Raccoon Mario Amigurumi from Super Mario Bros 3

So! It was that time of the year again (bro’s birthday) and we decided to crochet him his favorite game in the entire universe…..Super Mario Bros!!! Although we were 1 month and 3 days late in giving him his present, it still beats our original idea of making him an ewok…which he HATES. Don’t worry, […]

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September 24th, 2009 at 5:31pm

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Amigurumi

the pillows – buster-kun Amigurumi

Hello! This is polarbear!! Otherwise known as janama’s lovely, wonderful, agreeable, joyful, talented sewing machine-sister!!! Hahaha no, I’m not any of that. I just sew and cut felt. yeah… Anyway, it’s almost the 16th of September! Which marks the…(air-drum roll)…20th anniversary of the pillows!! For anyone who doesn’t know, the pillows are a Japanese alternative […]

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September 10th, 2009 at 5:00pm

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Amigurumi, the pillows

Want a milkshake with that?

After crocheting my beloved boba, I’m on a drinks rampage now!  I just feel like crocheting a bunch of drinks! This whole rampage was spurred by coming back from In n Out milkshake-less, and regretting it!  Something about sweet icy beverages makes them absolutely irresistible, right?  So after making boba, I HAD to move on […]

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August 7th, 2009 at 6:52pm

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Amigurumi, Drinks and Beverages, Food

I Heart Boba Amigurumi

…so of course I couldn’t resist making an amigurumi of one! It was a super easygoing project that didn’t require much thinking. Getting the cup part to be the right shape was a little tedious, but it turned out well. What I liked most about this was the straw. Boba straws are so fat, so […]

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August 4th, 2009 at 1:49pm

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Amigurumi, Drinks and Beverages, Food

Mini Cake Amigurumi, Not Hats!

What does that look like to you?? What about this?? The answers better be CAKES!! not HATS!!! So, these were some things I crocheted out of stringy thready stuff. They’re supposed to be cakes, but most everyone I’ve shown it to thinks they’re hats! The final count: 1/9 correctly identified these objects as cakes. Isn’t […]

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July 8th, 2009 at 5:19pm

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Amigurumi, Food

Hobbes and…no Calvin…

It was a family friend’s birthday party last weekend and I decided to make her an amigurumi of Hobbes as a present because: I am a poor grad student I noticed on her wish list that she wanted Calvin and Hobbes comic books Therefore, she MUST like Hobbes Instead of getting a gift straight from […]

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June 29th, 2009 at 2:21pm

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Amigurumi, Comics

Kaitlin from Animal Crossing

Ever since I started playing Animal Crossing 2 years ago, I’ve been playing that game EVERY day. Yes, I am that devoted. Actually, it’s my nighttime lullaby – puts me to sleep in an instant! But anyways, what I really wanted to talk about today was Kaitlin, the mommy cat who visits your town searching […]

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June 19th, 2009 at 4:42pm

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Amigurumi, Animal Crossing