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Crochet Cute Critters

26 Easy Amigurumi Patterns
By Sarah Zimmerman
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Crochet Cute Critters by Sarah Zimmerman is an engaging guide for both beginners and experienced crafters to create a delightful collection of amigurumi animals. The book includes step-by-step instructions and patterns for making a variety of charming creature designs, complete with detailed photographs. Readers will enjoy crafting these adorable critters while honing their crochet skills.
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If you love crafting and are a fan of adorable, handmade projects, this book may appeal to you. It offers charming crochet patterns for creating a variety of delightful animal critters, perfect for both beginners and experienced crocheters looking to create cute, personalised gifts or decorations.

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Crochet a whole zoo of cute and cuddly creatures!

Create your own colourful collection of critters with the magic of crochet! Crochet Cute Critters features an array of simple crochet patterns for creating adorable snails, whales, rabbits, unicorns, and more. Each easy design is perfect for crochet beginners and more advanced amigurumi enthusiasts. Stitch, detail, and stuff each character to bring these huggable animals to life. Keep them as desk or bookshelf buddies, or gift them to someone you love—it's up to you!

Basics to build on: From Alex the Alligator to Zina the Zebra, every amigurumi animal in this book shares the same head and body patterns, so the techniques you learn are carried over from project to project.

Handy reference pages: Find step-by-step rundowns of essential crocheting skills, along with a full-colour picture of all 26 projects.

Beginner-friendly materials: All of these crochet patterns and projects use a standard hook and common worsted weight yarn, so you only need a few items to get started.

Discover how fun and easy it is to stitch up lovable, floppy friends with this ultimate crochet animals book!

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Crochet Cute Critters by Sarah Zimmerman is praised for guiding readers through the intricate process of creating delightful crochet toys. The book is noted for its whimsical yet practical patterns, offering 26 animal designs organised alphabetically. Zimmerman's reputation for clear and approachable instructions is highlighted, providing crocheters with easy-to-follow projects that deliver charming results.

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ISBN: 9781641522304

Publisher: Callisto Media Inc.

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 20 September 2019

Country: United States

Imprint: Callisto Media Inc.

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 202.0mm

Height: 200.0mm

Weight: 320g

Pages: 140

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About the Author

SARAH ZIMMERMAN is a yarn lover, crafter, wife, and mother of three. A self-taught crocheter, Sarah picked up her first hook shortly after her second child was born. Her craft and crochet blog, Repeat Crafter Me (www.RepeatCrafterMe.com), is full of unique patterns that she shares for free.

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