Amigurumi Design and Creation
Presentation
A course by Príncipe del Crochet , Crocheter and Character Designer
Joined April 2020
About the video: Presentation
Overview
“Hello! I'm Marcelo Cortés, although most people know me as "The Prince of Crochet." In this lesson you will get to know a little about me, my history within knitting and how literature is closely linked to my love for creating crocheted characters.”
In this video lesson Príncipe del Crochet addresses the topic: Presentation, which is part of the Domestika online course: Amigurumi Design and Creation. Learn the process and techniques needed to give life to an original crocheted character.
Partial transcription of the video
“Introduction Hi. I'm Marcelo Cortés, crocheter and amigurumi designer. Most people know me as the Prince of Crochet. In this lesson, I'll tell you a bit about myself, about my background in the world of crochet, and about the close connection between literature and the way I create my crochet characters. Since I was little, I was into the world of storytelling. I dreamed of being part of the stories. My favorite ones? "Pied Piper of Hamelin", "The Little Frog in Love with the Sun" and "Frog Dreams." I was really bored in school one day and I ended up in the library, where I found a book cal...”
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Course summary for: Amigurumi Design and Creation
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Category
Craft -
Areas
Amigurumi, Arts & Crafts, Crochet, DIY, Fiber Arts, Textile Design, Toy Design

Príncipe del Crochet
A course by Príncipe del Crochet
Marcelo Javier Cortés, better known as Príncipe del Crochet on social media, is a crocheter and amigurumi designer. He started his career as a philosophy and Spanish teacher, but as of 2019, he's been fully devoted to crochet and managing his social media accounts.
A true artist at heart, he's deeply passionate about reading, writing, and crochet, combining all three in his work: he creates characters inspired by his poems and vice versa. As an expert in amigurumi design with an insatiable curiosity, he's constantly searching for new ways to customize his creations and give them an original and distinctive look.
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