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| Creepy Cute Crochet: Zombies, Ninjas, Robots, and More! | 
 enlarge | Author: Christen Haden
Publisher: Quirk Books
Category: Book
List Price: $14.95
Buy New: $8.79
You Save: $6.16 (41%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  21 reviews
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 96
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 6.1 x 0.6
ISBN: 1594742324
Dewey Decimal Number: 746
EAN: 9781594742323
Publication Date: June 14, 2008
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Product Description
If you're a fan of amigurumi, you already know that super-sweet crocheted bunnies and kitties and pandas have taken the indie craft world by storm. Well, the dolls in Creepy Cute Crochet eat your typical amigurumi for breakfast. This unique craft book contains more than 25 patterns for zombies, ninjas, Vikings, vampires, aliens, robots, and even Death himself. Each easy-to-follow pattern is presented with step-by-step diagrams, hilarious commentary, and full-color photographs of the creatures in their natural environments. Plus each pattern is ranked according to difficulty so that even beginners can share in the fun. The scary-cute photographs, accessible text, and illustrated patterns are sure to be a hit with indie crafters, angsty teens, and hip moms everywhere.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 16 more reviews...
 Love These Projects! January 6, 2009
I am very pleased! If you enjoy amigurumi, this is a must have! I have made most of the projects in this book for friends & family & I continue to get requests for more! Directions are simple & easy to understand.
 Easy for experienced crochetors December 14, 2008
The pros: The book is hardback and good quality, so it won't fall apart when you refer to it while working your project (I've had paperback books fall apart from the constant opening, closing). Also, the illustrations are clear and very cute. The projects are simple for an experienced crochetor, but would be difficult for a beginner. Also, each "pet" can be completed in one or two evenings.
And once you've made one or two cuties, you will get the hang of it and it is easy to customize the projects or even invent your own.
The cons: I had difficulty with some of the instructions wording. Some directions are confusing and unclear. Also, I felt many of the patterns were too similiar--the Spartan, the Trojan, etc.
But overall, I recommend the book.
Creature Feature November 28, 2008
Christen Haden's fun new book "Creepy Cute Crochet" is full of quirky amigurumi creatures ranging from Aliens to Zombies. Crafters who like their crochet with a twist of dark humor will find plenty here to love.
"Creepy Cute Crochet: Zombies, Ninjas, Robots, and More!" contains over 20 different patterns, most of which share the same basic construction of a stuffed snowman-like round body with smaller head. Creatures include a ninja, several different zombies, skeletons, the Grim Reaper, Medusa, an organ-grinder's monkey and Nosferatu (who knew he could look so darn cuddly?). Details such as weapons and eyes are added using felt, polymer clay and embroidery floss.
Crochet instructions are both written and illustrated in charts, making it easy for crocheters of all levels to understand. Projects are rated either beginner, intermediate or epic depending on crochet stitches used and the amount of detail, but a knowledge of basic crochet is needed.
Basic materials can be found at any craft store, or you may already have them in your craft stash at home--worsted-weight yarn and polyester fiberfill stuffing. Each one of these creature has their own picture and detailed assembly instructions to help you put them together.
Highly recommended for those who want to increase their army of amigurumi minions.
Difficulty: Beginner to Intermediate
firstmrsnoah says buy this book! November 15, 2008
This is such a great book! I love the descriptions of the dolls! But even more important easy to read instructions and very new ideas, not the same old, same old. If you like to crochet and you are into Amigurumi, or have kids and/or grandkids, buy this book you won't regret it!
My favorite amigurumi, especially with glow in the dark yarn October 29, 2008
Lot's of the amigurumi books are very cute, but some are dangerous to diabetics. This one is the cure, and really tickled me. I'm making up a number with glow in the dark yarn, so the vampires faces glow, and Ch***, who I dare not name, is a sickly green, and scared my husband with him, when he turned out the lights to watch a movie, and "something was ON THE COUCH IN THE DARK". (Anyone who has ever been married knows there's nothing funnier than scaring the #### out of your spouse).
Highly recommended, especially if you like the Forensic's tech's style on NCIS. (Sorry, her name is escaping me now)
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