Stardew Valley is celebrating its tenth anniversary this 12 months, and on prime of the brand new content material coming to the sport within the 1.7 replace, we now know that we’ll be getting a brand new Stardew-themed e book. From the identical writer that introduced us the pleasant Stardew Valley cookbook, The Official Stardew Valley Crochet Book will allow you to craft your personal Junimos, Slimes, and even Fortunate Purple Shorts.
The e book will embody 45 complete tasks accompanied by new illustrations and loads of ideas from Pelican City residents. A hardcover and eBook version are scheduled to be launched on January 26, 2027, and each variations are already available to preorder from just about wherever you should purchase books.
Stardew Valley Is Getting an Official Crochet Book
Whereas Amazon has listed each the digital and hardcover variations of the crafting e book at $32, different retailers reveal the true eBook pricing is $13.99. To be truthful, Amazon has discounted it right down to that value, it’s simply not a very ‘actual’ low cost. What’s an actual low cost is Barnes & Noble knocking a couple of bucks off the hardcover edition, bringing the preorder value right down to $29.
What you’ll get for that value is 25 distinctive patterns with tons of variations, bringing the full variety of ‘types’ to 45. The designs are largely amigurumi, a sort of crochet that focuses on small, 3D creatures – good for the critters and collectibles of Stardew Valley.
An instance of the variations you get is a novel Void Egg sample alongside customary white and brown eggs. In fact, you’ll additionally get a variety of colour and elegance variations for crafting a clan of Junimos. Different tasks hinted at within the official announcement embody the Galaxy Sword, Mermaid Pendant, and even a pair of Fortunate Purple Shorts.
The completed merchandise may make for some lovable decor and even some friendship-boosting items.
The e book is from the identical writer as The Official Stardew Valley Cookbook, which I take into account among the finest gaming cookbooks in the marketplace. Ryan Novak returns as a collaborator for the crochet e book, with the tasks themselves designed by Megan Lapp. For an thought of what the patterns may seem like, you possibly can try her current crochet resume on her website.
Regardless of not having any early pictures of what’s behind the quilt, I’ve excessive expectations. Other than the recipes, you’re additionally getting an attractive tribute to Stardew Valley that the official website claims is “full of authentic illustrations in addition to ideas and headnotes from all of your favourite characters.”
10 years after its launch, Stardew Valley continues to get new content material. We really re-reviewed the sport to account for all that new content material after the 1.6 Replace, giving the sport a well-deserved 10/10. We additionally acquired the possibility to interview concernedape, the sport’s creator, for Stardew’s anniversary, studying extra about what to anticipate from the following replace coming later this 12 months.
Blythe (she/her) is an Viewers Improvement Coordinator at IGN who spends method an excessive amount of time in character customization screens and monitoring down collectibles.

