Amigurumi is the Japanese art of knitting or crocheting small, stuffed
yarn creatures. The word is a compound of the Japanese words 編み ami,
meaning "crocheted or knitted", and 包み kurumi, literally "wrapping", as
in 縫い包み nuigurumi " stuffed doll". Amigurumi vary in size and there
are no restrictions about size or look.
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