Hooked on Shakespeare: Crochet Projects Inspired by the Bard

15 projects featuring more than 30 step-by-step amigurumi inspired by the works of William Shakespeare.

Published to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio being published, this fabulous collection of creations ranges from the iconic Romeo and Juliet to Hamlet and the Ghost, and from the Three Witches from Macbeth to Bottom and Titania from A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Not forgetting the one and only Woolliam Shakespeare himself.

Each project features an introduction to the play and its characters, followed by colourful step-by-step instructions. The easy-to-make designs include fully illustrated stitch basics, perfect for beginning crocheters as well as advanced crochet enthusiasts.

Gurinder Kaur Hatchard is the crochet designer behind yayforcrochet.com, an online platform dedicated to inspiring and teaching others with her gorgeous patterns and brilliant beginner’s ’Couch to Crochet’ project. Gurinder’s designs have been published in outlets such as Inside Crochet and Prima and she is the author of Head to Toe Crochet: Beanies and Booties for Infants to Toddlers. Gurinder lives in London with her family and was taught to crochet by her mum at a young age.