Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 745.5924
EAN: 9781557885302
ISBN: 1557885303
Label: HP Trade
Languages: Array
Manufacturer: HP Trade
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 64
Publication Date: 2008-08-05
Publisher: HP Trade
Studio: HP Trade

From the creator of RoxyCraft.com, a collection of adorable crocheted creatures.

This colorful guide presents twenty-one sweet and simple-to-make yarn creatures for crafters young and old. Each animal is assembled using several basic crochet stitches—stitches even beginners can easily master—and the results, from a winsome little lamb to a wide-eyed lemur, make for delightful yarn friends.

Customer Rating:
Summary: nice
Comment: It's a nice soft cover format -- the animals are as cute as you'd imagine. Hopefully my girlfriend will like it. You might have to include something with it if you're giving it as a gift - because it's soft cover makes it look more like a simple thick magazine.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Fun but really TINY
Comment: The instructions are pretty easy to follow, especially if you have some idea of what you are doing, but the animals are REALLY tiny. I've made others that were small and cute, but these are a little smaller than I like. But they are cute!

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Cute patterns, confusing instructions
Comment: I bought this book because it has some very cute, unique patterns that I hadn't seen anywhere else (koala, lemur). It's a very nice book to look at, with its full color photographs of all the different creations. However, the lack of certain instructions makes it difficult for an amigurumi-novice.

For example, there are almost no instructions on how to assemble the animals once you've made the pieces. I had to resort to online tutorials (crochetme.com) to find this information. I think the author should have devoted at least one page to assembly and how to sew the pieces together, with photos to illustrate. The book has a great section on basic crochet stitches, with big, clear photos, so it seemed silly that in an amigurumi book, there wasn't a similar page for animal assembly.

As others have stated, the patterns rely a lot on how they are stuffed to make the shapes as pictured. Also, I really only found about half of the patterns appealing.

Consensus-
Pros: Cute, unique patterns, nice photos, easy to read
Cons: Little to no instruction on assembly or stitching pieces together; for some of the animals, you can find better patterns online

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Customer Rating:
Summary: WONDERFUL BOOK! GREAT EASY PATTERNS
Comment: Easy, fast work up and great patterns -- Couldn't ask for better ones! I'm glad that I bought this terrific book! Amigurumi, crocheted toys - cute cute cute! I have 5 grandchildren and need things that work up FAST -- this is it!

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Customer Rating:
Summary: So disappointing...
Comment: I waited for a long time for this book to be released, and i feel as if i waited for nothing! Although the patterns in this book are absolutely adorable i found that they are poorly written and that the photos are misleading.

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