Two years ago I discovered Amigurumi - Japanese style crocheted anthropomorphic creatures. I was so taken with the overwhelming cuteness of these characters that I taught myself to crochet in order to make my own little friends. Although I did consult some patterns in order to learn the process (including a book entirely in Japanese, quite a challenge!) each of these creatures is my own design - I can't be bothered to follow a pattern anyway, but at the same time I took rather sketchy notes (my own version of a pattern) so I doubt that I could reproduce any one of these.

This is Squiddy, one of my creations. She's an little squid doll crocheted from acrylic yarn, with polyfill stuffing, little plastic pellets, and of course, manufactured eyeballs. Squiddy was one of my first pieces!