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| Author: Elisabeth Doherty
Publisher: Lark Books
Category: Book
List Price: $14.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 56552
Format: Illustrated
Media: Paperback
Edition: illustrated edition
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 9 x 8.8 x 0.5
ISBN: 1600590179
Dewey Decimal Number: 746.434041
EAN: 9781600590177
ASIN: 1600590179
Publication Date: September 1, 2007
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| Customer Reviews:
 Not as easy as one might think... April 13, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
As adorable as these patterns are, they aren't all that simple to make. I love all the fruit and veggies but once you get to the animals, you have a challenge on your hands. While I love the book, I think she should have added a few more simple beginning projects.
 I love the humanoids. February 18, 2008
I started amigurumi and found information about this book. I do not regret buying it. The instructions in the beginning are very useful, especially for beginners. I love the humanoids. They are very cool. I just finished the bunny and my son loves it. Elizabeth's style is very unique and sophisticated as compared to most other amigurumi pattern authors. I don't care much for the food items and smaller animals in the book, but apparently others do. I wish there were more humanoid patterns, but I think after making these 4, I will get some ideas and have the skill to design my own. See my bunny in the customer images.
fun and easy for a beginer February 13, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I had little experience with crocheting when I purchased this. The instructions are easy to read and not intimidating. The dolls turn out so cute your friends will ask you to make more. Some typos in the book were frustrating as they led to my having to remake things but all in all a good book.
My favourite amigurumi book February 4, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Amigurumi, the Japanese art of making cute crochet animals, has been popular in Asian countries for years and in the past, it has amazed me that there weren't more books containing this style of crochet available in English. However, it seems that the Western countries have finally caught on to this craze and "Amigurumi!" is one of the books on this topic. In fact, "Amigurumi!" is, without a doubt, my favourite of the amigurumi books that have surfaced in the last year or so.
"Amigurumi!" contains 14 patterns divided into three sections: crocheted food (including a hamburger, cupcakes, cookies and a fish bone), crocheted animals (including a weiner dog, a fawn, a piglet and a mouse), and those four humanoid animals that you can see on the cover of the book. Unlike some of the other amigurumi books that I have seen, where the patterns are incredibly amateurish, made up of a series of balls sewn together, the patterns in this book are well thought-out works of art which would hold their own in a boutique toy store.
Although, I would not recommend that a beginner make one of the humanoid animals as a first project, many of the patterns in this book would be appropriate for beginners (especially the food patterns) and all of the basic stitch techniques are explained in detail at the front of the book. The patterns are all designed to be made with the brightly colored acrylic yarn, which is cheaper than wool and which I have never had any difficulties in obtaining (I buy mine from my local department store).
To use the cliche, if you only buy one amigurumi book, this is the one to buy.
Excellent book January 10, 2008
This book has excellent, clear instructions with many tips to make your amigurumi just like in the photos!
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