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Amigurumi on the Go!

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Amigurumi on the Go! is a fantastic book 🙂 Full of fun and creative crochet projects to make for children (or to satisfy your inner child!).

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Title: Amigurumi ON THE Go: 30 Patterns For Crocheting Kids’ Bags, Backpacks, and More

Author: Ana Paula Rimoli

ISBN: 978-1-60468-213-7

Publisher: Martingale

Photographer: Brent Kane

 

Photo Credit: Courtesy of Martingale and Photographer Brent Kane

Photo Credit: Courtesy of Martingale and Photographer Brent Kane

Amigurumi on the Go!

The instructions included in Amigurumi on the Go are clearly written and easy-to-follow. The book also includes a section for general guidelines (i.e. basic stitches used in the projects) and a separate section for the abbreviations and the glossary.

Page 75 includes a step-by-step explanation for adding the felt pieces to the faces of the crochet projects. This section is very helpful, especially if you haven’t worked with felt before.

I did have to investigate what a running stitch was – so here is a link in case you need it too! Running Stitch

It was difficult to decide what project to try from the book – I have quite a few I want to make – but I settled on something Drew picked out.

Here are some of the fabulous projects you can make:

Photo Courtesy of Martingale and Photographer Brent Kane

Photo Courtesy of Martingale and Photographer Brent Kane

Photo Courtesy of Martingale and Photographer Brent Kane

Photo Courtesy of Martingale and Photographer Brent Kane

Photo Courtesy of Martingale and Photographer Brent Kane

Photo Courtesy of Martingale and Photographer Brent Kane

Photo Courtesy of Martingale and Photographer Brent Kane

Photo Courtesy of Martingale and Photographer Brent Kane

Photo Courtesy of Martingale and Photographer Brent Kane

Photo Courtesy of Martingale and Photographer Brent Kane

Photo Courtesy of Martingale and Photographer Brent Kane

Photo Courtesy of Martingale and Photographer Brent Kane

Photo Courtesy of Martingale and Photographer Brent Kane

Photo Courtesy of Martingale and Photographer Brent Kane

Photo Courtesy of Martingale and Photographer Brent Kane

Photo Courtesy of Martingale and Photographer Brent Kane

Photo Courtesy of Martingale and Photographer Brent Kane

Photo Courtesy of Martingale and Photographer Brent Kane

Photo Courtesy of Martingale and Photographer Brent Kane

Photo Courtesy of Martingale and Photographer Brent Kane

Photo Courtesy of Martingale and Photographer Brent Kane

Photo Courtesy of Martingale and Photographer Brent Kane

Cute right? Each of the patterns included is simply adorable. Children will love anything you choose to make from Amigurum on the Go!

I love learning new techniques and for this project I learned how to add a zipper to my crochet project- and it is actually VERY easy to do! Who would have known? I surely didn’t! I used my yarn and my yarn needle and it was simple!

Gauge for Amigurumi Projects

The only thing I struggled with for this book was that the projects did not include gauge information.

Normally for amigurumi this is not a problem – but for projects where you are using a zipper – in a specified size – it is imperative that you try to make your project a similar size to the one in the instructions.

For example for the Pencil Cases – they should be a Finished Size of approximately 4.5″ high and  7.25″ wide.

After three attempts I finally settled on a 4.00 mm crochet hook to make my pencil case (the book recommended 6.50 mm and worsted weight yarn) and it still ended up too large – in the end my pencil case was 5.25″ by 8″ in size. Next time I will try an even smaller hook (3.25 mm) and really try to keep those stitches tight!

Now since I have tried adding a zipper to a project, I am no longer nervous about it! It really is easy and the instructions in this book explain very clearly how to do it!

Here is Drew’s Monkey Pencil Case – although his pencil case does not hold pencils! It holds his ‘treasures’!

Drews Pencil Case

and he loves it!

Drew Loves his Monkey Case

and yes…he does have red marker on the end of his little nose! He discovered some of his markers were actually ‘smelly’ markers and he was happy to try each one by sniffing it while it was touching his nose! I suspect this one was strawberry! Thank goodness they are washable!

Amigurumi On The Go is available for purchase at Martingale for $21.99 (Print and eB00k Versions) and $13.99 (eBook Version).

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4 Comments | Date: 29/07/2014  | By: Rhondda

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Lovely comments

  1. Rhondda says

    30/07/2014 at 10:42 PM

    Thank you Kristina & Millie 🙂 He loves it!

  2. Rhondda says

    30/07/2014 at 10:41 PM

    They are fabulous aren’t they? Thank you for reading my post!

  3. Mad Crochet Scientist says

    30/07/2014 at 1:37 PM

    Oh, those are super cute! Ana Paula Rimoli strikes again! 🙂

  4. Kristina & Millie says

    29/07/2014 at 7:43 PM

    what a cutie! He looks very happy with his treasure bag!

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