My interest in amigurumi was piqued when I was cleaning out my craft room and came across a collection of yarn balls left over from other projects. Initially, I thought about transforming the yarn scraps into 12" x 12" dishcloths. While I have crocheted plenty of aphgans, I have a only ever crocheted in a straight line. Then, a thought occurred to me... why not try my hand at crocheting something with a little shape to it by attempting to crochet some little critters.
While searching for easy crochet patterns, I kept seeing the word amigurumi. Technically, Amigurumi is "the Japanese art of knitting or crocheting small animals or toys". I read that the word amigurumi originally only referred to crocheted critters but over time knitters have created their own amigurumi patterns. We can all share the craft, can't we?
I started searching the Web for amigurumi patterns and found several easy ones to try. I also bought myself a couple of amigurumi books. (The monkey here was made using a pattern from Amigurumi World.)
Here are a collection of amigurumi patterns I have found:
- Acorn Amigurumi Pattern - This pattern looks about as easy as they come!
- Baby Bottle Amigurumi Pattern - Use crochet techniques to make this cute little baby bottle.
- Birds of a Feather Amigurumi Pattern - I love these adorable little birds you can crochet. I think I will make several, all in different colors.
- Crochet Baby Bee Amigurumi Pattern - This is an adorable little black and yellow bumble bee you can make.
- Crocheted Fortune Cookie Amigurumi Pattern - You can whip up a big batch of these adorable fortune cookies in no time.
- Crocheted Monkey Amigurumi Pattern - I love monkeys and I love crocheting, so I love this project!
- Cupcake Amigurumi Pattern - This is an adorable crochet project from Ana Paula's Amigurumi Patterns & Random Cuteness blog.
- Doll Amigurumi Pattern - Complete with bright blue button eyes, this amigurumi doll is adorable.
- Funky Pigs Amigurumi Pattern - These crocheted pigs are too cute to resist.
- Jacques the Sea Turtle Amigurumi Pattern - Jacques is a fun and easy crochet pattern that is loved by children and cats alike. Also great way to use leftover yarn!
- Lavender Bunny Amigurumi Pattern - While this bunny looks like it might be hard to make, the pattern looks easy enough!
- Little Cafe Con Leche Cup Amigurumi Pattern - This free Little Cafe Con Leche Cup pattern is from from Amigurumi World.
- Lollipup Puppy Doll Amigurumi Pattern - This is an easy and cute puppy you can crochet.
- S’more Amigurumi Pattern - If you want to go one step farther than the crocheted marshmallow I shared, why not make a crocheted s'more.
- Snail Amigurumi Pattern - While I would not usually call any snail cute, this amigurumi snail is adorable.
