Hi everyone, Thank you so much for your appreciation over the years. Just to let you know I have relaunched the Roman Sock Shop and you can now find it at romansock.com.
Long post title! The first thing to say is the after much delay the Squirrel Pattern is now available! You can buy it here. I am so sorry it took so much time to get to you - its just been a very very busy time.
I really hope you like it - It is a very detailed step by step guide with new pictures! and beautiful graphics by my beloved.
In book news - Super Super Cute Crochet was released today!!! Yay!!! I have a signed copy to give away to one of my blog readers - Simply post a comment and I will pick the winner with a random generator, I would really love it if you would include an idea for a super challenging amigurumi. I am in the mood to make something impossible.
Thank you all so much for your support over the years. It means so much to me - I am completely in shock - When I actually held the book in my hands it suddenly seemed real. It's actually a real book - how bizarre!
We also have an adorable new addition to our family - a 12 week old kitten called Sweet-pea, although we can't stop calling her Little Kit. She is adorable, full of fun and all she seems to do is eat, play and poo!
She joins the Great White Betty and Boobler to make our little Kitty family.
The Great White Betty
Sweet Baloo
Congratulations on the book!
As for a very difficult amigurumi to do, I would think a monkey with a prehensile tail would be difficult, for a couple reasons: (1) the tail, and (2) monkeys have very expressive faces, so to get a good one would be a lot of work.
Posted by: Heather | March 16, 2010 at 02:55 PM
Your designs are incredible! Congratulations on the book! And an idea for an extra-challenging amigurumi - how about a peacock?
Posted by: Jeanne S. | March 16, 2010 at 11:44 PM
I hope I am not to late for this giveaway......congrats on the book it is fabulous to see people do what they love to do and put it into print. My thoughts on a creature to create maybe a whale!
Posted by: angelique | March 17, 2010 at 12:47 AM
congrats on your book~ :)
super cute and challenging amigurumi...how about a long haired calico cat or tortoise-shell cat? (hee hee, those are my kitties)
Posted by: haejin | March 18, 2010 at 06:38 AM
I had your book in my pre-order queue for some time now-Congratulations!
I don't have a good suggestion for an impossible amigurumi--maybe a snow leopard?
Posted by: Jean A. | March 18, 2010 at 07:12 PM
Oh, please enter my name. This book has been on my "wish-list" and am thrilled it is out.
Posted by: Shelley | March 18, 2010 at 10:29 PM
have been waiting for this and am so excited to finally know i can get one. i love monkeys!!!
Posted by: beth | March 18, 2010 at 11:36 PM
such little lovelies!
Perhaps you can design a pocket bear family?
cheers
Ruth
Posted by: Ruth Bruyns | March 22, 2010 at 12:59 PM
you should make a humming bird or a peacock life size. I love all your patterns :) that book looks great!
Posted by: lexie | March 22, 2010 at 01:55 PM
And another secret reader of your blog!
How about a manatee or a Pygmy Marmoset?
I would love to win your book, because it does look superawesome or should I say supersuper awesome!
Posted by: Irene Kwak | March 22, 2010 at 03:20 PM
Hi, thank you for this great blog and your beautiful photos! I’m quite new to crochet, so I haven’t tried out your tutorials yet, but I’m following you via RSS :) I’m planning to make some of your owls to my husband and his fellow Juventus supporters (oh yes, Italian football!). You see, in Italy we have the expression “to owl” (“gufare”) which means something like transferring bad luck to your opponent team, so I think my friends will be really happy to have some nice crotchet owls for company during the match!
Posted by: Line Støyva | March 22, 2010 at 04:46 PM
I'd just like to say that your patterns are lovely, and they are the cutest little animals I've seen. That squirrel is positivly squirrel-ish! It sound ridiculous, but it actually looks like a squirrel, with the little "hands" and the expression is curious.
Posted by: Miss RAB | March 22, 2010 at 10:37 PM
Something impossible....hmmm... a lionfish!!
Love your patterns. They are so easy to follow and give such great results! I hope I'm not too late for the give-away....fingers crossed!
Posted by: Penny | March 24, 2010 at 03:51 PM
i love this site and think you are a genius with the patterns you come with. the squirrel is amazing!!! how about a butterfly, toy poodle, a cartoon character of some sort? take care
Posted by: barbara | March 25, 2010 at 07:35 PM
Ahhh, your newest kitty is so adorable! I'd love to get a copy of that book, your creations are all so adorable. How about a bird of paradise, or a colorful parrot? Or a sea anemone? (haha, so different...)
Posted by: Annie | March 27, 2010 at 08:15 AM
congratulations! your designs are so precious.
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Posted by: Johnnie | July 26, 2010 at 10:43 AM
Will your book be available in the US?
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