I have such mixed feelings about this book. I've made four animals from it now and I love them all. However, three of the patterns had errors in them. I've made the lamb which is adorable and the pattern was easy to follow and had no errors.

The mouse had errors in the body of the pattern (the increases are written wrong.) I didn't notice this until I had worked up the body and then when I did the face, it was apparent that something was totally off. When I went to re-do the body, and it started More...

This is the book that will FINALLY make me pick up my dusty collection of hooks and start crocheting! Tamie's fun and upbeat writing features clear, concise instructions--not to mention there's lots of little cute eye candy to look at. Wish me luck!

Amazing patterns to make adorable tiny animals!

The instructions were clear, the animals were fun to make and they you end up with a cute companion after battling with the crochet hook. What more can you ask for? If you haven't learned how to crochet yet, this is definitely a good place to start! You don't have to be overly concerned with the even tension when you crochet in rounds. After trying out a few animals, you would start to get a hang of things and might even want to make your own designs! Although...the creatures were a little small More...

The animals in this book are great, and the photography is excellent. However, the patterns leave something to be desired. In more than one pattern, rows or stitches were omitted, so unless you are an experienced crocheter, this is NOT the book for you. If you have confidence with a hook, you will probably be able to figure things out fairly easily, and the challenge of "fixing" the pattern is rewarding.

okay i just went nuts and bought a ton of craft books! i dont know how to crochet yet, but i have made arrangements to be taught in january. (i know there are instructions in the front of the book but i am unbright, and looking at them confuses me like math.) but dammit, i want to make little friends, even if mine are lopsided and misfitty. lumpy lemur, here i come!

This was my first amigurumi crochet book. I love it! If you've never done crocheting in the round before, this is a good place to start. Some of the innitial instructions were slightly confusing and I had to get out an old McCall's book to make sense of them, but most people shoudln't have any trouble. Some perfectly adorable projects. :)

The whole point of amigurumi is arguably cuteness, which is reflected in the characteristic proportions of oversized spherical heads, wideset eyes, cylindrical bodies, and undersized arms and legs. Tiny Yarn Animals is a great example of this cute "chibi" style. I’m also a big fan of the unexpected critters in this collection by Tamie Snow — hippos, koalas, foxes and ring-tailed lemurs.

Adorable patterns, especially the hippo (or maybe I'm biased). I can't wait to make them! Actually, I really like the look of the lemur, too. The instructions are really clear, doesn't look like there'll be any problem in following them. There's some helpful instructions on stuff like making up, stuffing, etc.

Pretty cute animals. Some of them are just so-so, but some of them are adorable. I love the lemur (except his nose seems too low).

A few cute crochet creatures but nothing original that would hold this book over any other book of Amigurumi.

745.5924 S6745 2008

I think this is the cutest amigurumi book I've ever seen :)

I WILL learn to make these cute animals! I have some of the Japanese amigurumi books also, but this one has simple instructions on how to crochet, which I don't do right now. I want to learn to crochet, and knit.

Adorable critters and great tips for crocheting them