Visit the Crochet by Kim website you’ll encounter page after page of amigurumi toys, each one distinct but all with exaggerated, round bodies and adorable wide-set eyes. It’s clear that Swedish designer Kim Bengtsson Friis has a distinct style, and can apply it to anything – dolls, pets, jungle animals, foods and, of course, birds. Kim lends her super-chunky, perfectly rounded amigurumi style to the Birds of the World in this issue. She agreed to speak with us about her crochet journey, her inspirations, her future as a designer and more.
When Kim first started to crochet in 2017, she was a Swedish emergency
