Cute Crocheted Food
Cute Crocheted Food is a quirky collection of 24 amigurumi crocheted vegetables, fruit, nibbles and snacks offering a whole menu of delicious, zany fun.
Making use of the Japanese amigurumi technique to sculpt robust shapes with yarn, every piece of food becomes a cute and whimsical character. Charming, embroidered faces with a variety of expressions can be included to add personality or leave them off for a more realistic effect. For health food fans there is an array of wholesome fruit and vegetables, while those who like to indulge can recreate a variety of sweet treats and fast food snacks. Perfect for stimulating children’s imaginary play, these little foodie friends will be at home in any play kitchen, café or restaurant.
Projects include: peas, carrot, watermelon, hot dog, burger, avocado, sushi, pizza, cupcakes, ice-cream cones, ice lollies, fries and bananas.
- 24 fun and quirky amigurumi food projects suitable for beginners to crochet
- Playful and colourful illustration influenced by Japanese-style kawaii cuteness, Hello Kitty and bubble tea menus
- All crochet techniques fully explained and illustrated with step-by-step drawings
- Use up small amounts of leftover yarn and are perfect small gifts and stocking fillers
- A popular author, Emma Varnam’s titles Cute Crocheted Animals and Crocheted Succulents have sold over 15,000 copies each
Emma Varnam has a special talent for creating unique characters in crochet that make people smile. As well as writing a number of popular crochet books, all published by GMC Publications – Crocheted Succulents, Crocheted Houseplants, Cute Crocheted Animals, Cute Crocheted Wild Animals, Cute Crocheted Woodland Creatures, How to Crochet, Granny Squares Home and Granny Squares Weekend – she has had a number of successful collaborations with the celebrated knitwear designer Debbie Bliss. Emma regularly shares her design inspiration on her award-winning knitting and crochet blog. She lives in Greater Manchester, UK with her husband and young son. emmavarnam.co.uk Instagram: @emmavarnam