Get a spring in your step with these adorable plushies! Each of the projects is fun, quick and won’t leave you with a pile of sewing at the end. Melanie Morita-Hu’s new book will get you back into the swing of making, with satisfying projects to brighten your day. With 40 new patterns each designed to take an hour or less, it’s easy to see why her designs have been so popular. Melanie Morita-Hu shares her unique shortcuts, techniques and skills to minimize sewing, reduce construction time and create beautiful seamless pieces in just one hour or less.

These plushies are sure to make anyone who gives them a squeeze feel good, with cute companions in four categories: Aloha State of Mind, A Little Dirt Never Hurt, What’s Cookin’, Good Lookin’? and Celebrate the Season. I especially love Stark the Stockpot, a stitch-free make worked in continuous rounds. That little smile is a cosy reminder that we’re nearly through the last chilly spells of the year, ready for spring!

The basics are also covered at the end, with clear photos and everything you need to know to get started, plus a few extra handy tips too! Whether you’re experienced and looking for some quick, satisfying makes or you’re just starting out, this book will have you happily hooking in no time. If, like many of us, you promised yourself you’d crochet more this year, this book is perfect. The days are getting longer and the joy of summer is on the way, let these adorable projects cheer you on!

One-Hour Amigurumi: 40 Cute & Quick Crochet Patterns with Minimal Sewing

£17.99, Page St Publishing

Make Tina The Turnip & Stella the Sun

Got a couple of hours to spare and some yarn burning a hole in your stash? Then these projects are for you! Find both of these patterns in Crochet Now Issue 92.

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