Amigurumi – Food

With my newfound addiction to making amigurumi, there was no doubt I didn’t pass the opportunity Father’s Day had to offer. I decided to make a collection of amigurumi with a unifying theme. I had considered a number of themes including farm animals, family, Chinese zodiac, playground, etc. and ended up dropping most of them except food mainly because I couldn’t find enough patterns to make a collection. Besides, I didn’t want to use any animal theme because I had already given an amigurumi elephant and hippo to my father on his birthday. I wanted something new.

Food, mainly desserts and pastries, came through for a couple reasons. First, there were tremendous amount of patterns on different kinds of food online. It not only made my job easier but also offered seemingly unlimited options. Second, my father loves food and he always says we live to eat. I don’t make enough to buy him a lot of fine cuisine and a denture for him to eat. Why not make a bunch of nice-looking foods, albeit fake, to make him happy?

Once I had decided on a theme, I started my quest for patterns. With a project this size, I didn’t wait until after Mother’s Day to begin. Indeed, I started the project in February to be sure I would have enough time to finish by early June. In addition, I spent around $30 on yarn to make sure it will be a colorful gift. In the same vein, I purposely include a variety of food, such as sushi, hamburger, pies, desserts, pastries, candies, and fruits.

Pie

Sushi

Fish

As I was busy crocheting, I thought about the presentation of my gift. Should I make a huge plate to hold everything? Or create a multi-layer lunch box and organize the foods by category? I consulted my younger sister and she suggested pastry boxes. I immediately liked the idea. Since none of the pastry boxes I found at my local retailers and grocery stores suited my need, I decided to make my own out of paper bags and clear plastic wrapping papers. With Elmer’s glue, a pencil, a ruler, and a pair of scissors, I constructed three pastry boxes. I also made a sushi box out of cardboard and construction papers. Nothing was impossible.

Paper Bags

Pastry Box Almost Completed

Finished

This is by far the largest gift by count I have ever given to my father. I was a little embarrassed when I presented it to my father. All he said was “Woah!” He used two cardboard boxes to store my gift.