Crochet Monsters: With More Than 35 Body Patterns and Options for Horns, Limbs, Antennae and So Much More, You Can Mix and Match Options Contributor(s): Lapp, Megan (Author)

With more than 35 Monster body options, plus myriad variations for limbs, mouths and teeth, horns, antennae, tails, scales, and so much more, you will never make the same Monster twice. Choose from wide-open mouths with fangs to adorable Monsters with bunny ears and a cat tail to Monsters with hair poufs and scales. Make one-eyed spiders or three-eyed aliens, dragons with scales or little friends that don't match any known monster to date. There is nearly no limit to the variations you can combine!

All Monsters use worsted weight and/or sport weight yarn and a size G-6 (4 mm) hook. Patterns are appropriate for beginner through advanced crocheters. If a stitch is new to you, just turn to the Glossary for detailed instructions on how to work it. Photos are included for each pattern piece and any complex stitches so you can be sure you are on the right track as you work.

Choosing your next Monster's look is half the fun. Get family and friends involved in picking options for their own Monster and share the creativity! Get excited for these Monsters to skitter, galumph, stomp, and roll right off your hook!

MEGAN LAPP of Crafty Intentions has been creating crochet creatures from her imagination since 2017 and has amassed thousands of fans who just can't wait for her next exciting design. She is the author of the wildly popular Crochet Creatures of Myth and Legend and Crochet Impkins.

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This quirky guide from Lapp (Crochet Impkins) shows how to crochet customizable fantasy creatures. As in her previous outings, Lapp presents instructions on how to make various body shapes, limbs, tails, and horns and leaves crafters to decide how to mix and match these parts to create their own amigurumi monsters. For instance, readers might sew bugle-shaped ears and a forked tongue on a "blob body" reminiscent of a Pac-Man ghost, or attach gangling arms and spiral horns to a body that consists of one large eyeball. Many of the parts are drawn from nature, such as the spider legs, axolotl head flaps, rabbit ears, and walrus tusks. Others nod to the world of fantasy, including a dragon tail and bulbous clawed limbs that call to mind Maurice Sendak's wild things. Lapp assumes readers will have some familiarity with crocheting; she provides a glossary that briefly describes some of the lesser-known techniques but otherwise skips instruction on the basics. The monster designs are uniformly cute, featuring oversize plastic eyes or tiny tongues protruding from jutted-out lower lips, and the ability to choose which pieces to combine will appeal to readers who like to personalize their crafts. Amigurumi crocheters will eat this up.

-- "Publishers Weekly"

Lapp's (Crochet Impkins) latest shows readers how to crochet customizable monsters. The book is best for intermediate and experienced crocheters, since its glossary of terms assumes a basic understanding of different types of stitches. (However, the book does include links to video crochet tutorials that can help beginners build their skills and confidence to tackle Lapp's projects.) Each pattern is illustrated and lays out clear instructions for crafting monster bodies and modular monster parts--eyes, mouths, feet, tails, hair. Images of finished monsters are meshed with detailed descriptions of which body types and parts were used for the model image, making it possible for readers to customize their own creature or closely recreate the ones in the book. VERDICT A creative and detailed crochet guide for intermediate and experienced crocheters. The projects' many options for personalization could make it particularly useful for leading group activities.

-- "Library Journal"