Chinese New Year: Fuzhou Yuanxiao Amigurumi Crochet Pattern・农历新年: 钩针编织福州元宵
Today is the last day of Chinese New Year, commonly known as Chap Goh Mei (Hokkien for "fifteenth night") or Yuanxiao Festival (元宵节) in Singapore and Malaysia. Being another day for reunions, it is customary to eat tangyuan (汤圆), aka kueh ee , as their roundness symbolises unity, togetherness and completeness. Previously, I made amigurumi tangyuan, namely, the classic tangyuan and six-coloured tangyuan to celebrate the occasion. But as I've been exploring Fuzhou foods recently, I made crochet Fuzhou yuanxiao for this year's Yuanxiao Festival. Crochet Fuzhou yuanxiao for Yuanxiao Festival ( IG ) As mentioned in my CNY 2022 tangyuan amigurumi post , tangyuan is the name southern Chinese use, while yuanxiao is the name northern Chinese use. In English, we just call them glutinous rice balls or sticky rice balls regardless of how they're made or what their fillings are, and here in Singapore, we call them tangyuan. So I have to say that I found it a little c...
