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lalylala's Beetles, Bugs and Butterflies: A Crochet Story of Tiny Creatures and Big Dreams
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About Lalylala's Beetles, Bugs And Butterflies: A Crochet
Product Description Hello bug lovers and crochet adventurers! Grab your research equipment (magnifying glass, flask of tea, crochet hook, scissors and yarn) and follow us into a world full of magic and science, a microcosm of tiny creatures and big dreams! In this book you will find not only a charming selection of crochet patterns to create scrabbling beetles, beautiful bugs and fluttering butterfly crochet amigurumi, but also a wonderful story to read out loud and ponder on: a tale about growing up; accepting change and the power of dreams. Watch tiny creatures hatching from their eggs, look on as they munch through a green world, and be astonished at their marvelous transformations when they finally slip out of their cocoons. The wings and hats are interchangeable so you can use the patterns in this book to create new outfits for your little insect friends. Give your caterpillar a new set of wings for every day of the week, or cover your beetle in the most colourful wing suits. Be inspired by nature to make creatures of your own creation. It's a great little world full of possibilities. We wish you lots of fun on your journey of discovery and learning! About the Author Lydia Tresselt, lalylala.com, is the talented designer behind the internationally popular brand of amigurumi crochet patterns, Lalylala. Based in Leipzig, Germany, Lydia is a passionate textile designer and illustrator. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Lalylala's Beetles, Bugs and Butterflies A Crochet Story Of Tiny Creatures And Big Dreams By Lydia Tresselt F+W Media, Inc. Copyright © 2017 F&W Media International, Ltd All rights reserved. ISBN: 978-1-4463-0666-6 Contents Welcome to Lalylaland, A STORY OF TINY CREATURES AND BIG DREAMS, TECHNIQUES, Tools & materials, General advice, Terminology, Reading patterns, Stitches, Tutorials, PATTERNS, Egg for maggot, beetle and snail, Egg for butterfly and moth, Basic shapes, Caterpillars, Cocoon for butterfly and moth, Brimstone butterfly, Peacock butterfly, Ulysses butterfly, Golden daydream moth, Beetle larva, Beetle pupa, Ladybird, Stag beetle, Fly maggot, Fly pupa, Fly, Snail, Aphid, Venus flytrap, Leaf, Suppliers, About the author, Acknowledgments, CHAPTER 1 A STORY OF TINY CREATURES AND BIG DREAMS A CATERPILLAR wakes up and finds herself in a strange new world. It's round and dark, quite narrow and very boring. She stays curled up in a ball for a while, but soon she needs to have a good stretch. Quite suddenly the caterpillar's world bursts open. "Wow!" she cries with delight. "The world isn't a sphere after all – it's a disc!" "A green disc, to be precise." There are more eggs on the disc and other larvae are hatching out of them. Everyone introduces themselves and they start to chat about what they want to be when they grow up. They all have grand plans and great expectations! "What do you want to be, Caterpillar?" one of them asks. "Oh, umm ... I'm not sure, I haven't decided that yet," she replies bashfully. While she listens to the others talk about their plans, the caterpillar begins to daydream, absent-mindedly chewing on the edge of the LEAF. A SNAIL hatches from one of the eggs. "I'm all grown up already," he says, "I don't want to wait for anyone." "There's no time to lose," he continues. "I need to start living my life." So, the snail packs his rucksack and heads off straight away. The larvae stay behind. The caterpillar is too afraid to follow the quick, brave snail. Quite green with envy, she takes an extra big bite out of the leaf. A MAGGOT hatches from another egg. "I'll become a famous performer!" he confidently proclaims. No-one believes the maggot can do it because he's so small and ugly. But while everyone is still laughing at him, he pupates and the next minute the maggot has turned into a FLY! The fly soars high and dashes here and there. He hums and buzzes whilst performing daring somersaults, surprising everyone wi
