Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3826 in Books
• Published on: 2008-02-25
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 80 pages

Customer Reviews

Finally the wait is over
I have been waiting for this book to be published and finally the day has come :))
I am going to recommend it to people who already know how to crochet amis and to those who have never had a crocheting hook in their hands yet.
I have been purchasing individual crocheting patterns from Ana Paula Rimoli for a while now and I have always found them cutest, easy, well explained and so quick to make. At this stage most of my friends own something crocheted by me using
Ana's patterns and in fact I have a "presents" waiting list:) (yes, the toys are that cute!!!)
To sum up the value of the book is very good (comparing to many Japanese amigurumi books which cost about the same but have only few patterns) - lots of very cute, inexpensive, various projects and they are:
Valentine bears, baby lion and his daddy, puppy and his daddy (my favourite!!!!), baby monkey and her daddy, baby penguin and her mommy, baby owl and her mommy, baby hedgehog and her mommy, boy and girl elephants, baby octopus and her mommy, mrs and mr cactus (great!!), happy eggs, smiling desserts, tiny amis (6 toys), little pear, little apple and worm as well as crocheting instruction and crocheting terms explained for those who have never crocheted before.
I am hooked on crocheting now and can only hope that the book is the first one of many more to come!!!

Lovely book for semi newbies
Having got my basic skills from Happy Hooker (outstanding instructions) this book gives you plenty scope for some seriously cute animals, which you can finish in a couple of hours (pros probably go a bit quicker). Once you've got the hang of a few basic stiches (mainly crocheting rounds and increasing and decreasing), it's just a question of selecting some lovely yarn and going for it.
The book is American (as is Happy Hooker) so some UK crocheters may struggle with having to convert between the different terminology for stitches. I found it okay as I don't know the UK system anyway and all the funky amigurmi books seem to be American

great book, easy to use
this is a great book for beginners, with really clear pictures and explanations and easy to follow instructions. and much more fun than making squares!