Manuscript Monday: ABC Crochet
- Meredith Kaknevicius
- May 12
- 1 min read
On this week's Manuscript Monday Meredith recommends "ABC crochet : an Alphabet Collection of Amigurumi Animals" by Hoshi, Mitsuki.
I took a crochet class at my local Art Gallery and I’m …. hooked.
It’s easy to start, but I just wasn’t quite understanding what to do. I unravelled my progress many times. What I needed were fun projects, good diagrams, and succinct & clear directions. All are found in this book. Considering the number of crocheting booked I took out of the library, that's saying something. The diagrams are especially good, with direction arrows demonstrating where to pull the hook/yarn.
Amigurumi animals are small crocheted toys, and this book has many (like an alphabet full) of varying difficulty. The basic patterns are easy to do, and I’m learning more intermediate stitches now. The kids are also getting into the fun.
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