Lalylala's Beetles, Bugs And Butterflies: A Crochet Story of Tiny Creatures and Big Dreams

I have had my eye on this book for a while. I thought you would have to make each doll as a separate part of the life cycle of a bug but you don’t. Pick a bug and it’s one doll that has different outfits for each stage! I haven’t made one yet but I looked over the patterns and they seem simple enough. Probably not a good beginner book though. There’s even a cute story at the beginning before you get to the patterns.

Easy directions & the sweetest back stories! Every caterpillar can turn into a butterfly, if you want, and you can even make the cocoon. Your little friends will have fun playing with them & turning them into butterflies! There’s also ladybugs, aphids, maggots, and more! But these darling bugs are cute as a, well, bug! I bet you’ll enjoy making them, and any little ones who you gift them to will enjoy playing with them!

Amazing book. Love it! Such cute patterns, and lots of them!

I was initially put off by the first few pages featuring a cheesy story told alongside photoshopped images of the crocheted insects/critters. Then I got to the good stuff: a huge, long, wonderfully detailed set of instructions to make these very clever little toys. I love the way each one has various removable items that take them through the transitions between egg/caterpillar/chrysalis/butterfly (or whatever stages the particular insect has). It appeals very much to my educator's nature, and the author has been very attentive to detail and made her patterns surprisingly accurate when you compare to the real insect, yet simple enough to appeal to children and well-sized for small hands. I could see these being a hit with small babies with rattles inside, or with older children (2-5 yrs, maybe) who would enjoy "dressing" and "undressing" the different creatures through their life cycle. I have ordered the yarn specified -- not hard to find! -- and can't wait to start crocheting.

What's really not like? Can't beat a cute bug amigurumi pattern book with an educational story for the kids to go along with it. Having all the parts like the cocoon, larvae, ability to remove the wings, etc., make the final project even more fun for the kids to play with. It's like "bug dress up". The pictures are great and I thought the pattern instructions were easy enough to follow as well. If you don't mind them turning out on the larger size, don't be afraid to use a 3.75mm hook or a G and some 4 med yarn.

I am a fairly novice crocheter but I thought this was so cute that I wanted to make them for my great granddaughter and for my new great niece. I hope I will be competent to follow the instructions, but they do look fairly basic.

Not only the book has multiple patterns to create a cute stuffed bug, it has a very detailed instructions/tutorials for the stitches. However, the instructions for assembling the wings an be very confused. I almost gave up. In short, it needs two pieces to make 1 wing. So for the butterfly, you will need 8 pieces. Over all, i really like the book and plan to continue making more wings.

Had a bunch of these patterns by this author bookmarked on Etsy at $7+ each. This book has them all and is GREAT! Was so excited to get it for my birthday

Produto de qualidade, receitas bem escritas, fotos lindas e descrições bem claras! Recomendo!

It wasn’t what I was expecting, it’s very different from other pattern books I’ve bought. Very well constructed, lovely pictures and from what I’ve worked with the instructions are pretty good.

Me gustó la historia y que está bien ilustrado. Es hermoso.

A pesar de estar en inglés se sigue bien, y con un traductor se puede traducir, así que si no hablas inglés recomiendo la versión electrónica. El libro es precioso, buena calidad, y además de los patrones trae un cuento ilustrado para presentar las mariposas e insectos que puedes tejer. Me ha encantado.

Vraiment une jolie collection de petits insectes, très poétiques, j'adore le fait que l'on peut retirer certaines parties pour laisser l'enfant se faireson histoire du début chenille/larve vers la chrysalide aux papillon/Coccinelle/scarabée/escargot, /!\ patrons tous en anglais.