Chonky Amigurumi: How to Crochet Amazing Critters & Creatures with Chunky Yarn

by Sarah Csiacsek

Overview

Your new friends are cute, huggable—and chonky!

Have you ever wanted to hold a fox, a penguin, or an alligator? Have you ever wanted to see a jackalope or a phoenix? Have you ever wanted to go on adventures with a unicorn or a dragon? With chunky yarn, a few essential techniques, and a desire to learn, you can crochet your own woodland critters and mythical creatures.
 
In their TikTok videos, Sarah Csiacsek shows their followers how to get hooked on crochet, and in Chonky Crochet for Beginners, they'll share with you what you need to get started with your own crochet adventures. Even experienced crocheters will appreciate the whimsy and magic you can weave as you create soft animals and creatures for friends, family, and, of course, yourself!
 
Chonky Amigurumi for Beginners includes these features:

20 step-by-step crochet projects with colorful photos you can almost feel

Techniques and methods for learning how to crochet and to successfully complete each project

Information and recommendations for the tools and materials you'll need to create all the projects in the book

 
You’ve seen all kinds of cute crocheted creatures and fantastical fiber beasts on TikTok, especially on Sarah’s channel, and now you can learn how to crochet directly from the celebrated TikTok crocheter themselves!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780744059205
Publisher:	DK
Publication date:	11/15/2022
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	92,549
Product dimensions:	7.60(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Sarah Csiacsek (chee-check) designs and creates crochet creatures, which they features on their TikTok channel (@fanaticalfibers). They're especially known for their chonky crochet animals, but they also make amigurumi as well as other crochet items. Sarah’s also a knitter and they've been creating fiber arts for about seven years. Most of their creations are inspired by books, movies, TV shows, and video games. Sarah lives in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin.

Table of Contents

Introduction 9

What's Chonky Crochet? 10

Tools & Materials

All About Yarn 14

All About Hooks & Needles 16

All About Stuffing 18

All About Eyes 19

Tips & Techniques

Holding the Hook 22

Holding the Working Yarn 23

Making a Slipknot 24

Chaining 25

Slip Stitch 26

Fastening Off 27

Single Crochet 28

Starting Crochet in the Round 29

Half Double Crochet 30

Double Crochet 31

Joining New Yarn 32

Seamless Color Changes 33

Front Loop Only Crochet 34

Back Loop Only Single Crochet 35

Increasing 35

Decreasing 36

Invisible Decreasing 37

Closing Amigurumi 38

Weaving in Ends 39

Woodland Critters

Opossum 42

Owl 46

Raccoon 50

Frog 56

Hedgehog 60

Mystical Creatures

Unicorn 66

Mothman 72

Phoenix 76

Dragon 84

Dackalope 92

Sea Creatures

Jellyfish 100

Axolotl 104

Sea Otter 110

Manatee 116

Penguin 120

Jungle Animals

Sloth 128

Red Panda 134

Alligator 140

Toucan 148

Giraffe 152

Index 158