Amigurumi is japanese and talking about amigurumis you talk about toys: crochet toys, knitted or sewn ones, stuffed plushies.
"ami" = knit and "gurumi" = wrap.
My first amigurumi was a bunny. I made it with a 3mm crochet hook and white softy cotton. I fill it with 'dacron' filler. My children loved it.
