Mr. Funky's Super Crochet Wonderful

I'm a cartoonist who was lookin' for a hobby that wasn't my full-time job. When I looked between knitting and crocheting, I found this book and was immediately sold on choosing that hobby. I've been doing this crocheting thing for a few months, so I can tell you with confidence, there isn't a pattern in this book that is difficult for a beginner. I have found great joy in making cute animals for children and funky hats and scarves for friends. This book is for the beginning crafter who wants more out of crocheting than granny squares and doilies.

I've started crocheting toys because it's much easier than knitting them and have several Amigurumi books in Japanese. I needed help in figuring them out and this book does exactly that. Her patterns are written Japanese style with helpful chart and list of rows with number of stitches. Also everything is written out in English for those who prefer it t hat way. Of the accessories, I do need a water bottle holder and might go on to her scarves and hats too. Highly recommended and I hope she comes up with another book.

OMG this book is so cute. Even the author's picture in the back is adorable. The projects are so much fun to put together and so easy. The descriptions are great and here's an exciting concept for those of us who knit and crochet - the yarn used in the projects is actually available without taking out a second mortgage on your house or driving 30 miles to the nearest specialty store!! I was able to drive to my local craft store and pick up four skeins of Red Heart yarn, for $1.99/skein and go home and stitch up my projects. Yay!! This is something that all crochet designers should take into consideration - not everyone wants to stitch up their cute little stuffed amigurumis with $20/ball alpaca yarn! But anyway, I digress. I've stitched two little Sebastien le Hamsters in two days and they're just so cute I hate to give them away, even though they're for my friend's daughter and I know she'll love them. I'd also like to point out that no where on the cover of this book does it say that it is patterns of amigurumi only. So if you buy it thinking such, you will be happy, or disappointed, to find out that only half is composed of darling stuffed softies patterns. The rest is great ideas for accenssories, and they're sure to please. This book is another really excellent addition to my piles of crochet books. I'm actually USING this book, that's how I know it was worth every penny!

This book is full of really silly projects, but they are adorably photographed and have humorous descriptions that really made me giggle. Mostly the book contains patterns for adorable crocheted animals and their wee accessories (the boy elephant has a man-purse. No, really.) but there are also the usual scarf patterns and even an earring pattern. I really enjoyed this book, but I can't attest to the correctness of the patterns because I haven't yet made any of them.

This is a really cute, fun book. It's half amigurumi patterns, and half wearables like hats, scarves, etc. I just finished making a water bottle holder from one of the patterns in the book, and the pattern was very easy to follow, and the item came out well. I would recommend this book to any crocheter, even a beginner.