Crochet Stories: Grimms' Fairy Tales (Dover Crafts: Crochet)

Cool patterns! Lots of fun crocheting!

Great Amigurumi's.

Title: Crochet Stories - E. T. A. Hoffman Grimm's Fairy TalesAuthor: Vanessa PuttPublished: 1-14-16Publisher: Dover PublicationsPages: 80Genre: Crafts and HobbiesSub Genre: Toys, Models, Needlecrafts, Stuffed Animals, Toy MakingISBN: 9780486794617Reviewer: DelAnneReviewed For: NetGalley.I love these Dover Publication's Crochet Stories books. They have easy to follow instructions with photographs by Gloria Carallaro to illustrate each pattern so that you can see if you are off track or not. The story for each character is also included so that you can share them with the recipients of your gifts or remember the stories of your childhood memories.If you enjoy crocheting as much as I do, but sometimes need help with an unfamiliar stitch (like I do), then these Dover books are perfect for you. You can make some beautiful gift that will be cherished. Or perhaps you can make a set to keep to share with the younger generations as you tell the fairy tales you grew up on.I have already purchased The Nutcracker for myself and have been promised this one as a gift in exchange for a set of the Hansel and Gretel characters and the Rapunzel pieces. Seems like a fair exchange to me. I also have my eye on Alice in Wonderland next. I am looking for more books in this series. I hope there will be many more like theseGoodreads link: [...]The Reading Room link: [...]

This is a beautiful book, with patterns for the following Grimms’ fairy tales, including accessories:Hansel and Gretel, including witch and gingerbread houseThe Hare and the HedgehogJack and the Beanstalk (plus the Giant and golden eggs)Tom Thumb (including the cow)Rapunzel (with a prince and her tower)The stories are in the book too, so you can read them and act them out after you’ve made your crochet characters. Just note, they are the traditional Grimm versions, so can be a bit darker and scarier than modern retellings. The characters are around 10-15cm tall (with Rapunzel’s tower being 50cm tall), so are a great size for kids to play with.As with most amigurumi, the patterns mostly use single crochet, with increasing and decreasing, so are suitable for beginners (but the patterns are fun for more experienced crocheters too!). There are no instructions for how to do the stitches in the book, but there are plenty of places online to find instructions. The patterns have simple faces, using safety eyes (but you can always add your own special touches, if you prefer). There is also a pattern for the basic body, so once you’ve made the creations from the book, you can branch out can make your own unique characters.There are only photos of the completed items, with no photos of the steps. I would have liked more photos, especially for how to add hair – something I haven’t done before. The hair instructions tell you to refer to the photos for where to sew it, but when there’s only front view photos of the toys, it’s hard to see what to do. I also couldn’t see the instructions for the flowers in Rapunzel’s hair.I have any yarn on hand at the moment, so I haven’t had a chance to make any of the characters and can’t vouch for the accuracy of the patterns.Overall, it’s a lovely book with cute amigurumi crochet patterns. If you love to crochet and/or love fairy tales (or you want something small to crochet because you live in the desert!), you’ll have some fun with this book!This book was provided by Netgalley and the publisher in return for a honest review. These thoughts are all my own.

There are two categories of crochet books, either they are a hit or they are a miss. This one is definitely a hit. I love that the book starts off with the basic person pattern, which means that after practicing a few of the characters here, you will be designing your own fairy tale creatures in no time.Although I often see doll characters, I haven't seen the other play pieces (Rapunzel's tower or the Cookie House from Hansel and Gretel). Those are what make this book so unique and fun. It also makes the projects you create excellent gifts, you could easily partner them with a copy of the corresponding book and be the hit of any child's birthday party :)The patterns are perfect for beginners and I think kids who like to crochet or are interested in crochet would enjoy using this book together. I also think it would be a fun grandma/grandkid project, they could read the stories and then play with the creations. I would have loved doing something like that when I was a kid.This book was provided by Netgalley and the publisher in return for a honest review. These thoughts are all my own.

This is a crochet book with projects from five different Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales. They are: Hansel and Gretel, The Hare and the Hedgehog, Jack and the Beanstalk, Tom Thumb, and Rapunzel. The projects include some different and interesting items such as the cottage from Hansel and Gretel and the Beanstalk from Jack and the Beanstalk.The designer includes the type of yarn used which is a very thrifty Red Heart Super Saver. She also gives you the hook size but there is no gauge size as it is not important. If you crochet with a lot of tension, your projects will be slightly smaller; if you crochet with loose tension, they will be larger. I tend to have loose tension and my daughter, very tight tension. Needless to say, we can’t work on this as a project together as there will be a noticeable difference in sizes. If you plan to finish the project by yourself, all of the characters should be similar sized.Along with the projects, the book tells the fairy tale story. You can use it as a way to read for yourself or to the child in your life as you crochet or after you have finished the project and they can play with the characters.I received a digital ARC copy of this book from the publisher, Dover Publications, via Netgalley.

It's easy to follow the patterns