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Beastly Crochet: 23 Critters to Wear and Love Paperback – September 18, 2013

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Join author Brenda Anderson in her fascination with scary-cute creatures to crochet. In this collection Brenda presents 23 accessories and toys, featuring furry monsters, carnivorous plants, killer robots, and menacing tiki figures. While there are some literal monsters in the bunch--toys and amigurumi--a majority of projects are wearable accessories and garments.

Some projects, such as a robot-themed intarsia blanky, are aimed specifically at children, while many others are for adults and teens who want to have a little fun.

Brenda shows how to tackle all the sewing and appliqué techniques required in her patterns, including how to install zippers, as well as subtle tricks for achieving personality in your critters with a section on "The Principles of Cuteness." Beastly Crochet is a book that is as fun to read as it is to crochet from!

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168 pages
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Interweave
Publication date

September 18, 2013
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8.5 x 0.5 x 10.25 inches
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1596685743
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978-1596685741
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"This book if full of really awesome designs like the Sugar Skull Shoulder Bag and the Tiki Head Bolster. In addition to bags and home items, there are wearables like hats and little crochet monsters. The guys on the cover are particularly popular and a great first felting project. They are also great little organizers as they are hollow! Such a neat idea. There is also a great section on how to get your creatures/projects to look how you want." --Marly Bird Yarn Thing podcast

About the Author

Brenda K. B. Anderson is a native of St. Paul, where she designs costumes for Sesame Street Live and various sports team mascots. She has been featured in Interweave Crochet, Interweave Crochet Accessories, and Crochet Today. This is her first book.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Interweave (September 18, 2013)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 168 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1596685743
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1596685741
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.41 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.5 x 10.25 inches

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Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2015

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I love most of the patterns in this book! I rarely purchase crochet pattern books since there are so many patterns available for free or nearly free online. Also, most of the books I have looked at only have a few patterns that I really like - but are also the only place to get that particular pattern. This entire book is chock-full of cute patterns! I love that there are adult and children's sizes for the slippers. There is quite a collection of different beasties, aliens, robots and skulls! So far I have made one of the monsters pictured on the cover, the zombie marionette, vampire bunny slippers, sasquatch slippers and Day of the Dead bag. The only problem I have had was not in the patterns but in acquiring 12" circular plastic canvas needed for the DotD bag (I just used a smaller 9.5" plastic canvas circle). However, I have since found these from sellers here on Amazon - just at a price I am not willing to pay.

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cee

great book

Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2022

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Great crochet book. Very clear instructions.

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These guys on the front are hilarious!

Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2020

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I gifted the two on the front to family members before Halloween and nobody is taking them off their counter. They are now "dressed up" for Thanksgiving, and I'm sure next month they will be donning Santa hats. So much fun to make and to gift. They spark joy!

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Fun Book!

Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2020

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I love this book! The patterns are fun, and I've made several of the monsters for my Boston Terrier. I made him a Lil' Joe, and he snuggles with him all the time. Would definitely recommend this book. Patterns are easy to follow.

Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2021

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Great price on a hard to find book. I was looking for a particular pattern so I was glad when I found it at such a good price and in great condition.

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Fun and fast crochet!

Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2014

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Absolutely wonderful and super fun!!!! Who would have thought that over 50 years of knitting and crocheting would drive me to this book? I have to admit,.... the new authors are quite imaginative and loads of fun! My knitting supplies are now in the fish that is in the book and was that fun to make! My granddaughters are already coveting it! The directions are clear and easy to follow and each item is cuter than the last! I definitely will be making most of them. Waiting eagerly for her next book. Thanks to the author and crochet on, people!!!

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Impressed with this book.

Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2018

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I love that this book has so many different types of projects. It's not just amigurumi, or just scarves, just hats, etc. It's a mix of all plus more. So many patterns I can not wait to make. Haven't started any, but have read through some, and they seem to be well written, so easy to follow along.

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Kay Vz

Quite a find!

Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2016

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I bought this for a pattern of a gnome zipper bag I found on Ravelry and I expected that to be the only pattern I would like, but I was very pleasantly surprised. There are a number of items in this book I intend to make. The directions and photos are great and there are some very helpful hints in the back of the book.

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Leebeloola

Fantastic Patterns and Lots of Usefull Tips

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 4, 2014

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The patterns are cute, very different, full of tips, well written, clear and each one has extra tips which make them very clear. I've started 2 of the patterns already (the cover monster and the vampire bunny slipers) and have another 3 bookmarked for later. There's 5 great toy patterns (one even has instructions for how to make it into a marionette!), some small and large bags, 2 cushions, slippers, gloves, a hat, and an awesome robot blanket

Also, the author answers questions on the pattern pages on Ravelry.com really quickly!

I would say the difficulty is about medium, but a determined beginner would manage too. All the patterns need some sewing at the end, but they each have clear instructions on how to do it.

The back of the book is one of the best parts of it. It has a section with photos on how to position the eyes for different expressions which is fantastic!
There is also a detailed description (with photos) on how to sew in a zipper, how to sew different crochet pieces to each other using different stitches. All the crochet and sewing stitches used in the book are described (some with drawings), which is very useful as there are a few crochet stitches that I've never seen before. The descriptions are detailed, but for the hard ones I had a search through youtube and experimented a bit which really helped.

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Laura Hughes

Novel, cute, lovely book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 6, 2013

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I am really impressed with this. I have a lot of crochet books and over time, find that there is a lot of similarity in designs. But this is really quite different. There are a whole mix of beasts with different characters, a range of ability levels and techniques, and garments as well as toys. It's a really good mix. Ideal if you struggle with ideas for boys in crochet, although my daughter likes a lot of the items too. As with all amigurumi you do need quite a few extra bits to make the characters come alive, but it has a lot of great ideas to try.

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She loved it.

Reviewed in Canada on October 31, 2015

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Bought it for a friend. She loved it.

xtro

Four Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 19, 2015

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