Kyuuto! Japanese Crafts!: Amigurumi (Kyuuto! Japanese Crafts) | 
| Author: Chronicle Books
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 19488
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 80
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 8.1 x 0.4
ISBN: 0811860825
Dewey Decimal Number: 746.434043
EAN: 9780811860826
ASIN: 0811860825
Publication Date: December 13, 2007
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Product Description
Kyuuto! = Cute! Savvy crafters know that today's hippest designs hail from Japan. But it's near to impossible to find translated patterns. Or at least it used to be. With Amigurumi, we're proud to present the one of the first two books in our brand new Kyuuto! Japanese Crafts line. Amigurumi features small knit and crocheted creatures so cute you could cry. This book enjoyed huge success on its home shores. The pages burst with quirky color photographs, step-by-step directions, and helpful technical illustrations. At last, the appeal of authentic Japanese content with the ease of English instruction. Stay tuned for more in coming seasons!
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 Super! July 3, 2008
I agree with some of the other reviews...the patterns could be difficult for a beginner, but what isn't? I made the little punk duckie in an evening, and he's adorable. Once you get the gist of the book and understand how the patterns are written and what the design is supposed to look like, you can pretty easily figure it out or go to your LYS to ask. All in all, I love this book!
I Like It April 18, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is the first amigurumi book I purchased. I like the look of the toys and I like the simplicity of the charts that are used. I've made several of the toys and have adapted some patterns to make my own patterns. My 11 year old daughter, who has never crocheted before, finished the duck (with prompting) in a very short time and is excited for the next one. She's making the tiny bear now.
On the down side, I've found that some of the directions are difficult to understand. I'm a long time knitter, so I understand shaping and such, but I've only just started crochet. The butterfly wings completely stumped me. I thought I understood what was being illustrated in the charts, but it didn't look at all like the finished product in the picture. I kept expecting to have an "aha" moment, but I finally just "did my own thing", based on previous knowledge, and finished the pattern--not rocket science, and maybe I'm just thick or something.
The pictures are nice and they're great idea starters. I would prefer that the patterns be put alongside the color pictures, rather than the pictures grouped at the beginning and the patterns at the back of the book. However, this isn't enough of a distraction to downgrade an excellent volume of creativity.
I'm very glad to have this book as my introduction to amigurumi. It's a great medium and I'm enjoying it, thanks to this author's introduction.
 cute photos, but ... April 5, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book itself is darling with photos that will amuse and inspire, yet the instructions would be difficult for a beginner. If you are a crocheter already, you can figure things out on your own, but several things were left out that are needed if you are just starting to create Amigurumi. Perhaps there were elements lost in the translation, so be prepared to just go from the photos. I bought Amigurimi World right after this one and would have to recommend the latter much more for it's simple, complete directions.
50-50 April 4, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This was about one of the third books I bought when I started crocheting amigurumi stuff. While I would have to say there other books I like better, its still got some cute animals in here. The symbols are not hard to understand just different then following most patterns. There are some parts of the patterns (arms and legs) that dont specify how long they should be but I assume that leaves room for personal taste. While there some patterns I will make i'd have to say for me its about a 50-50. I'll most likely make at least half of what the book has to offer.
Cute Amigurumi needs some proofing March 24, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I loved the Amigurumi I have crocheted so far and they look very professional. Mostly have used Red Heart Super Saver Yarn.
The only problem is that in some places it does not tell you the total rows of a arm or leg and just takes you to where the next X rows are all the same and not what X is. Usually I make it a little long and compare the product to the image before taking off a few rows.
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