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We Love Amigurumi
where cute rules!
Created on 2005-09-09 03:52:48 (#8245724), last updated 2009-07-05
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Basic Info| Membership: | Open |
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| Posting Access: | All Members |
| Description: | crochet & knit toys |
About'We Love Amigurumi' is a community for anyone who likes amigurumi, the Japanese technique of crocheting and knitting toys.
Founded By ohsewpretty
(ohsewpretty is not currently active in the community, but we thank her for creating this wonderful group, and look forward to future visits from her)
This is a "G" rated community! Please remember that we have young members and visitors, and keep language and content appropriate. Inappropriate language in posts or comments will result in the post or comment being deleted, so please keep it "G"! :o) Violators will be subject to meetings with the Enforcer...
See Community Guidlines here.
Please post pictures of your amigurumi, either in progress or finished and it doesn't matter if you are an absolute beginner or an expert. Feel free to post original patterns, links to websites and books, and things you would like to buy or sell. Please respect copyright laws by saying where you got a pattern from and not selling things made with someone else's pattern. Also respect other people's creativity by not copying others' work and encouraging people to come up with new ideas of their own. Thank you!
If you have multiple photos or a large photo (larger than 500px by 375px), we recommend that you post your photo(s) behind an LJ cut. We like to keep the site friendly for peeps with slower Internet connections. Also, we appreciate putting community tags on your posts. All members can add tags to ANY post, even those that are not their own.
For beginners,![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif)
krysanya has written an Amigurumi Primer. Also, check the previous posts (and the responses to them) tagged beginner or beginners.
And there is a wonderful set of videos here:
Part 1 - basic crochet techniques needed to make amigurumi
Part 2 - the most common types of amigurumi patterns, and how to read them
Part 3 - additional techniques often used when making amigurumi
There are some helpful weblinks here, and more info about amigurumi and patterns at amigurumi bookmarks. Delicious.com users can share a link with by tagging it with for:snuffykin. Resources for eyes: There are many previous posts tagged supplies and eyes.
Problems, suggestions or questions: snuffykin@livejournal.com, theknittycat@livejournal.com, crafty_shanna@livejournal.com
To insure quickest responses to urgent issues, please contact all three.
Each month there's a theme for Amigurumi-Alongs here at weloveamigurumi. Participation is totally optional, and originality is highly encouraged! Here is the calendar for 2009:
2008 Ami-Along Calendar
Founded By ohsewpretty
(ohsewpretty is not currently active in the community, but we thank her for creating this wonderful group, and look forward to future visits from her)
This is a "G" rated community! Please remember that we have young members and visitors, and keep language and content appropriate. Inappropriate language in posts or comments will result in the post or comment being deleted, so please keep it "G"! :o) Violators will be subject to meetings with the Enforcer...
See Community Guidlines here.
Please post pictures of your amigurumi, either in progress or finished and it doesn't matter if you are an absolute beginner or an expert. Feel free to post original patterns, links to websites and books, and things you would like to buy or sell. Please respect copyright laws by saying where you got a pattern from and not selling things made with someone else's pattern. Also respect other people's creativity by not copying others' work and encouraging people to come up with new ideas of their own. Thank you!
If you have multiple photos or a large photo (larger than 500px by 375px), we recommend that you post your photo(s) behind an LJ cut. We like to keep the site friendly for peeps with slower Internet connections. Also, we appreciate putting community tags on your posts. All members can add tags to ANY post, even those that are not their own.
For beginners,
krysanya has written an Amigurumi Primer. Also, check the previous posts (and the responses to them) tagged beginner or beginners. And there is a wonderful set of videos here:
Part 1 - basic crochet techniques needed to make amigurumi
Part 2 - the most common types of amigurumi patterns, and how to read them
Part 3 - additional techniques often used when making amigurumi
There are some helpful weblinks here, and more info about amigurumi and patterns at amigurumi bookmarks. Delicious.com users can share a link with by tagging it with for:snuffykin. Resources for eyes: There are many previous posts tagged supplies and eyes.
Problems, suggestions or questions: snuffykin@livejournal.com, theknittycat@livejournal.com, crafty_shanna@livejournal.com
To insure quickest responses to urgent issues, please contact all three.
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Each month there's a theme for Amigurumi-Alongs here at weloveamigurumi. Participation is totally optional, and originality is highly encouraged! Here is the calendar for 2009:
| Month | Theme | Alternate!Theme |
| January | breakfast | winter critter swap |
| February | zodiac & Chinese zodiac | animated inanimates |
| March | science | games |
| April | myth | movies |
| May | mini me | aliens or robots |
| June | kiddie lit & fairy tales | jewelry |
| July | comics & cartoons | seasons |
| August | in the pond | flora |
| September | zoo & farm | things with teeth |
| October | monsters | in the jungle |
| November | no pattern for you! | favorite decade |
| December | dessert or Christmas | stashbuster |
2008 Ami-Along Calendar
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