Crochet Little Heroes

Orsi Farkasvolgyi

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Orsi Farkasvölgyi Twenty Amigurumi Dollsto Make and Inspire Orsi Farkasvölgyi Twenty Amigurumi Dolls to Make and Inspire Orsi Farkasvölgyi A Quarto Book. First published in 2021 by Search Press Ltd Wellwood North Farm Road Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 3DR Copyright © 2021 Quarto Publishing Plc All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the permission of the copyright holder. ISBN 978-1-78221-952-1 &*4#/ This book was designed and produced by Quarto Publishing The Old Brewery 6 Blundell Street London N7 9BH Editor: Emma Harverson Designer: Martina Calvio Project photographer: Nicki Dowey Technique illustrations: Kuo Kang Chen Publisher: Samantha Warrington The moral right of the contributors of thisWork has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act of 1988.

Sujets

• Knitting
• Crochet

Informations

• Publié par: Search Press
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 0001
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781781269480
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 21 Mo

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crochet little heroes

Orsi Farkasvölgyi

Twenty Amigurumi Dollsto Make and Inspire

Orsi Farkasvölgyi

Twenty Amigurumi Dolls to Make and Inspire

Orsi Farkasvölgyi

A Quarto Book.

First published in 2021 by Search Press Ltd Wellwood North Farm Road Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 3DR

Copyright © 2021 Quarto Publishing Plc

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the permission of the copyright holder.

ISBN 9781782219521 EISBN: 978-1-78126-948-0

This book was designed and produced by Quarto Publishing The Old Brewery 6 Blundell Street London N7 9BH

Editor: Emma Harverson Designer: Martina Calvio Project photographer: Nicki Dowey Technique illustrations: Kuo Kang Chen Publisher: Samantha Warrington

The moral right of the contributors of this Work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act of 1988.

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION YOU WILL NEED

THE PROJECTS MISTY COPELAND FRIDA KAHLO RITA MORENO COCO CHANEL JOSEPHINE BAKER MAYA ANGELOU JANE AUSTEN BRUCE LEE JACKIE ROBINSON JANE GOODALL MALALA YOUSAFZAI AUDREY HEPBURN SERENA WILLIAMS MUHAMMAD ALI GANDHI PRINCE KATHERINE JOHNSON ABRAHAM LINCOLN PABLO PICASSO ROSA PARKS

TECHNIQUES INDEX ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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10 14 20 26 32 36 42 46 50 56 60 66 72 78 84 90 96 102 108 112

118 127 128

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INTRODUCTION

Hello, dear crochet friend, and welcome to the world of Crochet Little Heroes . In the pages of this book, you will find everything you need to recreate twenty iconic heroes with colourful yarn and a crochet hook.

In the Projects section, you will meet the twenty incredible women and men who have been chosen from the many contemporary and presentday heroes I admire. During the process of creating these dolls, I got to know every one of them on a deeper level. I became familiar not only with their art, inspiration or creativity, but also their struggles in life and the hard work it has taken to overcome them. I had my personal favourites, my own heroes among them, long before writing this book – but during the months I focused on these amazing artists, athletes, activists and public figures, I managed to fall in love with each and every one of them, as I always found something that took my breath away. From Josephine Baker’s unwavering bravery during World War II and the persistence of Rosa Parks and Malala, to the pure, undeniable talent of Prince, Frida Kahlo and Audrey Hepburn – most of these heroes were innovators and revolutionaries in their field.They were ahead of their time in so many ways. But what makes them special for me, and perhaps for most of us, is that they all made a lasting difference.

In the Techniques section of the book, you will find all of the stitches and techniques needed to crochet your own heroes. Each project lists the yarn type with my colour choices, but I would also encourage you to choose your very own favourite colours, or even yarn brand. When it comes to amigurumi, I always use 100% cotton yarn, but you can experiment with different types of yarn, for example, wool or acrylic.

So, grab a cup of coffee or tea, settle yourself comfortably, pick up your crochet hook, and recreate each of the heroes in this book. I hope they will bring joy and happiness to your life and, most of all, inspire you.

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YOU WILL NEED

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5 1.8mm ( ∕ 16 in) safety eyes2.Pins3.Stitch markers4.Tapestry needle 5.2.5mm (UK 12/13, US 2) crochet hook6.100% cotton yar n7.White felt 8.Polyester toy stuffing9.Scissors10.Roundnose pliers11.Black thread (See note on page 119 on how tools, mater ials and tension will affect the size of the finished dolls).

Abraham Lincoln page 102

THE PROJECTS

Coco Chanel page 26

Jane Goodall page 56

Malala Yousafzai page 60

Prince page 90