Mei Li Lee – författare

Do you remember your fond childhood memories? Those were the innocent days when technology was not a part of our lives yet, games were played outside and the world was not so polluted. Ordinary and classic toys were enough for kids to enjoy. This book will take you back to your happy childhood days with 19 beautiful "innocent" amigurumi toys. Some toys from the book are granny and little helper, grandma and grandpa, lovely girl dolls, rag doll, duck, bunnies, Red Riding Hood, cowgirl and hobby horse, vintage robot, baby doll twins, gardener girl doll and bear.. These all were designed by a different amigurumi designers. AUTHORS: Vivyane is an amigurumi-designer and the person behind "Happy Crochet, Etc" on Instagram. She fell in the crochet cauldron seven years ago. Until then she was drawing and painting a lot but was looking for a new hobby that would re-boost her creativity and give it a new momentum. That is how she discovered the world of amigurumi. Vivyane is a self-taught crocheter who learned through books and videos, and later decided she wanted to create her own crochet designs. Skaiste Kivci is a translator and amigurumi designer based in Lithuania. She has been into handicraft ever since she was a child but she happened to get into the charming, colourful world of amigurumi simply out of wanting to bring joy to her kids and friends by my handmade toys. She feels lucky to find this hobby also brought her to like-minded peers and friends. She is a mom of three and living in Lithuania with her family. Mei Li Lee, better known as Amigurumei, is a self-professed daydreamer who discovered amigurumi by chance. Now she enjoys sharing the joy of the craft with like-minded daydreamers, splitting her hours between being a mom of twin boys and designing magical dolls, each packed with a little unique personality of their own (much like her boys). The former journalist and craft columnist is also the author of Hello Kitty Crochet. Elisa Ems-Domenig has been a crochet artist and designer for the past 6 years. She designs and creates her own cute toy range under the name "Lulu loves the Moon." She lives with her husband, 5 children, and lots of farm animals in the forest at the foot of the Alps in Austria. Sandra Muller lives in France in Lyon with her husband and children. As a textile designer she is passionate about the arts of yarn and creates amigurumi and crochet patterns. Dolls and their dressing and accessories have taken a great place in her collection. She is known as Lucienne Compatine on Instagram.

In this stunning book by Mei Li Lee (amiguruMEI), you will get to meet the cutest crochet characters, each designed with a secret crochet tip to share. Make Austin the Astronaut for the little one who dreams of reaching the stars. Or the inseparable Grandma and Grandpa, in honour of your own two favourite people. From a ballerina to a firefighter and childhood friends dressed in kawaii animal-themed playsuits, the amigurumi people in this book might just bring you fond memories of someone you've met, and would like to meet again in the near future. To make your amigurumi journey that much more enjoyable, we've packed the pages with useful techniques on how to crochet hair that curls a certain way and whip up colorful crochet clothes and accessories to match. Each pattern comes with complete step-by-step instructions so you can sit back and focus on the fun parts. AUTHOR: Mei Li Lee is an amigurumi artist based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She is best known as the author of Hello Kitty Crochet, and a mom to twin boys, whom she enjoys telling far-fetched stories to. The former journalist is now often busy planning for playtime and thinking of ways on how best to occupy the kids. Thankfully, she still gets some time off to sit down and design cute crochet characters through hopeful rose-tinted glasses.

Too adorable to resist, these 18 cute friends from Mei Li Lee’s (amiguruMEI) newest book will have you coming back for more — and making one is surely never enough. A baby penguin and a sheep, a horse and a cute ladybug girl, a happy bee and a little frog; the characters in this book are made to be palmsized and perfect as quick makes that you can finish in a day. Get ready to have the sweetest mini companions to line up your desk with or turn them into a crew of tiny friends for the little one.