"Designer Mariska Vos-Bolman (DIY Fluffies) has compiled a wealth of amigurumi knowledge and expertise in this book. Even if you're a crochet newbie, you'll be able to tackle all of these projects with ease. With clear instructions, lots of step-by-step pictures and simple video tutorials to guide you along, you'll become a master of amigurumi in no time! Say hello to endless hours of crafting fun as you test out your new-found creative skills in...

Crochet patterns for eight stuffed animals, a bear, bunny, cat, dog, elephant, giraffe, hippo, and monkey include instructions for assembling the animals, with notes and tips on the crochet techniques used. These intermediate-level projects are created with worsted-weight yarn and stuffed with fiberfill. The book explores finishing touches, such as 12- or 15-millimeter safety eyes, and the finished dolls range in size from 12 to 18 inches tall.

Once you are real, you can't become unreal again. It lasts for always. We all pretend from time to time. Driven by a desire to create or maintain a certain image, we pretend to be more or different than who we actually are. We seem more interested in pretending to live interesting lives than actually living interesting lives. One hundred years ago, Margery Williams saw the human condition so clearly that her story, The Velveteen Rabbit, has been embraced...

Excited about their trip to the zoo, a young girl and her stuffed monkey delight in mimicking all the animals they see, such as a hopping kangaroo and stomping elephant, during their wonderful outing together.

Instructions and patterns for making a variety of "breeds" of small sewn stuffed dogs.

Full of simple patterns to create your very own knitted dog.

Stacey Trock, author of Cuddly Crochet, presents 18 new cuddly stuffies. Find animals from every continent and the sea, all made with earth-friendly yarns. Discover fun facts about the yarns and regions.

"Summer is here and it's time fro some fun in the sun! Doc has helped a lot of toys, but can she help a mermaid who can't swim?"--Back cover.

When a teddy bear invites his stuffed animal friends to a party at his house while the humans are away, they have a wild time and the police arrive on the scene.