Cute & Cuddly Crochet: Learn to make huggable amigurumi animals by Lauren Bergstrom
I received a copy from Walter Foster Publishing through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
If you’re looking for some super cute crochet patterns, this is the book for you! Inside, you will find 12 super cute patterns. It also opens with a list of supplies one needs for all of the patterns, such as crochet hooks, pins, and stuffing. There’s also a small explanation for why you need each of these items. For example, pins are extremely helpful with pinning pieces together prior to sewing rather than trying to hold them in place by hand!
There is also a how-to guide for the stitches one will use while crocheting the patterns included. Of the books I’ve read over the years, the stitch guide is among the best ones I’ve seen! The graphs and written instructions are excellent and will work well for most people learning how to crochet with this book. Outside of that, videos are the next best thing to these graphs and instructions! I also like that there’s a small section devoted to teaching new crocheters how to count their stitches. It’s something that usually gets skipped over even in other books written for beginners, so it was nice to see it included.
The patterns are absolutely adorable and easy to follow. While there isn’t a difficulty scale, I think that nearly all of the patterns would work very well for someone’s first project. I also like that there’s a small section devoted to tips and tricks, and absolutely love that the stitch abbreviations that are seen in the patterns are presented before the patterns begin. I’ve seen them appear at the end of pattern books before, and it never makes sense to me. It’s also printed in large font and a way that makes it eye-catching, so it’ll be easy for anyone who needs to reference the abbreviations to spot it fast.
All in all, I think that this is an excellent book with some very cute patterns. It’s simple enough for beginners and includes an excellent stitch guide as well as a number of other helpful tips that will be useful. While it’s written with people new to crocheting in mind, it’s an excellent pattern book for people of all levels of experience.
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