Create 40 beginner-friendly granny squares featuring all your favorite animal friends. Bring them to life with fluffy fur, flowing manes, waggy tails and twisting tentacles and then build the squares up into gorgeous items for your home, your friends and your family!  Organized into two parts the book begins with animal block pattern designs, including beautiful projects to make. The following techniques section contains all you need to know to crochet animal blocks. Each design and technique is clearly demonstrated with photography and illustrations. You'll find animal block pattern designs combining different crochet stitches and techniques to create cute animal blocks for blankets and more.  Every block has a written pattern with corresponding charts, a skill level guide, clear photography and ideas for mixing and matching.  The book also includes 4 gorgeous projects to make with the squares – including a unicorn wall hanging and an under-the-sea baby book.