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Reviewed in Canada on June 3, 2016
Great book, have knit many of these animals. Very complex learning how to do some of the difficult techniques, but all the techniques are well described and rewarding to learn. Very good book.
Cissa
Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2016
I bought this becauae I want to make one of the patterns for my next grandson, and I'm glad I did! I could really envision making ALL the patterns here- they are well-designed and adorable, even the odd ones like the preying mantis and the anglerfish!Some seem very straightforward, like the vegetables, the earthworm, and the simple starfish- while others are more elaborate, like the above, the spider, and the hermit crab. All of them, though look like a lot of fun to make, and can mostly use leftover yarns from other projects.While I have not knitted any to completion thus far, the directions are very clear and easy to understand, and they range from projects suitable for beginners to ones that would best be done by those of us with more experience.Highly recommended!
Patricia
Reviewed in Canada on October 26, 2015
I bought this book based on one pattern of the mythical Kraken best known in the movie Pirates of The Caribbean. Wanted to make it for my son. Then decided I would like to make him an entire fish tank filled with these various under the sea creatures. There are also a whole section on making vegetables but I'm not interested in them at this time. But they are cute.
anette
Reviewed in Germany on August 27, 2014
Wäre toll, wenns so schöne Bücher auch in Deutsch gäbe, denn nicht jeder ist der englischen Sprache mächtig und so wird das Nacharbeiten zur Herausforderung.
Customer
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 27, 2014
I've knitted three of the animals from this book already,the jellyfish,the octopus and the spider,I found the patterns clear and well explained,I'd never worked from a chart before or used two of the increases but everything is explained so clearly I got on and did it! These are fun projects,challenging for a fairly new knitter but an ideal way to learn.
Jennie
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 18, 2014
I have knitted a few things from this book and they are great. The patterns are accurate and the extra instructions are clearly written. This is not a book for complete beginners but if you have a bit of knitting experience and want a challenge then I can highly recommend this book.
Leah
Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2014
I'm having a lot of fun with this book. If you are new to knitting I would recomend these patterns after you get borred with scarfs. They are not as hard as they look. This is a great way to learn or practice knitting techniques like short rows, increases and decreasas. It has a chapter, with good pictures, on all the knitting stitches used in the book. My only complaint is that I wish the pattern instructions for short rows included the number of stitches left unknit when you do the wrap and turn, but that is very seldom done in any knitting book. (Authors take note.) I always have to chart out short rows if there are more than one or two consecutive short rows or I get lost. Made the mistake of letting my grand kids see the book. Now they all want knit animals.
amanxca
Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2014
I got interested in knitted amigurumi because they work up quickly (I'm easily bored), they're a great way to learn new techniques or brush up on others, and then I have a cool stuffed toy to show for my efforts. However, there are a bazillion other amigurumi books on the market. I can weed most of them out because so many are crocheted, or are too uncomplicated and cutesy for my taste. Then I stumbled upon this book, saw the creatures on the cover and got my hands on it as quickly as I could. This is a very eclectic batch of projects that do not disappoint, running the gamut from relatively simple to detailed.. There are some fine-looking vegetables for you still life fans, backyard creatures, sea creatures, and best of all, a small assortment of cryptids (cryptozoologic creatures). Hope this isn't a spoiler, but I would have bought the book just for the jackalope. The instructions are well written and there are plenty of helpful photographs. I'm utterly in awe of the author's skills and ingenuity.
Melissa
Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2010
I love this book! I've made the peas, hermit crab, octopus, and jellyfish. I have been knitting for about seven years and found the patterns to be challenging and informative. Singh uses a lot of full color photographs to aid her patterns and they all turn out looking so life-like and endearing. I find it interesting how much she knows about the creatures and veggies and she uses biological terms in her knitting patterns which is fun and informative. I would caution a very beginning knitter against this if they want to do the more complicated patterns, but after a little practice with intermediate projects, this book is very easy to understand and execute and the difficulty of her patterns leads to the creatures being more life like. Highly recommended!
Kindle Customer
Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2010
I have made three of the sea animals, star fish, octopus and jelly fish, and I am working on the hermit crab. All of them look great and have been fun to make.The directions are pretty good, but sometimes they are not as detailed as I would like. For example on all the animals you have to pick up stitches at some point, but the directions aren't clear about whitch direction to go around and more than once I have gone the wrong way and had to pull the stitches out and start over. There are good directions in the front of the book explaining how to do all the different stitches required such as M1R(make one right)or w&t(wrap and turn).This is not a book for a beginning knitter, but if you have been knitting for a while you can make some cute critters.
Phyllis Staff
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2009
I've knitted for years, but I've never knitted anything quite as unusual as these imaginative critters. Here's my take on this book:PROS:1. I have never seen such imagination at work. And when I think of the difficulty of putting these imaginative designs into patterns that ordinary knitters can follow, I am truly in awe of Hansi's skills.2. There's plenty to learn in these patterns that even an experienced knitter will find helpful and challenging as well.3. Hansi has included an excellent explanation of stitches and techniques in the front of the book. By all means, read this part before you begin.CONS:1. Hansi knits Continental style, so not all stitches will work for American style knitters. Because I'm not going to learn another style of knitting, I had to adjust certain increases to suit my knitting style.2. Although these are marvelously detailed patterns, certain instructions are a bit too brief. I've had to learn to decode her particular style of instructions.In all, a terrific book! These knit animals are suitable for a variety of ages and will entertain the knitter while producing adorable results (see my red anglerfish in images).By the way, Hansi has a new pattern for chameleons. I haven't tried it yet, but it looks challenging.Highly recommended!
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