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AmiguruME: Make Cute Crochet People Paperback – Illustrated, October 1, 2013

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Make a miniature version of you, your friends, and celebrities too! You'll absolutely love this comprehensive guide to creating amigurumi people. Media favorite Allison Hoffman—whose delightful creations have graced the sets of Conan, Martha Stewart, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and more—explains how to craft and customize these Japanese dolls at every stage. You'll learn everything from depicting the face of the person you're designing to getting the clothing, hair, and accessories just right. The possibilities are infinite . . . and infinitely fun!

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Amigurumi are adorable, tiny, crocheted and stuffed toys. AmiguruME, as blogger Hoffman explains, are adorable, tiny, crocheted and stuffed dolls made to resemble whomever the crafter would like to capture in yarn. Her detailed guide to doing so makes up the bulk of the book, with a parade of options for shaping the dolls: long and narrow male head or short and wide female head? Wearing a windbreaker or a cardigan? Afro or mohawk? Instructions for all of these, and many more, are provided, along with basic instructions for crocheting, and lots of color photos. However, while it's fun to spot the unidentified crocheted celebrities included—Mr. T, Little Orphan Annie, Willie Nelson, PeeWee Herman—it's very disappointing that all of the photos are of the finished dolls. The patterns do not employ complex stitches, but still wind on for several columns per body part or piece of apparel, so it would have been very helpful to see how the dolls are constructed, in addition to reading about it. For experienced crafters who are up for a challenge, though, this book maps out how to AmiguruYOU. Full-color photos. (Oct.)

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Praise for Allison Hoffman and AmiguruME:

"When Allison made a crocheted doll with my likeness, I knew that I had truly made it. She is to crochet what Tupac is to rap."—Conan O'Brien

"Allison is a crafting genius. Of all the gifts that have been bestowed on me, I have to say the doll she made to look like me is my favorite." —Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson of The Roots and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

"Allison is the queen of crocheted characters." —Vickie Howell, designer, craft book author, and TV personality

Publisher : Lark Crafts; Illustrated edition (October 1, 2013)
Language : English
Paperback : 128 pages
ISBN-10 : 1454703970
ISBN-13 : 978-1454703976
Item Weight : 1.01 pounds
Dimensions : 8.5 x 0.5 x 10.25 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #5,672 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1 in Doll Crafts
- #2 in Toy Making
- #6 in Crocheting (Books)

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DoctorJO

Instructions are written in English! Very easy to follow, but beware of the difficulty level

Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2020

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You need to be more than a beginner to use this book, however. I have been crocheting for MANY more years than I'd care to admit, so the instructions were easy for me to follow, but if you're just beginning, I suggest you practice making something else with YouTube videos or a live teacher before attempting one of these projects (dolls). And be sure to get stitch markers to keep track of which round you're on! The right supplies (she suggests what you will need) are very important. This is unlike most crochet, except doilies, that go around and around and around. This is not rows (except for the clothing). Still, it's fun and it goes quickly. The dolls turn out very cute and it's fun to design your own doll. I made one to look like my daughter. I must say, with the right eyes (I used embroidered eyes I bought on Etsy.com), shaping the mouth just right, and the right yarn for her rather short hair, it looks remarkably like her! I haven't finished the clothing yet and I hope I remember to post a picture of the doll when she's finished to give you an idea of what to expect.

9 people found this helpful

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Kate

Great book, easy to follow, so fun

Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2017

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This book is charming, easy to follow and fun. There are so many ways to customize your doll, so you can really get a close resemblance to your human. I love the "choose your own adventure" style of the book. There are several options with each body part and even a few add on patterns, like clothes and accessories. The patterns are simple and easy to follow - but be warned that there are no pictures showing the process, only pictures of completed dolls. This wasn't an issue for me as the patterns were all pretty simple, but I did wish there were a few shots of how to do the hair. I don't think you need to be very skilled at crochet to use this book, since you mostly use just a basic single crochet stitch and the others are clearly described. I loved this book and I would recommend it to anyone who wants to make a unique gift!

13 people found this helpful

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Shannan G

The possibilities are endless

Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2013

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This book a how to on making crocheted people. It gives you two shapes of head (male, female, and child)and a couple of different bodies, a several different leg/pants to choose from, and several different shoes to choose from. You mix and match the different items, choose your colors and you can create a little crocheted doll that looks like you, a family or friend, or even someone famous.
The book is well written in very simple to follow directions. Perfect for someone who is just getting started, but still great for the expert crocheter. The pictures are beautiful, and have given me inspiration already. With this book the possibilities are endless.

56 people found this helpful

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Lorraine

A Must Have

Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2017

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This book absolutely upped my amigurumi game! I generally prefer to make amigurumi animal because you can get away with less detail. But doing good amigurumi people means you have to be good at doing things like yarn hair and yarn lips. I struggle with these things! A few seconds of reading this book and trying out the techniques the author suggests changed my folks from having terrible stuck-their-finger-in-a-light-socket hair to having actual recognizable hair styles! My amigurumi people's mouths are looking pretty good now, too! This is an excellent reference for beginning to intermediate amigurumi artists! Excellent investment!

8 people found this helpful

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Sarah B

Just What I Needed!

Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2013

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I pre-ordered the book...and I am SO GLAD I did! I did a happy dance when it arrived, and I started a doll right away. I've been trying to make my own patterns for dolls, but I have never thought of any of these techniques. Allison is a Amigurumi genius! Even if you are beginning crocheting, the instructions, pictures, and organization of this book is extremely user friendly. I've even incorporated some of the stitches I've learned from this book in other projects. I've been looking forward to this book for a few months now, and it did not disappoint!

42 people found this helpful

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BarbieJT

It's incredibly well written and easy to follow

Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2016

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I wish I could give this book 10 stars! It's incredibly well written and easy to follow. I had been trying to design my own amigurumi figures and wasn't succeeding. Allison Hoffman takes out the guesswork and makes it so you're able to create virtually anyone you want.

5 people found this helpful

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S. J. Bice

Not for Beginners, but an Amazing Book

Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2016

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This book is just fabulous. It is not for beginners - I checked it out from the library when I was first starting in ami. I didn't understand it all, the format of the book. But now that I am more experienced and read patterns like a pro, the book has been amazing!

I have created five dolls now from this book. You begin with a head pattern, then pick a body to add, then legs, then shoes/feet and so on. It's like a choose your own adventure book.

Once you understand the construction, it's easy to tweak the patterns and clothing and make anyone. For experienced ami makers, this book is a must have.

21 people found this helpful

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ataylor

Clear and easy to understand

Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2019

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Very clear instructions and guides. This was my first doll and it came out perfect. Looking forward to making more with this book.

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Joy

Good but flawed - not for beginners

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 25, 2020

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Overall this is a nice book, I have, however, found inconsistencies in the patterns.

-This book is not for beginner crocheters. There are NO instructional photos as you'd normally get in amigurumi patterns purchased in PDF form independent designers. Even though I consider myself an intermediate to advanced crocheter I still find myself having to work some things out.

A few pattern inconsistencies I've found (that should be really addressed by the author and publisher);
- The bootcut trousers end in 10 stitches. The basic shoes are worked into 9 stitches but you have 10 from the bootcut trousers. So you have to inv. decrease and that's not in the pattern.

-For a collar shirt there is an instruction to invdec around, but the number of stiches remains the same as before you invdec. In order for it to work out you have to SC around.

All in all you can make cute dolls but this is definitely for people who are willing to tweak a pattern and not take it as the ultimate truth.

Textile Figure Artist

A Wonderful, Inspiring Resource Book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 17, 2014

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Not a conventional book of patterns, but a wonderful resource book for the adventurous crocheter who wants to create their own unique amigurumi personalities. The front of the book says 'Make Cute Crochet People' and I wonder if should say 'A wonderful resource to customize your own crochet people'.

The book gives the How To for each stage of the doll making process, so that everyone can make their own customized characters, but it does not contain specific patterns for individual characters. So,if you wanted a pattern book that shows you step-by-step how to make Mr.T or Tina Turner, for example, as shown on the front cover, then you may be disappointed.

The book is divided into sections for heads of different size and shapes; bodies; clothes embroidered faces etc. with a lovely introduction at the beginning that explains the designer, Allison Hoffman's journey into crochet.

There is also a resources section at the back and useful tips about stuffing etc. Though I would also add that cloth figure stuffing forks should be included as a useful tool and I couldn't locate the information about where exactly to purchase the doll safety eyes she recommends (though I found some online).
I'm also learning some great new techniques.
So, I adore this book and am really excited about making my own characters.

10 people found this helpful

mrs s swain

Mary Poppins

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 9, 2017

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My granddaughter got picked to play Mary Poppins in her school play, this meant I had to make her a toy version, as I had with previous grandchildren for their plays. Unable to find a pattern, I found a suggestion online that this book would be helpful. It has different patterns to invent your own version of anyone you wish. Using this book I was able to make a doll and most of her clothes. It was fun picking out which bits would work and I was really pleased with the finished doll. The only thing I didn't like was the dolls neck, which is very small and needs to strengthened with dowel, which I didn't use, as the doll is for a child.

Anonymous

Not what I expected but ok

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 20, 2015

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I expected there to be instructions on how to tweak the pattern for different people. But basically there are just set patterns- narrow, long face or short, round face- so if you want a different face shape, you will need to either mould it with the stuffing or write your own pattern. Also, I wanted all the clothes to be removable but this book caters for the clothes staying on and as such are crocheted into their body. I got round this by just using one colour but now have to make my own patterns up for all the other clothes as there isn't enough in the book (only like a blazer). Some good inspiration but when I completed a doll with a smaller hook than suggested, it actually came out a bit bigger than I'd wanted so I will end up making my own patterns instead. Also, as I wanted to crochet a couple standing next to each other with big differences in height, it would look silly when they will come out both the same height pretty much. I would recommend if you have no prior knowledge of crochet as it's very easy and has instructions for all the stitches, and I don't regret buying it as there are some good pictures of the people which always gives inspiration. I especially like the idea of using little beads and craft wire to make jewellery!x

3 people found this helpful

Briony Woodman

100% Worth It

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 9, 2015

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An amazing book, absolutely worth the money. The instructions are clear and generally easy to follow, including detailed explanations of the different stitches used. Since the patterns show you how to make different components of figures rather than specific people, there's literally endless possibilities. Allison also provides some options for alterations or variations in the patterns, and I also found it easy to adapt the patterns and experiment, like turning a cardigan into a v-neck jumper or combining the blazer and skirt patterns to make a graduation robe.

One tiny issue I found was that one pattern said there was a hood that could be added on, but I couldn't find the instructions any where in the book. This was unfortunately left out, but a quick google search led me straight to a pdf download of the missing pattern.

All in all, a wonderful purchase for an increasingly avid crocheter and a newcomer to amigurumi :)

3 people found this helpful

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