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Amigurumi Crochet: Farm and Forest Animals is an approachable and easy-to-follow guide to crocheting your own adorable stuffed yarn creatures! Learn how to make 26 different animal amigurumi patterns.
Get your kawaii fix by learning to crochet these adorable, amigurumi-style friends with Crochet Characters Fun & Furry Animals. Includes materials for 2 projects to get you started immediately. Crochet your own heirloom collection of classic stuffed animals! Designed in the popular amigurumi style, a Japanese crochet art that emphasizes oversized featuresfor extra cuteness, this kit provides instructions for twelve adorable projects: a pink pig, a loving dog, a curious kitten, a silly monkey, and more. Included in the book is an introduction to the basic stitches, knots, and crochet techniques necessary for these projects, plus illustrated step-by-step instructions and ideas on how to customize each project to create a truly unique character. You’ll also get all the supplies you need to create your first two crocheted friends: a cuddly koala and a sweet bunny. Patterns range from easy to intermediate, and all projects take only a few hours to complete. Fun and easy, this crochet kit will inspire you to create a collection of stuffed animal friends you’ll enjoy for many years to come.
' They hide in your closet. They lurk under the bed. They tickle your feet and devour your pillows. They’re monsters only a mother could love. In Me Make Monster, Jenny Harada presents a hoard of funky monster projects so ugly they’re cute. Bring to life your own fantastic brood as you follow step-by-step instructions to create a true mish mash of monsterdom—everything from plush huggable beasties and a furry pillow cover to a fanged fiendish trinket box and google-eyed dice. Whatever kind of monster may tickle your fancy (or your feet) you’ll find one of his breed to spawn and love. Discover within the pages: • Step-by-step instructions to make 18 fantastic creatures • Monsters made from all different types of material—from fun fur to plywood to junk mail • Variation beasties for even more impish inspiration • A history of monsters and information on each monster’s fanciful personality So get out your glue, dust off the sewing machine, hide your valuables and channel your inner Frankenstein!
Kari Chapin will help by applying her trademark you-can-do-it coaching style to the nuts and bolts of entrepreneurship and covering all the issues involved in turning your creative hobby into a successful business.
Bring adorable woodland creatures of all shapes and sizes inside and have your own menagerie of critter friends to keep you company at home or work with Crochet Characters Wild & Wooly Animals. Stitch your very own collection of the forest’s cutest critters! These twelve projects--in the popular Japanese amigurumi style--shows you how to create a snuggly hedgehog, a fuzzy squirrel, a delightful turtle, and a whole lot more. Over eighty full-color photographs accompany easy, step-by-step instructions that guide you through all the stitches you need to know to create each project, making this a perfect kit for both novice and experienced crocheters. The Crochet Characters Wild & Wooly Animals kit even comes with all the supplies you’ll need for your first two animals: a fawn and a fox! You'll receive a crochet hook, a tapestry needle, four different colors of yarn, stuffing, embroidery floss, and beads for eyes. You’ll have your own collection of wild and wooly animals in no time!
You’ll be hooked on these ten super cute crochet animals! Super Cute Crochet contains photos and illustrations to guide you in making ten super cute projects: including a panda, penguin, koala, lamb, sloth, llama, unicorn, hedgehog, piglet, and bunny. If you squeal with delight over furry and fuzzy creatures, you’ll be hooked on making these animals.
Crochet your own collection of cute and quirky stuffed animals! This fun kit includes a 76-page instruction book and materials to make two projects, a bashful bumblebee and an adorable kawaii frog. Pick up your crochet hook and stitch a troupe of the most adorable, cuddly animals you’ve ever seen. Inside Cute and Cuddly Crochet Kit, you’ll find an instruction book with more than 80 full-color photographs coupled with 12 step-by-step patterns. Create a mom-and-baby-owl set, a goofy beaver, a group of alley cats, and more—all in the popular Japanese style of crochet, amigurumi. These animals take only a few hours to make, satisfying even amateur crafters eager to complete their first creation. Each project includes step-by-step instructions and patterns with alternate ideas, and the book opens with an introduction to standard crocheting techniques you’ll use again and again. Materials include: Four colors of yarn A crochet hook Stuffing Embroidery floss Safety eyes Whether you are looking for a gift for the craft-lover in your life or simply love making and sharing quirky projects, this all-in-one kit is the perfect choice.
Crochet an adorable collection of cuddly critters! This fun kit includes a 76-page instruction book and materials to make two projects, a cute baby chick and an loveable fluffy koala. Inside Creature Crochet Kit, you’ll find an instruction book with more than 80 full-color photographs coupled with 12 step-by-step patterns. Crochet a huggable bear, a curious kitten, a mischievous monkey, and more—all in the popular Japanese style of crochet, amigurumi. With each project taking only a few hours to make, crafters of every level will enjoy creating these cute creatures. Each project includes step-by-step instructions and patterns with alternate ideas, and the book opens with an introduction to standard crocheting techniques you’ll use again and again. Materials include: Four colors of yarn A crochet hook Stuffing Felt Embroidery floss Embroidery needle Safety eyes Whether you are looking for a gift for the craft-lover in your life or simply love making and sharing quirky projects, this all-in-one kit is the perfect choice.
Sell Out! If the church-basement sale isn't quite your scene, Crafty Superstar is your go-to resource for selling your crafty goods part-time. Packed with ideas for setting up and selling out, the book includes loads of advice from experts like Faythe Levine, Jenny Harada and Jenny Hart. Want to make some dough but don't know where to start? Inside find out how to: • Discover your expectations and motivations • Set up shop and get paid • Join an indie craft show • Get some press • Package goods and customer service • Balance life and crafts Plus, get business forms, lists of resources and a directory of indie craft shows so you can be on your way to becoming a Crafty Superstar!
Business advice for enterprising crafters, by crafters No one knows more about helping handmade businesses than Hello Craft, the nonprofit trade association for crafty entrepreneurs. Written by the directors of Hello Craft, Handmade to Sell is the most complete, up-to-date, and authoritative guide for DIYers seeking to learn every aspect of selling, marketing, and branding. Based on the Summit of Awesome, Hello Craft’s annual business conference, this book covers topics including: • Developing successful product lines • Copyrights and trademarks • Taking perfect product shots • Using analytics to boost your online sales • Selling at fairs, shows, and other retail outlets • Diversifying income through licensing and teaching • Hiring and outsourcing Throughout, you’ll find expert tips and invaluable strategies and advice from some of the most successful indie crafters and artisans. Whether you’ve only contemplated selling your crafts or want to grow an existing handmade business, Handmade to Sell offers essential guidance for anyone who has ever dreamed of making a living from what they create.