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I Rediscovered Crocheting As An Adult, And My Husband And I Have A Tradition Of Creating A Chinese Zodiac Animal Every Year Since 2011

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When I was 10 years old, I learned how to crochet and started making my own stuffed animals. I took a break from crochet to focus on my studies, and I rediscovered my love for crocheting as an adult and started my blog called “All About Ami” in January 2011! The “Ami”‘ is short for “amigurumi”, which is the Japanese art of knitted or crocheted stuffed animals.

I started my blog to document all the crochet projects I was working on and soon began sharing my patterns with everyone. My first original crochet design was the “Chinese New Year Doll” in 2011, and this started a tradition that we have been following throughout the years.

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Chinese New Year Zodiac Amigurumi

I Rediscovered Crocheting As An Adult, And My Husband And I Have A Tradition Of Creating A Chinese Zodiac Animal Every Year Since 2011

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Every year, we design the zodiac animal for that year and share the free pattern with everyone: so far we have 10 designs including the Chinese New Year Doll, Dragon, Snake, Pony, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig, and most recently, the Rat for 2020.

Chinese New Year Rat

I Rediscovered Crocheting As An Adult, And My Husband And I Have A Tradition Of Creating A Chinese Zodiac Animal Every Year Since 2011

Image credits: AllAboutAmi

I Rediscovered Crocheting As An Adult, And My Husband And I Have A Tradition Of Creating A Chinese Zodiac Animal Every Year Since 2011

Image credits: AllAboutAmi

My husband, Ryan, does an initial sketch and then we bring that sketch to life with our yarn and crochet hooks. It has been such a fun tradition, and many people around the world have loved crocheting their stuffed animals following our patterns. These amigurumi designs have inspired people to learn how to crochet as it is so empowering and rewarding being able to make something so cute with your own two hands from scratch.

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Chinese New Year Dogs

I Rediscovered Crocheting As An Adult, And My Husband And I Have A Tradition Of Creating A Chinese Zodiac Animal Every Year Since 2011

Image credits: AllAboutAmi

I Rediscovered Crocheting As An Adult, And My Husband And I Have A Tradition Of Creating A Chinese Zodiac Animal Every Year Since 2011

Image credits: AllAboutAmi

I Rediscovered Crocheting As An Adult, And My Husband And I Have A Tradition Of Creating A Chinese Zodiac Animal Every Year Since 2011

Image credits: AllAboutAmi

Even though everyone follows the same pattern, each amigurumi turns out differently with so much character as everyone has their own style and can add their unique details. We try to incorporate different techniques that we can share with our readers, including how to fuzz up the yarn with a dog slicker brush or give more definition to the face with a technique called eye indentation.

Chinese New Year Monkey

I Rediscovered Crocheting As An Adult, And My Husband And I Have A Tradition Of Creating A Chinese Zodiac Animal Every Year Since 2011

Image credits: AllAboutAmi

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I Rediscovered Crocheting As An Adult, And My Husband And I Have A Tradition Of Creating A Chinese Zodiac Animal Every Year Since 2011

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I offer all of these free crochet patterns on my blog along with detailed step-by-step photo tutorials so people can follow along. I also offer ad-free PDF’s in my Etsy shop if people want an easy to save and print version of these patterns. Being able to crochet stuffed animals is such a fun and unique way to celebrate Chinese New Year!

Chinese New Year Sheep

I Rediscovered Crocheting As An Adult, And My Husband And I Have A Tradition Of Creating A Chinese Zodiac Animal Every Year Since 2011

Image credits: AllAboutAmi

I Rediscovered Crocheting As An Adult, And My Husband And I Have A Tradition Of Creating A Chinese Zodiac Animal Every Year Since 2011

Image credits: AllAboutAmi

Chinese New Year Pig

I Rediscovered Crocheting As An Adult, And My Husband And I Have A Tradition Of Creating A Chinese Zodiac Animal Every Year Since 2011

Image credits: AllAboutAmi

Chinese New Year Pig

I Rediscovered Crocheting As An Adult, And My Husband And I Have A Tradition Of Creating A Chinese Zodiac Animal Every Year Since 2011

Image credits: AllAboutAmi

Chinese New Year Rooster

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I Rediscovered Crocheting As An Adult, And My Husband And I Have A Tradition Of Creating A Chinese Zodiac Animal Every Year Since 2011

Image credits: AllAboutAmi

Chinese New Year Dragon

I Rediscovered Crocheting As An Adult, And My Husband And I Have A Tradition Of Creating A Chinese Zodiac Animal Every Year Since 2011

Image credits: AllAboutAmi

I Rediscovered Crocheting As An Adult, And My Husband And I Have A Tradition Of Creating A Chinese Zodiac Animal Every Year Since 2011

Image credits: AllAboutAmi

Chinese New Year Snake

I Rediscovered Crocheting As An Adult, And My Husband And I Have A Tradition Of Creating A Chinese Zodiac Animal Every Year Since 2011

Image credits: AllAboutAmi

I Rediscovered Crocheting As An Adult, And My Husband And I Have A Tradition Of Creating A Chinese Zodiac Animal Every Year Since 2011

Image credits: AllAboutAmi

Chinese New Year Pony

I Rediscovered Crocheting As An Adult, And My Husband And I Have A Tradition Of Creating A Chinese Zodiac Animal Every Year Since 2011

Image credits: AllAboutAmi

I Rediscovered Crocheting As An Adult, And My Husband And I Have A Tradition Of Creating A Chinese Zodiac Animal Every Year Since 2011

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Stephanie Lau

I am a crochet and knit designer from Alberta, Canada! I love sharing my original designs, patterns, and tutorials on my blog and encouraging people to explore the fiber arts!

I am a crochet and knit designer from Alberta, Canada! I love sharing my original designs, patterns, and tutorials on my blog and encouraging people to explore the fiber arts!

Violeta Draseikaitė

My name is Violeta and I am an editor here at Bored Panda. I love reading memes for a living. It’s obviously much more than that, but I appreciate the variety of topics, information, and pics I get to see every day and share with the world! Those funny memes really make my day too. Being born in the ’90s in post-Soviet Lithuania speaks more about me than I’d like to admit. I’m still learning about the world and myself, but I do love my friends, traveling, art, and my cat. My favorite fact to share about myself is that I used to hide meatballs in my friend’s pockets at lunch so I could go play outside. I wish all those meatballs could find their way back to me someday.

My name is Violeta and I am an editor here at Bored Panda. I love reading memes for a living. It’s obviously much more than that, but I appreciate the variety of topics, information, and pics I get to see every day and share with the world! Those funny memes really make my day too. Being born in the ’90s in post-Soviet Lithuania speaks more about me than I’d like to admit. I’m still learning about the world and myself, but I do love my friends, traveling, art, and my cat. My favorite fact to share about myself is that I used to hide meatballs in my friend’s pockets at lunch so I could go play outside. I wish all those meatballs could find their way back to me someday.

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N G 4 years ago

Thanks for sharing, Happy New Year

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Atlas 4 years ago

Those are incredibly cute! Congrats on the amazing work, you're really talented!

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knittin' kitten 4 years ago

I am so sure I have crocheted your chinese monkey and dragon before you have patterns I found on ravelry and I believe etsy. Thank you for the cutest amigurumi ever. I love the beautiful simplicity of a single crochet project and who doesn't love making cute stuffed animals.

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N G 4 years ago

Thanks for sharing, Happy New Year

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Atlas 4 years ago

Those are incredibly cute! Congrats on the amazing work, you're really talented!

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knittin' kitten 4 years ago

I am so sure I have crocheted your chinese monkey and dragon before you have patterns I found on ravelry and I believe etsy. Thank you for the cutest amigurumi ever. I love the beautiful simplicity of a single crochet project and who doesn't love making cute stuffed animals.

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