Amigurumi creations are one of my favorite crafts ogle. For those of you who have somehow escaped them until now I’ll let Wikipedia get you up to speed:

Amigurumi is the Japanese art of knitting or crocheting small stuffed animals and anthropomorphic creatures. Amigurumi are typically cute animals but can include inanimate objects endowed with anthropomorphic features. 

Cute is the operative word here. It’s crazy how the simple addition of a couple dot eyes and a mere hit of a mouth can convert just about anything into a lovable little friend.  In this post I’m going to focus on one kind of anthropomorphized objects in particular, vegetables.

Anna of Mochimochi land has created this outstanding knit wonder she callsninjabun. It’s a little garden patch that’s growing more than just carrots. You can purchase this pattern along with a ton more from her online shop. 

It seriously has to be one of the cutest knit things I’ve seen in a long while. I’d love to knit one of these up for my nephew Logan once he gets past that “putting everything in his mouth” stage, beacuse those little guys are teeny. :) 


I’ll finish up this post a round up with a just a few of the cuties I’ve come across. First we have a pattern for adorable little mushrooms by Roxycraft. Next is a pattern for carrots and carrot bunnies from etsy seller stripeyblue. Finally I found this lively bunch of veggies by livejournaler parsnippity. 

Looking to get started on some of your own but don’t know where to begin when it comes to crochet? Make sure to check out Hook and Needles’s excellent beginner tutorial on making Amigurumi.