This was a Christmas present from my Amazon Wishlist this past year. It was one of two crochet books I received, and while I used the other book first, this one inspired me to crochet as well. I have made one creature from this book, and mostly it was due to a few things. It was a fairly simple pattern, although there was some detail involved, and the store behind the creature.
I made Little Peryton, the flying deer from Atlantis who enjoys leading lost travelers out of the forest.
I was enchanted.
Dubbed Peter Albert II, he's been a delightful addition to my crochet menagerie, and has since adopted a new job as a guard. He's very good at it, never leaves his post.
There are a few more patterns I'd like to tackle, and few more that I think are adorable, but look like they'd be a lot of work thanks to all the separate pieces that are required. However, I see that as a good thing, a variety of patterns gives me something to do now, and something to do later.
There is a sequel to this book, and I've been looking it over, though at this stage I'm leaving it on my Amazon Wishlist for next Christmas.