Animal Amigurumi to Crochet (Annie's Crochet) Paperback – March 1, 2013

I had seen some similar style animals to crochet in a craft catalog. The kits are $20 each plus about $6 shipping. Wow. Then add all your hours work..... When I saw this I thought I'd give it a try. It has such a wonderful selection of well designed, thought out animals! The instructions are easy to follow providing you already know how to crochet. If you're a beginner, you're going to be flipping back and forth in the book to refer back to the instructions on the stitches that are used. So, (how to)stitch instructions are included along with the instructions for each individual critter. I wouldn't suggest this book for a beginner, but rather for someone who knows the basic stitches and can read (clear, concise) instructions. It's better than a kit because it's less expensive per critter and you can choose any yarn you like. That allows for creativity. :)

These are really fun to make up and turn out just as cute as the photos suggest. I absolutely love this booklet! And a beginning crocheter shouldn't have any problem with these patterns either. They are easy to read and to follow. Expect success, right there at the end of your crochet hook!I did find that using softer yarns is easier than heavier stiffer yarns like Red Heart Super-Saver. Lion Brand's Wool Ease works up well, for one suggestion. I've made the cat, the bear and am now working on the elephant. The only problem I found with this book is how to decide which pattern to make first!!

I've owned this pattern book before and I thoroughly enjoy making "stuffies" by mixing different parts from each one

So far I have completed one animal (the monkey) and started a second (the giraffe). Overall I really like this book so far, instructions are easy to follow and the animals actually turn out similar to the pictures. The reason I gave it a 4 star is for two reasons. 1) It tells you to stuff the pieces close to the end of making them, thankfully I read ahead or I may not have been able to get all the pieces stuffed without having to use a crochet hook or something smaller to shove the filing in, because some of the pieces are pretty narrow. 2) Instructions on how to attach limbs/ears/eyes/etc. are not very specific so you kind of have to look at the pictures and make your best guess.Finally I want to make a note of size, I found the animals to be smaller than I expected. Overall great book!

I have made two of the animals, the patterns are easy to follow

I've taken to making outfits for my stuffed animals, so I've had to invent many a design along the way. Now I've decided to put my two passions -- stuffed animals and crocheting -- into a useful purpose. (I'm making stuffed animals for people dealing with tragedies.)But now, I've been used to following what seems right to me more often than directions. What I love about this book is every time I do that, it doesn't work right, so I have to go back. And I have. I've also learned some of my own quirks from years of crocheting without directions. But this book still works, even if the stuffed animals have different dimensions.I'm averaging a stuffie a month, (while watching TV at night.) I can see me needing to buy this book several times to make sure I'll have it years down the road.Thank you ever so much, Teri Shaw. You're my kind of quirky, but much better at directions than I've ever been! Brilliant!

I bought this book for the teddy bears, I ended up making them ALL!The patterns are clearly written and directions are easy to follow.They only take a few hours (5-6 total for me to make and assemble). The finished products are actually larger than I expected which was nice.These were fun to make and would be great to a beginner crocheter

Patterns are very well written but had to give 3 star for fact that none of the patterns tell you where exactly to place eyes. The eBook only contains one picture per pattern so very hard to go by that and I reached out to Annie's crochet for help and was told could not help me !