Amigurumi
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The Japanese art of crocheting or knitting stuffed yarn toys, typically creatures having oversized heads. uncountable
"Noa has been mostly homeschooled, and is poised to graduate high school in this "severely" rural area. She has a self-described "yarn addiction" (does astounding lace work, Amigurumi, and other yarn art), and wants to learn how to work in glass, after graduation."
- 2 Such a stuffed toy crocheted or knitted from yarn. countable
"Pip Lincolne, owner of Meet Me At Mike's in Fitzroy, stocks cutesy, Japanese-style knitted or crochet toys, known as amigurumi. "When we started Mike's, we wanted to sell the things that we loved, which happened to be things with a childlike or nostalgic theme through them," she says. "We wanted to stock handmade items and discovered the Japanese craft movement a few months after."
Example
More examples"Mohala can crochet amigurumi animals."
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 編み包み (amigurumi), a blend of 編む (amu, “to knit”) + 縫い包み (nuigurumi, “stuffed toy”).