From Stitch 'N Bitch Crochet: The Happy Hooker:

After surfing the Internet and seeing all these fantastic creatures and dolls that people had created, I wanted to try one of my own.  I started with the funniest part, the head, and it became sort of a round ball.  But when I put the eyes and the ears on, there was something like magic--a little creature with a personality appeared!  I’ve done a lot of them by now, but I still get the same great feeling every single time.