AmiguruMe Book Review and Giveaway!

AmiguruMe

From GOOGLE:   Amigurumi

1. "Amigurumi is how Japanese call the trend of knitting or crocheting small stuffed animals and anthropomorphic creatures. The word is derived from a combination of the Japanese words ami, meaning crocheted or knitted, and nuigurumi, meaning stuffed doll. ..."
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amigurumi

I adore amigurumi and I loves looking at all the crochet patterns that are all over the web today! Each one is cuter than the next!  

Make sure you scroll all the way to the bottom of this post for a chance to WIN a copy of AmiguruMe!

 

Do you love amigurumi? Have you ever thought of crocheting miniature versions of people that you know? Or even famous people in history? Then this new delightful crochet book, 

AmiguruMe "Make Cute Crochet People" by Allison Hoffman is for you!

AmiguruMe is published by Lark Crafts, a division of Sterling Publications. 

This crochet book is incredibly detailed and has beautiful photographs. Allison walks you through step by step, the process of creating adorable 'Mini Me's'. She includes instructions for some great accessories, including hair, jewelry, glasses, shoes and more!

Some sections that are included in the book are: Choosing Yarn, Tools, How to Crochet (with step by step photos), Special Amigurmi Techniques and Embroidery How To's.

Who would you try to crochet if you owned this book? Here are a few photos to inspire you!

 

Our readers have a chance to win a copy of this book. Leave an email address in the COMMENTS. We will pick a random winner on 12/18/13. Without an email address, I cannot contact you in case you are the winner!

12/18/13 Congratulations to Jessica for winning our giveaway of AmiguruMe crochet book!

Review copy and giveaway copy of book supplied by Sterling Publishing.

Crochet Garden Book Review and GIVEAWAY!

CROCHET GARDEN
Bunches of Flowers, Leaves and Other Delights by Suzann Thompson

Today is the first day of Summer! And just in time, we have a wonderful crochet book giveaway that is chock full of Summertime! Lark Crafts has just released a beautiful new book,
Crochet Garden, "Bunches of Flowers, Leaves and Other Delights, by Suzann Thompson.

If you are a flower enthusiast and a crocheter, then you are going to  LOVE this book!

Suzann "provides a delightful collection of garden-inspired creations" for crocheters looking for small and lovely projects to make. The book is divided into four sections: Botanical Gardens, Inspired Gardens,
International Gardens and Fun and Fantastic Gardens. Each section represents a different genre in the floral world. Botanical Gardens feature well-known varieties. Inspired Gardens are based on decorative motifs. International Gardens incorporate flower varieties from all over the World. Last but not least, Fun and Fantastic Gardens feature interpretations of many floral themes that seem to be straight out of the designer's imagination!

Suzann is a very talented designer who has painstakingly recreated an incredible amount of flowers realistically! Some patterns feature life-like interpretations of well known flowers and leaves. She does
a beautiful job of designing in crochet and  many items are associated with flowers from all walks of the art world. Several crochet projects are included to incorporate these lovely blossoms into useable and wearable
art. Most designs use only small bits of yarn, so it is a great book to purchase for 'stash-busting' purposes!
This is Suzann's second flower book for Lark Crafts. Her first flower book is the ever popular Crochet Bouquet, Easy Designs for Dozens of Flowers. You can read more about Suzann's work
at www.textilefusion.com
It was incredibly difficult to choose which pattern images I was going to use for this blogpost! There are so many beautiful flower images in this book. Below are JUST A FEW of my favorites!






 Dogwood

                                                Dogwoods

 

 Coleus Leaves

                                               European Rose








Each and every reader is eligible to receive a free copy of Crochet Garden from the Publisher! Just leave a comment on this post telling everyone what YOUR favorite SUMMER flower is! Please remember to give me your contact information or EMAIL address in the comment. A random winner will be drawn on 6/28/12.
You can keep abreast of all new Lark Book titles by visiting their blog. You can also connect with them on Facebook and Twitter!

Crochet Bouquet is available from the publisher or you can get it at a reduced rate at Amazon.
Disclaimer: A review copy of this book was provided to Cute Crochet Chat.