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April 24, 2006
big head bear
My friend Christy was visiting this weekend and a requisite stop was Uwajimaya Plaza where the Kinokuniya Japanese bookstore is located. Although I could have walked out with an armful of crafting books, I limited myself to only one. However, I could show no restraint when it came to starting a new project out of that book; the little guy above is based on the first pattern.
Even though I have no clue when it comes to reading Japanese, I was able to follow the directions pretty easily based on the symbols, photos, and diagrams. I even managed to spot a mistake in the pattern.
I didn't follow the directions when it came to the face though. I don't keep a supply of creepy plastic eyes on hand, so I improvised with some bits of yarn.
I suspect that more little friends from this book will appear from time to time.
While I can't tell you the title, I was able to find online listings at Kinokuniya BookWeb and amazon.co.jp.
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Comments
super-duper cute, m! love him. did they have a lot of knitting books there?
Posted by: shannon at Apr 25, 2006 8:49:44 AM
SO cute! I'm glad you decided to make the eyes yourself. (And no choking hazards!)
Posted by: Christy at Apr 25, 2006 9:41:10 AM
I'm so jealous of your Japanese bookstore!
Posted by: Nanette at May 5, 2006 2:02:32 PM
It is very lovely!
I am Japanese.
I cannot speak English so much.
The title of the book
Tomoko Takamori's
Andene-Amigurumi
[andene] is please crochet
[amigurumi] is a doll(an animal) crochet with the hook.
Tomoko Takamori has written some books before how to crochet the animals.
Posted by: addie at May 11, 2006 5:50:09 AM
