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Amigurumi
(Japanese: 編みぐるみ; lit. "crocheted or knitted stuffed toy") is the Japanese art of knitting or
crocheting 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 "(sewn)
stuffed doll". Amigurumi vary in size and there are no restrictions about size or look. While the art
of amigurumi has been known in Japan for several decades, it first gained widespread popularity in
other countries, especially in the West, in 2003.
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