gurumi animals while learning skills and techniques to stitch any crochet critter you can imagine.

There's nothing more satisfying than creating something with your hands--especially when it's your own design and it's cuddly and adorable. In Amigurumi Friends, popular crochet designer Jade Gauthier-Boutin shares a variety of approaches to stitching, customizing, and designing your own crochet critters.

Jade first provides detailed patterns for five basic animal poses--two standing, two sitting, and one lying down. You then choose your own crochet adventure by changing the muzzles, ears, tails, colors, and other details to create more than 100 adorable animals. With an overview of crochet techniques and amigurumi basics, even beginning crocheters will be able to stitch their chosen crochet animals. This comprehensive guide includes:

• Clear instructions for the basic head and for five body shapes and poses
• Twenty animal types with instructions for crocheting all five variations
• Ideas for customizing the projects with different expressions, yarns, colors, and more
• Inspiration and guidance to design your own amigurumi from scratch
• QR codes linked to video tutorials to make creating amigurumi even easier

With so many options, the hardest part will be deciding which crochet cutie to make first. Choose from animals from all around the world . . . and beyond:

• At the Zoo: Take a walk on the wild side with lions, and pandas, and zebras, oh my!
• Woodland Friends: Sweet forest creatures like foxes, moose, and bears
• On the Farm: Cows, donkeys, bunnies, and other lovable barnyard pals
• Out of This World: Dinosaurs, dragons, and unicorns expand the amigurumi universe

Whether you're new to crochet or amigurumi or looking for fresh ideas to make, gift, and even sell, Amigurumi Friends provides everything you need to know to stitch up your own marvelous menagerie of cuddly critters.