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Paperback: 144 pages
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series (October 1, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0764142976
ISBN-13: 978-0764142970

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Amigurumi is the popular new Japanese crochet technique for making cloth toys--and Super Cute shows needlecrafters how to master it! Using the Japanese double ring technique, readers learn how to create 25 quirky and cuddly tiny toy animals out of crochet yarn. The only rules amigurumi crafters must follow is to make their creations small‚--roughly four to six inches long‚--and, of course, cute. Super Cute shows basic techniques for assembling amigurumi animals with instructive text, diagrams, and step-by-step color photos. The bookÂ's 25 imaginative animal designs include:

• Exceptionally cute teddy bears
• Puppies and kittens
• Pandas and penguins
• Bats and things with wings
• Creepy crawlies
• Sea creatures

Each instruction unit specifies needed yarns, tools, and various extra materials, such as plastic eyes, colored embroidery threads, buttons, and ribbons. Filled with diagrams and photos.