Kyuuto! Japanese Crafts!: Amigurumi (Paperback)

by Chronicle Books (Author)
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Product Description
Kyuuto! = Cute!

Savvy crafters know that today's hippest designs hail from Japan. But it's near to impossible to find translated patterns. Or at least it used to be. With Amigurumi, we're proud to present the one of the first two books in our brand new Kyuuto! Japanese Crafts line. Amigurumi features small knit and crocheted creatures so cute you could cry. This book enjoyed huge success on its home shores. The pages burst with quirky color photographs, step-by-step directions, and helpful technical illustrations. At last, the appeal of authentic Japanese content with the ease of English instruction. Stay tuned for more in coming seasons!

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (December 13, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811860825
• ISBN-13: 978-0811860826
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 8.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #27,483 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Amigurumi Book, January 17, 2008

By	Knitfan - See all my reviews

I, unlike the other 2 reviewers, have a high opinion of this book. If you can crochet in the round, you will find this book easy to follow. If you can't: take a lesson then try again. One reviewer mentioned the symbols used. Although the symbols are not commonly used in a lot of crochet books, the symbols are clearly defined on page 5 of the book and are easy to understand. There are only 4 symbols to learn. It isn't that hard! So if you want to create cute crochet animals, give this book a try. It's a lot of fun.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars incomplete patterns but good inspiration, February 8, 2008

By	firefly (Peoria, az United States) - See all my reviews

i really like the designs, presentation and pictures in this book. the reason that i'm giving it only 2 stars is that some of the instructions on the patterns are incomplete. like the first pattern on page 50/51. when you get to the arms and legs, the instructions only indicate 3 rows. you can tell from the pictures that there are more than 3 rows, and it probably won't be too hard to figure it out, but my feeling is that after paying for a pattern book, i shouldn't have to decipher incomplete instructions. (especially on the first pattern listed) the missing instructions are disappointing, but it is still a book with cute ideas and at least can be used for inspiration.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars These are the cutest little animals, January 18, 2008

By	Jenny King (Australia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have not tried this type of crochet before and I have been crocheting for over 40 years. But I picked up my hook and some scarp yarn and had 2 animals created in a flash. The animals got 2 thumbs up from my 18 and 21 year old daugthers with them begging me to make them for friends with new bubs on the way. I love the no written instruction type instructions as I believe that any young crocheter will just look at the simple pictures for each round and power on ahead. No deciphering long wordy explainations that bog most new crocheters down.Each round has a stitch count, a diagram of what to do in a round and detailed and consise instructions at the beginning of the book. I think that we may see a whole new generation of crocheters who started with these animals. I have been making stuffed toys from many books on the market recently, even translating knit ones to crochet, but the ones the kids like to pick up and cuddle are the Amigurumi from this book. I can't wait to try them all.... and it is a great way to use up the stash.I think IMO that these are for the young and Funky(but apparently if you still use the word Funky you are dating yourself) They have proved very very popular here!