
Avocadolite Farm
A website that has a gallery of amigurumi and sometimes has some to sell. Very cute amigurumi.
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 Flickr-ama 

A selection of cute cute cute ami from Flickr

Alfredo by knittingturnip

Alfredo

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Rosalia by knittingturnip

Rosalia

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