Beginning to learn Japanese

i’m loving japan. today’s reason is because of the preponderance of incredibly lovely crafts here. and they have a special word for making little animals out of balls of wool:

あみぐるみが大好きです。
あみぐるみがだいすきです
amigurumi ga dai suki desu

i really like crocheted stuffed animals.

amigurumi = crocheted stuffed animals, usually made in the round!
dai = BIG
suki desu = liking

there is even an amigurumi association in japan.

i have made this monkey, here- sitting on ronan’s lap. he named him モリ(Mori). ronan says he is impressed with my monkey. i am proud of my monkey too. though it did not come out like my drawings, which were based on photos from my trip to monkey mountain in oita. it started becoming more cartoony. a bit like curious george. he doesn’t look like japanese amigurumi either.

in the US, there is a growing popularity of japanese crafts, and you can find out loads about amirugumi online. and look at all the lovely amigurumi stuff.

and you can even join the crowd and amigurumi-along with people online.

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