Whimsical Stitches


Book Description

2018 and 2019’s No. 1 Best-selling Amigurumi Book in the U.S.! Explore Amigurumi, the Japanese art of crochet design, with 30 unique and darling patterns. Whether a novice or an experienced crocheter, anyone can pick up a needle and complete these cuddly creations. Author and amigurumi guru Lauren Espy inspires crocheters with her easy-to-follow patterns, pictures, and helpful instructions. Lauren always takes the patterns one step at a time to ensure that your finished product is as cute as the creation on the page! In Whimsical Stitches: A Modern Makers Book of Amigurumi Crochet Patterns, amigurumi is explored through 30 simple, fanciful patterns in a variety of themes, including: • In the Garden • At the Aquarium • Down on the Farm • At the Bakery Brighten a room with flowers that won’t wilt, bring cheer to your table with colorful fruits that won’t attract flies, and add cuddly friends to a baby’s collection of favorite toys.




Edward's Menagerie


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Create a suave high-flying rhino, a lovesick elephant who knows her way around a kitchen, and a seriously chivalrous tiger . . . With just two weeks to go before her baby Edward’s due date, yarn enthusiast Kerry Lord picked up a crochet hook for the first time, and a new obsession began. Over the next twelve months, the collection of crochet animals expanded week by week until Edward’s Menagerie was complete—with forty unique patterns. These cute animals with larger-than-life personalities are made using simple crochet techniques, and the step-by-step instructions enable a complete beginner to get hooking straight away. Each animal also has a universal pattern, allowing crocheters to change their hooks and yarns to create four different sizes, making for 160 different possibilities. Be warned—these unlikely characters, made using a super-soft yarn in a sumptuous natural color palette, will become your new best friends as you hook your way through the whole menagerie!




Crochet Cute Critters


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Crochet a zoo full of adorable animal friends with ease. Discover how simple crafting your own crochet plush animals can be. From alligators to zebras, Crochet Cute Critters features 26 beginner-friendly patterns for creating all kinds of cuddly companions. Amigurumi--the Japanese art of crocheting stuffed toys--might seem intimidating, but this book keeps it easy and fun with complete guides that cover everything you need to know. Whether you're stitching up delightfully huggable gifts for kids or grandkids or just looking to assemble your own plush menagerie, Crochet Cute Critters will have you up and going in no time. Crochet Cute Critters includes: Cute critters, from A-to-Z--Alex the Alligator, Freddy the Fox, Walter the Whale, Zina the Zebra...choose from 26 lovable designs that span the entire animal kingdom. Amigurumi for everyone--Step-by-step instructions for stitching, detailing, and stuffing make things easy for beginners and experts alike. Build on what you learn--Every animal shares the same basic head and body pattern, allowing you to carry your practice and experience from project to project. Discover how fun and easy it can be to crochet your own Amigurumi with the help of Crochet Cute Critters.




Design Your Own Crochet Projects


Book Description

You love to crochet, but you’re tired of the granny square and other predictable projects. Let celebrated crochet teacher Sara Delaney help you expand your skills while showing you how to create custom-fit wearable accessories. Delaney’s unique, flexible formulas let crocheters of all levels easily design scarves, cowls, fingerless mitts, mittens, gloves, hats, and socks. With fill-in-the-blank templates and a stitch dictionary, you can use your favorite yarn and stitch pattern, and make accessories that fit perfectly. Delaney offers a starter course in the technique with 18 of her own original patterns, along with the formulas she used to create them. The companion online calculator helps create your customized patterns even more quickly!




The Art of Crochet Blankets


Book Description

Discover a new source of inspiration for your crochet hook...the beautiful work of today's modern makers! Follow popular crochet blanket designer Rachele Carmona through her unique collection of crochet blankets inspired by the work of popular independent artists. The Art of Crochet Blankets will help you create your own colorful crochet blankets as unique works of art for your home! Inside this one-of-a-kind crochet blanket guide you'll find: • Details on how to translate art to hook with 18 bold and unique crochet afghan patterns influenced by the works of their feature artist. • Modern quilts, fabric designs, tapestry weaving, digital art, and more become the source of one-of-a-kind projects for a more artful home. • Biographies and beautiful photos profiling 6 inspiring modern makers--Tula Pink, April Rhodes, Maryanne Moodie, Fransisco Valle, Maud Vantours, and Caitline Dowe-Sandes. Discover the inspiration that lies beyond the world of crochet with The Art of Crochet Blankets.




Crochet Your Own Kawaii Animal Cuties


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Crochet Your Own Kawaii Animal Cuties kit will teach you how to crochet roly-poly versions of 12 of the cutest animals and includes the materials needed to make adorable Shiba Inu puppy and poseable sloth. Chonks, Good Bois, Floofs, and more! The internet has introduced us to so many delightful (and occasionally derpy) animals that we have all become cute zoologists. These adorable animals are so, so kawaii you just want to squish them! And now you can! The instruction book contains patterns to make 12 amigurumi animals with step-by-step photos as well as a primer on basic crochet techniques and stitches. The included materials for making your very own Shiba Inu puppy and little sloth are: crochet hook; acrylic yarn; safety eyes; fiberfil; embroidery floss; yarn needle. Meet the cuties! Patterns include: Shiba Inu puppy Otters holding hands Baby seal Raccoon Sloth Pug puppy Narwhal Cockatiel Raptor Corgi puppy Owl Fat cat




Complete Crochet Course


Book Description

“Their approach is thorough . . . a well-organized reference, up-to-date with the different cable, ribbing, and pattern stitches that are now popular.” —Booklist (starred review) Filled with step-by-step photography throughout for an easy-to-follow and fully visual experience, this unparalleled guide teaches you how to crochet from the very first stitch—and will keep you crocheting as you gain experience! Complete Crochet Course explains all the tools, materials, and techniques you need, from choosing a hook and yarn to seaming, working in the round, handling specialty stitches, and adding details. Ten patterns are perfectly designed for novices eager to complete their first projects, while intermediates can enjoy mastering even more advanced skills.




Melissa Leapman's Indispensable Stitch Collection for Crocheters


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Packed with 200 of crochet master Melissa Leapman's favorite patterns, this easy-to-read book will keep your hooks working for years! For all skill levels, from beginner to expert.




Harry Potter Crochet


Book Description

Create your own magic with this Harry Potter crochet book! Create your own magic and conjure up these adorable figures of “the boy who lived” and his friends. This book gives step-by-step directions to make Harry Potter, Dobby, and twelve more magical amigurumi models, and the full-color photos will ensure your projects turn out completely enchanting.




Amigurumi Globetrotters


Book Description

Filled with super cute travel companions, this book includes amigurumi patterns for designs such as a monkey taking selfies with his new camera, a polar bear tanning on the beach, a gorilla on a business trip, and a boy scout practicing his best knots. There are 15 easy to make and fully customizable crochet patterns that beginners and experienced crocheters alike will enjoy making. Also included is a brief introduction to the various techniques and stitches.