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Cute Crocheted Food is a quirky collection of 24 amigurumi crocheted vegetables, fruit, nibbles and snacks offering a whole menu of delicious, zany fun. Adorably cute and cuddly!
Making use of the Japanese amigurumi technique to sculpt robust shapes with yarn, every piece of food becomes a cute and whimsical character.
Projects include:
Peas
Carrot
Watermelon
Hot dog
Burger
Avocado
Sushi
Pizza
Cupcakes
Ice-cream cones
Ice lollies
Fries
Bananas
Charming, embroidered faces with a variety of expressions can be included to add personality or leave them off for a more realistic effect. For health food fans there is an array of wholesome fruit and vegetables, while those who like to indulge can recreate a variety of sweet treats and fast food snacks. Perfect for stimulating children's imaginary play, these little foodie friends will be at home in any play kitchen, café or restaurant.
"Designer Emma Varnam is well known for her crocheted animals and houseplants, but this book sees her venture into the on-trend world of Kawai-style amigurumi for the first time. This tasty collection of food inspired makes features 24 crocheted vegetables, fruit and other edible treats, all with characterful faces...Perfect or foodies who love to crochet!"—Inside Crochet
"Emma Varnam is known for her cute crocheted animals and crocheted houseplants, but this is her first book where she has turned her hand to amigurumi. ...Emma has let her imagination run riot and the result is a crocheted feast that everyone will love. So please check out the menu, see what you fancy and grab your crochet tools because it’s time for some culinary crafting!"—Crochet Now
"This fun and quirky new book by Emma Varnam contains 24 amigurumi designs for fruit, vegetables, fast food, cakes and pastries. With each pattern, there’s an option to embroider a face to create a cute, kawaii-style character, or this step can be skipped if you wish to create more realistic looking foods. The projects would make excellent toys for children...they would also make perfect gifts for foodie adults."—Knitting
Introduction 6
Getting started 108
Crochet techniques 112
Finishing touches 121
Acknowledgements 126
Fruit
Lemon 10
Pineapple 14
Orange 18
Cherries 22
Watermelon 24
Strawberry 28
Apple 30
Banana 34
Vegetables
Avocado 38
Peas in a pod 42
Beetroot 44
Pumpkin 48
Carrot 50
Sweet treats
Croissant 56
Ice-cream cones 58
Ice lollies 66
Lemon and rainbow cakes 68
Doughnuts 74
Strawberry cupcake 78
Fast food
Sushi 84
Pizza and pizza slices 90
Burger and fries 96
Fried egg 102
Hot dog 104