I've been obsessing on amigurumi lately...

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Now that I live in a place that actually has farmers' markets and yarn shops (inspiriation + materials), bushels of amigurumi veggies are practically growing out of my little hooks! I freehand them - no patterns or instructions - and I encourage you to do the same if you've never done amigurumi but want to start. (All you need to know is single crochet, how to increase and decrease, and how to crochet in the round. Then you just sit down and do it.) I also switched over to 100% cotton yarn, which I think yields much better (sturdier, smoother) results and is easier to work in tiny tiny stitches than acrylic. Anyways, here's a basket of 'em:


(tomato in front; in back, from left to right: carrot, broccoli, cucumber, carrot, eggplant)