having a great life in spite of everything

I’m working on a knit amigurumi pattern. I’m trying to simplify it down as much as possible, working from a basic knit rectangle. What I’m going for it something so easy that a beginner knitter could do it because there’s no shaping in the knitting. The down side is that that means all the shaping is done in the sewing, and I hate sewing, but at least it’s not like trying to sew up an entire sweater. I’m trying to avoid having to knit up a bunch of extra pieces, but it’s looking like at least the arms will have to be done separately. 

This pattern from Heartstrings is probably the most well-known “make something from a square” pattern. I have a couple of these around, they’re really cute, though the sewing is definitely tricky.