The first in a series, Mitsuki Hoshi’s crafty collection is packed with four-color photographs, patterns, and instructions on how to craft a tumbling litter of adorable canine Amigurumi—the wildly popular crocheted stuffed animals from Japan. The perfect go-to guide for every stripe of crochet artist, from the crafting commuter to the full-time hook-and-needler (and the perfect gift for anyone who could use an extra dose of over-the-top cuteness in their life), Hoshi’s Ami Ami Dogs is sure to knit smiles and tail-wagging into the fabric of any home it joins.
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This Amigurumi handbook is filled with adorable photographsof puppies and easy-to-follow patterns to help youcreate them. Treat yourself to a darling friend to cuddle up with,make an entire family of puppies, or gift one to a loved one.
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80 of 80 people found the following review helpful
By Donna C.
Format:Paperback
First, let me say there are many positives to this book. These are absolutely the cutest little amigurumi dogs that I've ever seen (and I own several amigurumi books). They are beyond adorable and the dog breeds are very true to reality; the photographs of the completed projects are beautifully styled as well. This author is obviously a very talented crochet artist. The book includes a 10-page section which shows, in clear step-by-step photographs, how to create one of the dogs in the book; this is definitely a positive. Plus, the book is priced very reasonably. I would not, however, recommend this particular Amigurumi book for a beginner, and here's why.
The book might be confusing to beginners because the terms sew, knit and crochet are used pretty much interchangeably throughout. I did some research and found that in the original Japanese, the word for knit is the same as the word for crochet. So that would certainly explain why a crochet book has a chapter called "Basic Knitting Techniques" that includes the following sentence: "Basically the same sewing method is used for all the crocheted dogs in this book. If you can knit a Japanese Shiba, you can use the same technique for the other types of dogs....". Confusing sentence, isn't it? There's also another chapter titled "For beginners of sewing knitted dogs". Again, very confusing for a beginner to crochet or to Amigurumi, and probably the result of translation by a non-crafter who has little knowledge of crochet or knitting!
Another reviewer pointed out that there are no written instructions; this is true of most Japanese books, which present designs solely in symbol form. There is, however, in addition to the symbol charts, a little table of instructions for each design that lists the rows and what is happening in each row (decreasing, working even, etc.). It's a bit different from American-style written instructions but is pretty readable once you get used to it. One glaring error does occur in the very beginning of the instructional section of the book. It says each design should be started with the highest-numbered row; in fact, each design should begin with the lowest-numbered row.
The book was published in Japan in 2008, and then republished by Harper Design in the USA, with a fairly recent release date of 02/08/11. No errata have been published by Harper on their website as of the date of this review, but hopefully the publisher will consider doing so at some point, as well as clarifying the language in future editions to refer to crochet throughout, not knitting or sewing!
For a beginner who wants to learn this art form, I highly recommend The Complete Idiot's Guide to Amigurumi by June Gilbank. Ami Ami Dogs is a wonderful book for more experienced crocheters.
The book might be confusing to beginners because the terms sew, knit and crochet are used pretty much interchangeably throughout. I did some research and found that in the original Japanese, the word for knit is the same as the word for crochet. So that would certainly explain why a crochet book has a chapter called "Basic Knitting Techniques" that includes the following sentence: "Basically the same sewing method is used for all the crocheted dogs in this book. If you can knit a Japanese Shiba, you can use the same technique for the other types of dogs....". Confusing sentence, isn't it? There's also another chapter titled "For beginners of sewing knitted dogs". Again, very confusing for a beginner to crochet or to Amigurumi, and probably the result of translation by a non-crafter who has little knowledge of crochet or knitting!
Another reviewer pointed out that there are no written instructions; this is true of most Japanese books, which present designs solely in symbol form. There is, however, in addition to the symbol charts, a little table of instructions for each design that lists the rows and what is happening in each row (decreasing, working even, etc.). It's a bit different from American-style written instructions but is pretty readable once you get used to it. One glaring error does occur in the very beginning of the instructional section of the book. It says each design should be started with the highest-numbered row; in fact, each design should begin with the lowest-numbered row.
The book was published in Japan in 2008, and then republished by Harper Design in the USA, with a fairly recent release date of 02/08/11. No errata have been published by Harper on their website as of the date of this review, but hopefully the publisher will consider doing so at some point, as well as clarifying the language in future editions to refer to crochet throughout, not knitting or sewing!
For a beginner who wants to learn this art form, I highly recommend The Complete Idiot's Guide to Amigurumi by June Gilbank. Ami Ami Dogs is a wonderful book for more experienced crocheters.
24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Yes, the individual pattern instructions are given in Japanese symbols, but if you are a symbol reader (and if you crochet you should be learning these by now!) you'll have no trouble with these.
Excellent photo demonstration for making the Shiba, even including stuffing and sewing on parts.
One page shows photo of all the individual parts for the Shiba, which lets you see how much is involved in making these little cuties. The real trick is in joining the parts to give each
animal its own personality.
Patterns are for specific breeds:Chihuahua, Welsh Corgi, Shiba Inu, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Mini Dachshund, Siberian Husky, Labrador Retriever (currently the most popular breed in the USA), Maltese, Mini Schnauzer, French Bulldog, Beagle and Pug.
Also tells how to adapt each pattern into an attachment for a cell phone or a key ring.
If you want to learn how to make amigrumi, this is a great how-to book.
Excellent photo demonstration for making the Shiba, even including stuffing and sewing on parts.
One page shows photo of all the individual parts for the Shiba, which lets you see how much is involved in making these little cuties. The real trick is in joining the parts to give each
animal its own personality.
Patterns are for specific breeds:Chihuahua, Welsh Corgi, Shiba Inu, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Mini Dachshund, Siberian Husky, Labrador Retriever (currently the most popular breed in the USA), Maltese, Mini Schnauzer, French Bulldog, Beagle and Pug.
Also tells how to adapt each pattern into an attachment for a cell phone or a key ring.
If you want to learn how to make amigrumi, this is a great how-to book.
20 of 23 people found the following review helpful
By 3dogs1cat
Format:Paperback
First and foremost the directions in this book are horrible. The words sewing and knitting are interchanged for the word crochet. All of the patterns are charted. There are mistakes within the charted designs. There is a numerical list starting in reverse but it is not complete. The directions want you to start on round 5 and crochet down to round 1. At the end of the numerical list there is a total stitch count. The few dogs that I have attempted to crochet have been extremely difficult. I have been crocheting for 10 years and doing Amigurumi for 5 years. The author is extremely talented. The directions in this book need to fixed. The crochet dogs are cute but you need to have patience and dedication to finish crocheting. I can only give it 1 star because of the bad directions. If you are new to Amigurumi and crocheting this book it not for you.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
love it!
these books are wonderful - easy to follow instructions and so fun to make. I highly recommend these books to anyone interested in amigurumi!
Published 11 days ago by Dawn Barr
1.0 out of 5 stars
Very hard
The patterns are very hard to understand. I could not even tell which stitches to use or how many needed to be done.....
Published 1 month ago by Ms. Malice
5.0 out of 5 stars
Ami Ami dogs
Great book, easy to read book, lots of cute patterns and detailed instructions. Can't wait to get started. l l
Published 3 months ago by Linda J. Piekkola
5.0 out of 5 stars
nice book
I sew doll clothing and like to add fun things to the outfits when I put them up for sale. Instruction are easy to follow tho a bit advanced, I liked this so much I bought book two
Published 4 months ago by J. Perski
4.0 out of 5 stars
Ami Ami Dogs
These are harder to make but I am getting better at it. The instuctions are harder for me to follow but if you learned to crochet using these paterns it may not be so hard.
Published 5 months ago by Lila Wilkerson
5.0 out of 5 stars
Ami Ami Dogs
Can't wait to start making these. I love animals and create and sell items to donate money to local rescues. Thank you.
Published 5 months ago by Beverly Oviatt
5.0 out of 5 stars
oboy
darling and soooooooooooo easy to make. so far i have made 10 of the pug. realy simple and fast to make.
Published 5 months ago by janet
3.0 out of 5 stars
Crochet dogs
I was disappointed that all the dogs were so small. I expected a variety of sizes of dog patterns. Other than that, it was a great project book.
Published 7 months ago by Deb
5.0 out of 5 stars
Seriously... these dogs are cute.
Although there are a couple of flaws, I love this book. There seem to be some translation issues that better editing could have fixed (I thought it was funny, though, that eye and... Read more
Published 9 months ago by MB79
5.0 out of 5 stars
Cute
Easy to understand, nice tips about amigurumi making, and very cute amigurumi dogs ^^ This is a great book for amigurumi makers.
Published 10 months ago by Deborah Ramos
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