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Amigurumi is the Japanese art of knitting or crocheting small stuffed animals and anthropomorphic creatures. Typically they are kooky little animals but they can also be inanimate objects, like vegetables, that are given faces and limbs.
This book will have 20 designs, including animals and inanimate objects. A knitting basics section will provide instructions for all the techniques needed to make the projects.
About the Author
Hansi Singh (Seattle, WA) began designing knit amigurumi creatures as playmates for her infant son. Hansigurumi, a shop she opened on Etsy for selling her amigurumi patterns, caught the attention (and needles!) of knitters in the US and abroad, and became an overnight success. Hailed "an amazing up and coming crafter" by CRAFT magazine.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Uncommon and oddball, but solid on the technique,
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This review is from: Amigurumi Knits: Patterns for 20 Cute Mini Knits (Paperback)
This is a very surprising book, it contains patterns for small figurines (ie, amigurumi) but the first unusual thing is that they are not crocheted but knit.The second unusual aspect is that for a book on amigurumi, the patterns of the figurines contain a great deal of detail. Some of the creatures are very realistic, eg the praying mantis is a wonder of knitting architecture. The ant is also very lifelike for a knitted pattern. It's not a disappointment, but given the amigurumi topic and the word cute in the title, be aware that these are not highly stylized cute figurines. They are cute in the way you'd find a knitted ant, praying mantis, or angler fish cute, so not in the traditional sense of cute, and dare I say, not in what I thought was the Japanese version of cute with big eyes and little smiles. Which brings me to the genius of the author that is sadly not well marketed with this book, the constructions are very, very well thought out. To the point where there is surprisingly little seaming of legs to body, because the author uses a great variety of construction techniques. So those who are a bit intimidated by sewing an arm or a leg at right angle to a knitted body should rejoice, there is less of that in this book. Thankfully, the more unusual maneuvers are shown with pictures, because it really helps to envision in what direction the work is going. It would have been nice to include more detailled notes on the construction, but each pattern does have a few tips at the beginning as to how it is knitted, and whether there are options on how to proceed. The last strange thing about the book is the collection of patterns. You would expect a book like that to do at least a few of everyone's favourites, like say, a little cat or a little dog, maybe a few oddball creatures, and a little of this and a little of that. Not this book, it has roughly four sections: Veggies (6 patterns), with things like a head of garlic, an eggplant, a tomato, a carrot and peas in a pod; 6 sea creatures, for instance, an octopus, a hermit crab and a sea star; 5 backyard creatures among which are a spider, an earthworm, a garden snail; and 3 mythical creatures, the kraken, nessie and a jackalope. So all in all it's a strange selection, and it could have been spread around different types of creatures more nicely. The editing of the book is fine with a strong technical section that outlines how to do the finishing of the creatures, and some more advanced techniques like picking up stitches, the kitchener stitch, and different types of seaming. The book kind of assumes you are a beginner/intermediate knitter who is willing to learn new skills. And in a way, the attractive little projects might prove ideal to someone who is motivated by challenge, but doesn't have the patience to work on a longer piece.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic!!,
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This review is from: Amigurumi Knits: Patterns for 20 Cute Mini Knits (Paperback)
I bought this book with the expectation of finding a few unusual patterns to knit.I am very happy that I purchased it, and I'm currently making the Nessie for my daughter. One of the best things about this book is the way different knitting techniques are described. There are pictures and detailed descriptions that make learning the necessary techniques required to make these knitted creatures fun and easy. I am doing short rows and adding stitches on in ways I'd never heard of until I bought this book. Even if you are not an experienced knitter, the author does a wonderful job of making instructions clear. I recommend this book! Amigurumi Knits: Patterns for 20 Cute Mini Knits
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome,
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This review is from: Amigurumi Knits: Patterns for 20 Cute Mini Knits (Paperback)
This book is just awesome. All techniques are well explained, useful pictures illustrates them and I can use it for any other patern.
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