Amigurumi Critters: 25 Imaginative Crochet Designs for All Skill Levels by Amy Ting

Amigurumi Critters: 25 Imaginative Crochet Designs for All Skill Levels Reviews

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  Katie

  A beautifully colourful book filled with so many cute, concise patterns. The book begins with helpful tips and information on crocheting techniques (there are even QR codes for video tutorials), yarn and hooks to use, and additional tools. The patterns are incredibly approachable, detailed, and easy to follow along with and a joy to make!
  
  (ARC received for review from NetGalley)
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  Christine Masters

  Disclaimer: this product was received for free via NetGalley in return for an honest review.
  
  This book was good, it had a lot of different animal patterns, I started Finnegan the Fox and got halfway done with the face and on the color change portion. The directions were clear and it has good pictures for a beginner to follow to learn the stitches. I'll definitely add a hard copy to my crochet pattern collection.
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  Amanda Kerschen

  *Amigurumi Critters: 25 Imaginative Crochet Designs for All Skill Levels* by Amy Ting is full of charming and creative crochet projects. I appreciated how the patterns are clearly organized by difficulty level, which makes it easy for both beginners and experienced crafters to find a suitable starting point. The author’s introductory letter is warm and encouraging, and the overview of required tools is helpful. I also liked the inclusion of QR codes that link to recommended supplies, which adds convenience.
  
  The variety of critters is delightful, with the penguin and sloth standing out as personal favorites. Each project includes multiple photos showing both the finished item and the individual steps, along with detailed pattern instructions and a full list of materials. There are also technique pages with full-color images and QR codes linking to helpful YouTube videos.
  
  Unfortunately, the book is seriously hindered by some poor graphic design choices. Several pages feature white text on light-colored backgrounds, making them very difficult to read. This significantly impacts the usability of the book. While the project ideas themselves are wonderful, the readability issues are frustrating enough that I cannot recommend the book for practical use. I would rate it 2 out of 5 stars, mainly for the cuteness and creativity of the designs. I received an advanced reader copy from NetGalley and Cider Mill Press.
  
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  Lynnie

  Amy Ting’s Amigurumi Critters is a beautiful book with some adorable patterns. There are some animals you often see in Amigurumi books (I never need another penguin pattern, for example), but there are others that seem truly unique. I can’t wait to try some of these patterns though. I’m particularly drawn to the frog and the fox, but that otter looks like it will work up beautifully as well.
  
  Before Ting gets to the patterns, there are some excellent instructions on how to do specific stitches and other tips. It’s all pretty standard for a crochet book, but will be useful for anyone who’s new to the craft. I did notice that Ting prefers a yarn under single crochet rather than the traditional yarn over , but I’m sure you could use either as long as you’re consistent.
  
  Despite how much I love the patterns in this book, the book itself has some accessibility issues. The light text on a white page is challenging to read sometimes, as is the color on color text (for example, a light pink background with darker pink text). There needs to be more contrast if you want it to be readable by everyone. So, 5 stars for content, but 3 for usability and design leaves me with 4 stars.
  
  Thanks to Cider Mill Press & NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review. This book will publish on June 17, 2025.
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  Jennyfer

  This is a fantastic amigurumi book, with both adorable creatures and well written instructions.
  
  The book opens with an intro and a list of tools, yarns, notions and even a mention of the different ways to hold a hook, before diving in to the basic stitches used in the book. I really liked the use of QR codes to specific yarns and video tutorials for the steps, so people of all learning styles can understand.
  
  The stitch descriptions, and all of the projects have well written steps and clear photos (even of the wrong side of the work!) , so you know exactly what is going on and how your pieces are meant to look.
  
  The projects are graded from intermediate-beginner (so you need to know how to do basic crochet, this is not a book for a brand new crocheter) through to advanced, and feature spirals, colour changes, colour change in the round, shaping and more. They're well written and easy to follow, and feature notes at the start advising the techniques the crocheter will encounter.
  
  Overall an excellent amigurumi book, and I can't wait to start stitching these!
  
  ~This is a NetGalley ARC. All opinions are my own~
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  Katelyn Jayne

  - I received this book from NetGalley -
  
  Amigurumi Critters by Amy Ting is a wealth of crochet information and multiple patterns with well laid out instructions.
  
  There are a lot of birds for example, but it gives (and shows) all the varieties that can be done, instead of only a suggestion, which some other books do. The multiple patterns with step by step instructions, and level of the project is also appreciated because you know going in if you need to pay attention to more complex stitches.
  
  I also loved the eyes of the turtles, it very much gave them a personality, and the extra step made it stand out from other patterns.
  
  Included in certain parts are QR codes to see videos, and I thought that was great for someone just starting to help explain the stitches.
  
  Overall a very good book for someone wanting to start amigurumi!
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  Becca Jenkins

  Crochet is my new obsession, has been for a while now, and I couldn’t resist requesting this ARC; the animals are adorable!
  
  There are beginner, intermediate & expert patterns and the steps are explained very well and easy to follow. I’ve only made one of the animals so far but I’ve looked through and all the patterns look easy enough to follow.
  
  If you’re new to crochet this is a good place to start as there’s handy hints and tips included, for example; how to create a magic circle, what certain terms mean, how to change colour, etc.
  
  Thank you NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review
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  Pauline

  A great book of patterns for a beginner like to me learn to crochet cute toy animals.
  Lots of information about types of wool, sizes of crochet hooks and the accessories you need to complete each project.
  Clear and easy instructions on the stitches needed in the instructions.
  I can’t wait to start my project.
  Thank you to NetGalley Cinder Mill Press and for my e-copy in exchange for an honest review.
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  Sabrina Marshall

  Plenty of cute creatures to crochet and create! They had some creatures I hardly ever see in crochet amigurimi books! The instructions are very easy to follow and include indicators for those who are earlier in their practice!