

Unlike the complicated laboratory in which Dr. The dolls are adorable, but they've got a mean streak to them that some folks may not appreciate.(A slightly different version of this review originally appeared on my blog, Stella Matutina). I'd certainly recommend this to anyone looking for an edgier crochet book.

Cthulhu's definitely my holy grail of crocheted dolls, but I imagine I'll give the others a go one of these days. Beginners will definitely find enough patterns here to satisfy their creative urges, but even the simplest pieces assume some prior knowledge of crochet.I had a great time looking through the patterns and deciding what I'd like to make.

She also provides detailed written instructions for assembling each doll, with illustrations accompanying each step.She also provides some basic crochet instructions and a hook size conversion chart, but she makes it clear that this is not a book for those looking to teach themselves crochet. Haden provides standard patterns for bodies, heads and arms dolls with special features, like helmets or tentacles, also have more detailed instructions for how the crocheter should modify the basic patterns to achieve these effects. I haven't yet tried any of the patterns, but they look easy enough to follow. CREEPY CUTE CROCHET contains instructions for twenty-one creepy little crocheted dolls.
