Super Easy Amigurumi: Crochet Cute Animals – Master Japanese Illustrated Patterns for Pandas, Rabbits, and Penguins

by Mitsuki Hoshi

Master the popular art of Japanese Amigurumi and take your skills to the next level with this enchanting illustrated guide for creating pandas, rabbits, penguins, and other animals from the author of Ami Ami Dogs, Ami Ami Dogs 2 , and Ami Ami Kittens. The Japanese art of Amigurumi—which translates to knitted stuff toy—is a crocheting technique that creates adorable stuffed animals with large heads and small bodies. In her previous books, Mitsuki Hoshi taught crocheters how to make cute Amigurumi dogs and cats. Now, she shows them how to knit a range of popular animals, including a chick, chicken, parakeet, penguin, panda, frog, pig, rabbit, mouse, and bear. Super Easy Amigurumi begins with basic crochet techniques to create four animals, each increasing in the chick, chicken, parakeet and penguin. Clear and easy photos demonstrating the fundamental crochet skills accompany and guide you through the instructional crochet charts. Starting off with basic crochet techniques for beginners and developing into more challenging patterns for experts, Super Easy Amigurumi is perfect for knitters of any level!

Genres: Crochet, Nonfiction, Crafts, Animals

96 pages, Paperback

Published August 22, 2017

Reviews

[Joy]

A easy to follow crochet book I loved making these cute animals they make good gift toppers instead of bows. Fun and quick to make.

[Courtney · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’m more than halfway on all of these designs but got enough that I could write a review.

It’s great for beginners but some of the pictures aren’t entirely clear what you need to do. For instance, decreases! I had to ask my grandmother and then found an article that showed how to do those better.

During the parakeet, there were some written instructions written out twice in a row so it seemed like you had to do more than you really should have.

A lot of the written charts didn’t follow the circular-pattern charts for what to do. The correct ones are the circular pattern charts and I stopped using the written charts.

Due to the ease of reading despite these, I rated the 4 because I’m a brand new beginner at crochet and understood quite a bit. Would have been a 5 if it wasn’t for all of the errors spread throughout!

[Lillian · Rating 3 out of 5]

A little confusing but cute patterns

Some of the charts don't match the written instructions. If you don't known how to read a a chart then it can be confusing since the rows aren't written out fully. It gets more confusing when the chart pictures don't match the row stitch count that is given. Ive been crocheting for a year and kinda just winged it when the pattern confused me. Cute patterns and some of the instructions at the beginning of the book are still pretty detailed.

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Argh. I really wish that reading these instructions wasn't like math. My brain just can't seem to compute knitting or crochet instructions, and unfortunately, not sure that this book got me through that. I think that the photo step by step is awesome, and I feel like I may be able to tackle some of these (because the budgie is soooo cute) but still a little daunted. I will have to retire before I try because anything but dedicated attention is going to frustrate me and produce less than stellar results.

I think I need to take a class when the pandemic is less, well, there.

[Tina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Adorable! These little projects are too cute and could probably be completed very quickly. I'm writing this review so I can remember that I read this next December - these little critters could easy become Christmas ornaments with the addition of a loop on the top of their head.

[Cathrine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very detailed instructions!

Patterns start very easy and progress to intermediate. Beginning patterns are basically no sew, and progress to more sewing necessities. All patterns build on skills,used in previous patterns.

Teaches beginners how to read and use pattern charts as well as written instructions. Instructions on magic circle and basic crochet stitches.

[Abby Ang · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found these patterns not what I'm used to and hard to follow.

[Lizzy · Rating 2 out of 5]

I found many inaccuracies in some of the patterns, especially the parakeet. Not ideal for beginners at all. Will result in disappointment.

[lazybumblebee · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book taught me how to crochet, I remember finding the instructions for the chick and chicken easy to follow

[Judi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lots of photos and diagrams to help crochet these cute critters.

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Adorable designs, beautiful book.