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...As handed to you by the EVIL PURVEYORS OF CUTE, THE JAPANESE!
Amurrricans, please join me in bowing.
Specifically Amigurumi Kingdom's photos. Thanks a whole heck of a lot, Mindy M.
Oh, and I'm gonna do a second bow for eht brilliance of using a cupcake holder for the presentation.
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FIRST!!!
Eyes the height of no-ose!
Eyes the height of no-ose!
Eyes the height of no-ose!
Thats not cute, thats scary... Somehow I get the feeling that they'll have huge teeth, but only at night, when I'm asleep...
Bwahahaha! I haven't laughed this hard since: "I'm gonna pop a bear in your ass."
Your intros...priceless. And the knit thingys are cute too.
Holy Rule #16, Batman!
Evil pastel cupcakes!!!
They do look a bit scary, don't they?
I think they are cute, in a weird sort of way.....I'd have one on my pillow, where can you get them?
very cute. Sanrio?? I love em.
I'm sorta afraid to admit it, and I feel like a party pooper, but.. I just don't see the cuteness.. :-/ Well, maybe the one on the bottom left..
arigato! these are too cute.
Holy kintted cuteness! is that a Pekingese in the bottom left? A cherry on the creature's heat on the bottom right?
AIEEEEEEEEE!!! [hides]
http://www.squidgrid.com/cute/Glossary.htm#Knitting
those sure are the cutest cupcakes I'VE ever seen!
Jessica -- yeah mayyybe... but just try to HAVE your cupcake and EAT it too. Dare ya.
Theo- I triple doggy dare you to eat something that adorable!
It'd have to be THREE TIMES as cute as that for a TRIPLE dog dare. I must also stipulate that it be a *real* cupcake, not some knotted-yarn abomination.
;)
Cupcake holder!
Brilliant!
(bows)
With the proper tip in the icing bag you could make something similar.
And Hell yes I'd eat it if it were a real cupcake. Cute or not it's still cake. Mmmmmm caaaaaaaake.
I don't know...the way they are all staring with the same blank, but kinda happy expression...they have a sort of evil cult thing about them.
I went to the artist's website and she isn't Japanese. She's Chinese. :)
Also, she crocheteded a cute poopie, too. Literally. See:
http://www.amigurumikingdom.com/picview.asp?prv=6&picname=amigurumi_32.jpg
aw @ the lil fabric schnozzles, same level as the eyes. i second whoever said this oughtta be a cute rule. that upper right one: is it wearable as an amulet of cuteness?
Just because Americans didn't invent those balls of cuteness, it doesn't mean that they will kill you while you're sleeping, or that they're secretly plotting the downfall of our economic empire.
They're just adorable.
Can't we all just get along?
looking at the flickr stream: my god, they even come in little bon bon boxes, button pins, & impaled on barbecue & lollipop sticks! i am diggin' the lil birdy pirate.
this is insane. there is even a lil poop with toilet paper:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/amigurumikingdom/92312803/
Or possibly Korean...depending on the Romanization...
Plus she lives in New York...ok I'm done now...
i wish i had knitting skillz. my house would be filled with these!
OMG11! PON1ES! I ASSUMED "Amigurumi" was a Japanese name!!! A thousand apologies!
[Changing bow direction to China]
OMG check out this cute Jack Sparrow
http://www.flickr.com/photos/amigurumikingdom/177289599/
It's my goal in life to learn how to do these. If only I knew how to crochet. Alas, I only know how to knit. But someday, I will create the cuteness.
Yeah, I think she's Chinese. Assuming "Yee" is her last name, she could be Korean, but we don't have a hard L sound in our alphabet, so having "Ling" in our name would be wishful thinking at best.
That said, amigurumi started in Japan, so Meg shouldn't feel too bad.
http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1772684
Hey Jenne check out www.roxycraft.com. and look at craft school. It also has a free pattern for a toy octopus. Besides I'm sure you can knit plenty of cuteness.
teho, they're crocheted...
Not really my kinda Qute, but I know a lot of people like the ultra-kawaii stuff. Nice crafstmanship.
i have 3 kittehs who would gladly un cute these!!!!!!!!!
flat-face sheeeeeep!! aw.
the cupcakes look a bit chewy though.
I love 'em, personally.
Gah! What happened to their bodies?! Scary crochet decapitated head cupcake thingys! I gotta go with Trond Helge on this one.
Thats it!! Thats why they are soooo scary-cute! They have no bodies because they are actually Godzilla-sized and whole towns have worked at getting them EXINCT. Hence, Mini militia men have shot at them from their toes up and they still can't reach their big cute heads (which float above the ground where they would have been had they had a body.)
Amigurumi is the style of these cute li'l plushies, it is indeed Japanese and makes all kindsa cute crochetted things. If you google it sometime, you can see all kindsa cute little knit plush toys in this style.
Now you know, and Knowing is half the battle!
I don't get why this is cute. I don't think it's cute. So what, a bunch of crocheted freaking animals. Whoopee. Do us a favor and stop posting these. I for one don't give a flying f about what the Japanese are making. I want to see pictures of cute REAL animals. They have not handed us our asses, Cute Overload has made an ass of us by posting stupid pictures like this.
Geez Can't you just ACCEPT that other people find that cute and enjoy looking at those?
I bet you wouldn't have made this comment if it was the other way around, america handing japan's ass.
"for eht brilliance "
Is eht the new "teh"?
They are totally cute. AND, I'm fascinated with these things! I'm trying to learn to crochet just so I can make these. I have a few patterns, but my crocheting skills leaves a bit to be desired.
Karen -
There is no need to be quite so rude. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion but that also means that people who think this is cute can say so and enjoy it and those who don't can QUIETLY wait for something they like better (or be funny about it!).
If you can't play nicely please leave the sandbox.
Whoa. I would like the fluffy--sheep...thing. Or whatever it is.
Karen,
Holy crapulence! You are astoundingly rude.
Just where does this overbearing sense of entitlement come from?
If there is anything that is not in keeping with the spirit of this site it would be your comment.
They are the height of naffdom.
Karen -- also, there are plenty of OTHER cute-photo sites. Try the links under "More! More! More" in the left-hand margin, for starters.
And here's a bonus extra, which features All Otters, All the Time:
http://www.cuteotters.com/
100% knit-free™!
I gotta put my 2 yen in here.
... If you can't say something nice, go have a good snooze at www.boring.com or how about www.superbad.com.
Fluff that pillow, it'll soon be sleepy time.
DH -- tangent -- is Boring.com for real? It *looks* earnest, but somehow I can't quite accept it.