INSPIRING BOOKS

CUDDLY AMIGURUMI TOYS MARI LIIS LILLE

(£15.21, Meteoor Books) Following the success of her Magical Amigurumi Toys, designer Lilleliis is back with this new collection of adorable amigurumi animals. There are 15 cute projects to choose from, including Klaus the Rabbit, Lars the Little Dragon and Mia the Cow. Great for gifts for little ones.

GRANNY SQUARES & FLOWER MOTIFS NICKI TRENCH

(£9.99, CICO Books)

Gather up your yarn stash and have some fun learning to crochet squares, hexagons, triangles and flowers with Nicki Trench’s latest book. Full of clear photos and with an extensive techniques section, this is a great book for beginners and you’ll find 25 colourful projects to practise your skills on.

CROCHET KALEIDOSCOPE SANDRA ENG

(£18.99, Interweave)

This book almost combines crochet with quilt making. With a collection of 100 motifs, you can choose shapes and colours and then combine them to create your own unique designs for blankets or shawls. The book features a guide to choosing yarn colours, and there are also five patterns to make, including a table runner, and rug.

REALLY CROSS STITCH RAYNA FAHEY

(£9.99, Herbert Press)

Get on board for some craftivism and help save the world one stitch at a time. Inspired by the banners and signs at some of the recent marches around the world, like ‘Creativity not Capitalism’ and ‘Fight like a girl’, Really Cross Stitch features 40 cross stitch designs and celebrates craft, creativity and community. Welcome to the Craft Revolution… Yes, bring it on!