Yarn Cake Amigurumi

Jacki Donhou taught herself to crochet as a hobby to pass the time alongside bringing up her three children, and she has been designing amigurumi and plush patterns ever since. Her passion is to bring something unique to the crochet and yarn community that children and adult collectors alike will enjoy. A Las Vegas native, Jacki now resides in the suburbs of Maryland with her husband, youngest daughter and a small zoo of domestic animals. She is the author of Crocheted Mythical Creatures, Crochet Kawaii Pets, Yarn Cake Amigurumi and co-author of Crochet Christmas, all published by GMC Publications.

Yarn Cake Amigurumi does exactly what it says it will do – make amigurumi, from a yarn cake! Jacki has created a collection of 15 supercute creatures to crochet, from the humble sheep to a mighty dragon, and a popular axolotl too. Each design leans into the natural colour-changes of the yarn cake that the pattern calls for, while also guiding the reader as to how they can achieve a neat and balanced finish with their toy too, without risking random, unplanned colour changes and designs. The photography throughout the collection is absolutely charming and showcases each creature beautifully.

• Welcome 6Materials and tools 10 Stitches and techniques 12 Finishing touches 22 Abbreviations 25The DesignsBunti the Bunny 28Biscuit the Duck 34Hazel the Cow 40Aggie the Highland Bull 48Tillie the Lamb 56Shawarma the Betta 62Daisy the Kitten 68Jasper the Puppy 74Emilio the Axolotl 80Jacques the Turtle 88Mischa the Otter 94Weatherly the Unicorn 100Romeo the Donkey 108Neville the Alpaca 116Garrick the Dragon 124About the author 132 Acknowledgements 132 Index 133