Crafty Creatures

I loved Crafty Creatures by Jane Bull. It arrived just as my seven-year old grandson was visiting for a week. The weather wasn't conducive to outside play, so we spent much of our time crafting, with the help of Crafty Creatures. The photos are wonderful and directions were easy to follow.I bought a big selection of felt, which was very inexpensive. We followed the directions, but used our own creativity. We made a bed for the three bears out of a matchbox cover and added more accessories for a little dog. My grandson did a fantastic job, considering it was his first sewing experience and he had fun. It was a great `reality' activity. I highly recommend the book and the activities it contains.

15 years ago I found a pattern for a knitted teddy bear. I was pregnant at the time and made a ton of them for friends and family. After I had kids, I didn't have the time to make them and lost the pattern. I searched 15 years for the book I used. No luck. I stopped looking for awhile until 1 day my daughters begged me to teach them to make the teddy bear. I physically looked through over 200 books...until one day I did a search on Google and this book popped up! "Lil Ted"!!!! OMG!! I FINALLY FOUND THE BE PATTERN!! Not only did this book have the pattern, it has some of the cutest EASIEST animal patterns! I bought this for a few dollars &:it did not disappoint!!

These are great projects for kids and adults alike. These projects are accessible to the beginner and have clear directions and lots of color photos. I purchased this for myself and my daughters (7 and 4) and will enjoy making many of these together with them.

I'm not the one who used it. It was for my wife, but according to her, very usefull and easy to follow, besides, beautiful things.

I LOOOOVE this book for teaching kids about sewing and knitting! It offers engaging photos and fun ideas for kids to create. This is my second copy, as the first was damaged when it got wet. --Mrs. Fitz

The book lives up to the advertising. Simple to follow for a 10 year old. Inexpensive materials that are available locally.

Love the patterns

Crafty Creatures is divided into 5 chapters: Woolly Animals, Friends in Felt, Sew Cute, Animals in Stitches and Sewing Kit and Useful Know-howWoolly Animals features the following crafts: Woolly Octopus, Knittens, Koala Bear and Friends, Li'l Ted, Odd Bods, A Box of Monkeys, DucklingsThis is my favorite chapter. I think the creatures in it are big enough to play with. Plus, there is something for every difficulty level. And there are crafts that reuse material that would have otherwise been thrown away.Friends in Felt includes: Pocket Pets, Big Pets, Mobile Owls, Cozy Cats, Minimals, Templates, Wild Ones, Bees and BugsThe crafts in this chapter are cute and I love felt. They all are pretty flat though. And I don't really know what to do with most of them. The mobile is an exception. And there is a tip to turn the small, flat animals into brooches, which is a nice idea.Sew Cute features: Dog's Best Friends, Pretty Birdies, Bunny Girls, Doodlephants, Your Little Pony, Jolly Giraffe, Cat's BedThis chapter has bigger designs than the last one. The Bunny Girls are made to play with and so is the Jolly Giraffe (which has a great design by the way). I also like the idea of the Doodlephants: They are plain elephants you can draw on, so you can create a unique creature. Great idea for a party!Animals in Stitches shows you how to do: Pictures in Stitches, Pet Portraits, Stitch a Doodle, Doodle DecorationsThere aren't any real creatures to craft in this chapter. It just shows you how to stitch animals and how to use stitched things in your projects.And Sewing Kit and Useful Know-how includes the chapters: Creating Creatures, How to Stitch, Spring Chickens, Mice Made Easy, How to Knit, Knit Stitch, Purl Stitch, Knitting ShapesThis chapter is very useful, as it explains steps that are the basis for some crafts.To sum it up, I think that Crafty Creatures is a very nice book for people who are interested in starting to knit or sew cute little animals. There are some ideas to pick up for experienced crafters, but I think that beginners and less-experienced people will have more fun with this book (especially if they have an interest in knitting!). As I've mentioned before, some of the crafts are small and quite flat, so their purpose isn't quite clear. I think they could make nice decorations for presents (if the gifted person appreciates the effort). So decide for yourself if this is the book for you. I definitely enjoyed making that cute little bunny out of gloves (Odd Bods)!

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