Edward's Menagerie: Birds - New Edition: Over 50 easy-to-make soft toy crochet bird patterns

Be prepared for 50 fine-feathered friends to fly off your hook and put their feet up on your coffee table in this fully revised, updated and expanded edition of Kerry Lord's bestselling crochet bird book, featuring 18 new patterns!

You'll be happy as a lark as your crochet your way through this colourful collection of birds, including a bashful flamingo, romance-writing owl and a politically incorrect pheasant.

• Read all about these kooky characters, their adorations and aversions, daydreams and delusions, then crochet them for everyone you know.

• Each bird can be crocheted in four different sizes making over 200 different pattern possibilities - so pick your first project and get started!

• The patterns use basic stitches, are grouped by difficulty and include step-by-step technical guides for beginners, so there's no excuse to chicken out.

These loveable birds are quick to make using a supersoft yarn in a sophisticated colour palette, and will become your best friends as their larger-than-life personalities and easy-to-use techniques get their claws into you.

Kerry Lord is the founder and creative director of the TOFT luxury yarn brand (@toft_uk - 82k followers). The yarn brand was born in September 2006, a product of the successful and established family business the Toft Alpaca Stud Farm. She is the author of numerous books including Edward's Menagerie, Edward's Menagerie Dogs, Edward's Crochet Imaginarium, Alexandra's Garden and more. She lives in Dunchurch, UK.