Cute & Cuddly Crochet Learn to make huggable amigurumi animals

by Bergstrom, Lauren

• ISBN13: 9780760382905
• ISBN10: 0760382905
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780760382912
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2023-09-05
• Publisher: Walter Foster Publishing
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Summary

Crochet your own adorable, jumbo-size amigurumi animals with Cute & Cuddly Crochet, featuring 12 beginner-friendly, photo-illustrated step-by-step patterns.

Author and artist Lauren Bergstrom is your guide to creating great big, huggable crochet creatures—perfect for baby gifts, birthday gifts for kids, quirky home decor, and more. You’ll be surprised by how quickly you can create these cuties using bulky yarn and a large crochet hook!

Cute & Cuddly Crochet begins with an introduction to tools and materials and a review of basic crochet techniques, followed by tips and tricks for stuffing your amigurumi, adding eyes, trying different sizes, making your circles rounder, and adding embellishments. Then leap right into crocheting these supercute critters:

• Flamingo
• French Bulldog
• Dinosaur
• Elephant
• Fox
• Lion
• Llama
• Octopus
• Platypus
• Sloth
• Red Panda
• Narwhal

Get hooked on crocheting cute and cuddly creatures with this beginner-friendly book, perfect for crafters, makers, DIYers, teens, and adults.

The Art Makers series is designed for beginning artists and arts-and-crafts enthusiasts who are interested in experiencing fun hands-on mediums, including polymer clay and embroidery.

Also available from the series:Empowered Embroidery, Polymer Clay for Beginners, Papier Mache, Make Cute Stuff with Polymer Clay, and Polymer Clay Jewelry.

Author Biography

Lauren Bergstrom was born and raised in South Africa and has been doodling and crocheting cute things for as long as she can remember. When she’s not drawing or painting, she spends her time designing crochet patterns for little stuffed animals at mohumohu.com and making video games with her partner at Studio Any Percent. She lives in Canada with her family, in a small home filled with cute and fluffy things. Lauren is the author of 101 Super Cute Things to Draw and Amigurumi Animals, both from Walter Foster Publishing.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Tools & Materials
Crochet Basics
Tips & Tricks
Abbreviations
Flamingo, French Bulldog, Dinosaur, Elephant, Fox, Lion, Llama, Octopus, Platypus, Sloth, Red Panda, Narwhal
About the Artist