Tag: japan

I Spy a Couple of Crochet Butterflyfish … Oh...

Posted by Danielle | Jul 26, 2018 | Yarn Bombs & Fiber Art | 0 |

Louise Bourgeois’ Maman Sculpture Gets Yarn Bombed...

Posted by Danielle | Apr 25, 2018 | Featured, Yarn Bombs & Fiber Art | 0 |

Breathtaking Life-Sized Crocodile Amigurumi, Crocheted By Mitsue Fujita aka Lumièna

by Danielle | Mar 30, 2020 | Amigurumi & Kawaii, Yarn Bombs & Fiber Art | 0 |

This is amazing. Follow Lumièna’s adventures on Instagram at @mitsue_amigurumi. Hat tip:...

I Spy a Couple of Crochet Butterflyfish … Oh, and a Nautilus Too …

by Danielle | Jul 26, 2018 | Yarn Bombs & Fiber Art | 0 |

Ala is a Japanese artist and this is from her solo exhibition from late last year. I’d love...

Louise Bourgeois’ Maman Sculpture Gets Yarn Bombed By Magda Sayeg

by Danielle | Apr 25, 2018 | Featured, Yarn Bombs & Fiber Art | 0 |

Who wants to go to Japan to see Magda Sayeg’s latest installation with me? From April 25 to...

Pi Day is Coming, How Many Digits Can You Crochet Into One Blanket?

by Danielle | Jan 8, 2018 | Crochet Hacks | 0 |

Miho.O thinks her blanket is at least 200! Follow her adventures in Japan on Twitter,...

UPDATE: Watch the Trailer for "Close-Knit," a New Japanese Film Out in 2017 …

by Danielle | Dec 17, 2016 | Beyond Knitting | 1 |

February 20th Update: The English title for this film is “Close-Knit” and it just...

The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Cat … Now How Odd is That?!

by Danielle | May 31, 2016 | KnitHacker | 0 |

Not so much when you see the fabulous felted cat-head mask head she was wearing … So, WHAT...

Crochet Momonga … aka Japanese Dwarf Flying Squirrel

by Danielle | Feb 1, 2013 | Amigurumi & Kawaii, Crochet Hacks | 0 |

Made and shared by Ella Knop who says the pattern is from the Japanese magazine ‘Small Animal Amigurumi’ (Lady Boutique Series no.3098). If you know of a more adorable rodent, you’re too late … cute has...

Knit & Felted Shoebill Bird

by Danielle | Sep 24, 2012 | Beyond Knitting | 0 |

Made and shared by Natsuko Murase. Here’s a photo of a real-life shoebill:

It’s Good To Get Them Yarn Bombing Early!

by Danielle | Jun 11, 2012 | Beyond Knitting, Craftivist | 0 |

Shared by Octopus Mountain aka tokkyu2222.

‘Net of Woods’ – Crochet Playground by Toshiko Horiuchi MacAdam

by Danielle | Mar 23, 2012 | Crochet Hacks | 0 |

Photo shared by diggle who says, “On my birthday we went to a sculpture park outside of Tokyo. My favourite sculpture was unsurprisingly the one for kids – an enormous hand crocheted colour bomb playground den hung...

Adorable Wee Totoro Amigurumi

by Danielle | Feb 11, 2012 | Amigurumi & Kawaii, Crochet Hacks | 0 |

Made and shared by perlinavichinga.

Jizo Statue With Red Crochet Bonnet at the Zojoji Temple in Tokyo, Japan

by Danielle | Feb 5, 2012 | Beyond Knitting, Crochet Hacks | 0 |

Shared by christine.bks. This picture of a Jizo statue was taken at the Zojoji Temple in Tokyo, Japan. Jizo is the patron saint of travellers and departed children. “Within the compound of Zojoji Temple are Jizo statues....