I have a friend who just found out she is pregnant with her first kid. I wanted to make the new baby something and this book was perfect for that. It had such cute and fairly easy items to make. Great!

There are so many cute patterns in this book, but my favorite are the reindeer & zebra! I can't wait to get started making them. The directions seem very clear & easy to follow, both written & diagram. I love the pictures in this book too!

A great book for beginners with easy-to-follow written patterns and schematics. I have only made a cat so far and only used the written descriptions, but the schematics looked easy to follow too. I changed the expression of the cat a bit, and I would have liked to see alternatives for different facial expressions in the book for inspiration. But overall I would highly recommend this as a book for anyone new to amigurumi.

I absolutely loved this book,thank you so much to the publishers and Netgalley for letting me read it.
Snuggle and Play Crochet is suitable for the beginner/intermediate crocheter,but there is enough here to interest the more experienced crafter.
The instructions are clearly written in both chart and word form,the pictures are clear and well designed.
Each lovey can be made in one of 4 granny blanket styles with an animal head and arms added. A companion toy is also available,the only limits on what you can make is your imagination!

This book is for intermediate hookers. When you are tired of making scarves and afghans, these well done patterns can lead you into crocheting teddy bears and all sorts of other animals and dolls. The reference section in the rear is useful. Hours of fun crochet!

The description of the materials needed is very informative. I love that the author includes descriptions of what some of the projects are (I've found that not a lot of people know what a "lovey" is by name). I don't use charts, but I do like that she included charts as well as the written pattern. Some crocheters follow one better than the other.
The patterns themselves are so cute and easy to follow! It's a great book!

This book is absolutely amazing. Every single toy/blanket character is adorable I can't wait to try some. Very informative book

Easy to follow and has the most adorable designs! I always bust out my crochet needle in the fall and plan to take a stab at some of these to give as gifts this holiday season.

Very cute patterns that anyone would love to receive as a gift for their little ones. Beautiful pictures and well written instructions.

Lovely book bursting with lovable crotchet toys and blankets. The patterns are easy to follow and the illustrations are lovely. My favourite is the zebra but there are lots I would choose. The book has a good selection and they are all ideal as gifts. A great book - thank you

Snuggle and Play Crochet is an adorable collection of great patterns for your child or for gifts. Wonderful use of creativity!!

I recieved an advanced reader copy in exchange for a fair review.

Snuggle and Play Crochet 40 Amigurumi Patterns for Lovey Security Blankets and Matching Toys by Carolina Guzman Benitez
Just looked at the cover and knew I wanted to read and explore this one. I am a published crochet designer myself and always enjoy looking at others creations.
This book I thought was just about the cutest of shaped items to make for kids-I was wrong, there is so much more included- I had NOT read the title.
Book starts out with a table of contents and an introduction about what's inside this book. 30 adorable doll type figures to make and afghans. I can just imagine using these dolls to create imagery places as a child plays with them.
Next section is material and equipment. Great project for using up left over yarns.
Never heard of the phrase a lovey but love finding out it's a comfort blanket. There are 5 blanket patters and 20 for cute characters. Love they give you the directions to sew part of the lovey to the blanket, what an awesome idea!
Explains also how to use the patterns and read the charts.
Each pattern contains: Skill level, materials needed, stitches used, finish size, color photo and pattern in row by row instructions and also charts if you work the pattern that way and other tips included as well.
Very easy to understand, not a lot of clutter, clean, precise.
Love texture blanket and think it'd look great for adult size for charities I crochet for.
Next major section are the toys: doll characters, each part of the doll is given row by row instructions, or in the round and a chart before it moves onto the next section. Also shows where to sew it onto the lovey if you are making one of those as well.
Summary of the animal shape to something they like to do. Many clear pictures, from different angles, along the way to make sure you are doing it right. Love how they match the colors of the toy doll to the lovey, just perfect. Also can use childs favorite colors. Closeup clearn pictures of the features on the faces.
Love the selection of toys because you can create all kinds of scenes for the child to play.
Basic techniques are also shown in detail using color photos and explanations of what is happeneing with the aitches.
Abbreviations follow, chart symbols and stitches for US and UK along with color photos of stitches on the hook. Finishing techniques are also shown in the same manner. Author bio and acknowledgement page finish up this book.
Has so many things to do that are easy for everybody. So much detail and it's all so easy with clear instructions.
I received this book from F+W Media via Net Galley and this is my honest review.

What a lovely and well illustrated crochet book. I have only been crocheting for 5 months now and I found the patterns very easy to follow. I have just finished Roy the Rhino, he was a joy to make. I know I will be making some more for my new nephew Oscar.
I love at the end of this book it has a section of Basic techniques this had easy to follow guidelines, chart symbols, how to do a magic ring, slip stitch, single crochet and much more. It also had good clear drawings of the stitches etc and photos of how all of this.
Please be aware this book is in US crochet term however there is a chart of USA and UK crochet stitches so you may need a pen and paper handy to change the crochet stitches to UK crochet stitches. I found this easy to do. There are clear and colourful charts and patterns for lots of cute plush animals and a lovely boy and girl.
This book is a must for people who who are new to crochet and who know how to crochet. I found this book fun and enjoyable and I know I will be making more of these cute toys etc.

Thank you to Netgalley and the Publishers for this review copy in exchange for an honest review.

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Thank you to Netgalley and the Publishers for this review copy in exchange for an honest review.

I love crochet and am drawn to any crochet pattern books in the hope that I see something that catches my eye. Wow, this book is gorgeous! It has some beautiful patterns for security blankets and matching toys and as there are 40 different patterns, the book just goes on and on and on! The patterns are clear and concise with easy to follow written instructions and patterns, and there are lots of extra instructions for finishing off the different sections.

Be warned if you are in the UK that it is a US book, and the terms used are the US version, but as long as you remember that your double crochet are really trebles, then you should be fine!

Great book for any crocheter, definitely worth getting!

These patterns are absolutely adorable! I will be looking forward creating at least a few of these as gifts for a few of my friends who have either young children or are about to be parents... I'm having a feeling the loveys will be a huge success, although the plush animals are adorable as well. I'm still a crochet newbie, so I could really appreciate the helpful explanations of the different stitches and how to put the different parts together!

Whimsical, intermediate crochet pattern book

Carolina Guzman Benitez did a good job with providing s variety of patterns of blankets and stuffed toys of both animals and children. I especially liked the zebra. I think it's clever that the characters can be made with full bodies or as lovies( heads with blankets for the bodies).
The book had clear instructions and very nice illustrations of the different techniques.
I think it will be fun making the different characters and that children will love them.
I received an advance reader copy from NetGalley in exchange for a fair review.