Knitted Fairies: to cherish and charm Hardcover – 17 Aug. 2011

This book is wonderful you simply cannot go wrong. The instructions are clear and easy to follow, create an amazing fairy in next to no time. I chose to make the neck shorter and to sew on the eyes and mouth as the fairy was for a child so it does look different to the ones in the book. I did this so I would not have to add anything in the neck to keep it firm. She is well loved and has been named the Blue Fairy as she is dressed in blue and has a mix of blue, lilac and pink hair. Mix and match the dresses to suit what you want your fairy to look like and you will have plenty of fairies to make besides those in the book.If you enjoy making dolls or other knitted toys then have a go at making your own magical fairy you will be amazed at how easy it is. Even the wings are easy to make anad I thought they would be the hardest part. Go on give it a go you know you want to.

I love this book and have already made two fairies. They are simple to make and easily adaptable to your own wool colours and choice and even to your own designs. I am an average knitter but have found the projects fun and easy. The only more difficult part is getting the faces right (have had a few voodoo doll look-a-like near misses !) but getting there with practice.The illustrations are good and inspirational. I would recommend this book for making the fairies as gifts or to keep. They are not at all twee and would appeal to all ages, depending on your approach. For example,Punk type fairies are a possibility based on the 'Cobweb, the dark fairy' idea.

Thanks about to order another great book.

These gorgeous fairies are quite quick to knit. The designs given are cute and quirky but you'll soon find yourself customising them to use up your stash and, given that they do follow the same basic pattern, it's amazing how different they look with a change of clothing and colour scheme. Nice to have patterns for male as well as female fairies. They make great gifts, but don't let anyone flick through the book unless you are prepared for a long list of requests!

OMG someone pick me up from the floor, I'm in heaven, thank you, thankyou thank you Fiona McDonald what an enchanting book.... and sobeautifully presented...huge drooooooooooooooool...Have I mentioned Ilove it yet LOL.....Now if only I had a huge house so I could strip aroom bare and make a fairie room I would set a lovely woodland theme,this book nurtures my inner child endlessly and inspires my creativeflair....I may just have to have them hanging in the windows with mycrystals think I'll have to get my angelina out for some extrasparkle... If you love fairies like me you will love this book...hit that pay cart now you will not be disapointed.

This book details the various knitted fairies & their outfits nicely but when it comes to the face... the needle shaping of the facial features, adding the eyes, nose, mouth, ears... you’re kind of on your own. The eye template in the book looks nothing like the eyes of the fairies shown in the book. There are no diagrams showing placement of eyes/nose/ears/mouth. Accurately stitched facial features are crucial to making pretty fairies & in my opinion this book falls short of helping you achieve this.

I saw this book reviewed in a knitting magazine and had to have it as I love fairies. I am captivated and delighted by it. The patterns are very well set out and easy to follow for someone who hasn't got a lot of experience. I've made one fairy using yarn from my stash and taking elements from one of the patterns. The book is beautifully illustrated and well worth having just to admire the photographs.

I get easily bored knitting but these fairies have kept me amused since I received the book a couple of weeks ago. I have so far knitted four but only made up one. Painting the eyes is a bit fiddly but, if you're anything like me, you'll enjoy the challenge that gives too. The fairies are enchanting and I'm not sure how many I'll have knitted before I run out of enthusiasm/inspiration/wool!

Greatbpatterns, well written and easy to follow. The fairies are full of personality, some a little dark, as fairies should be!

This is one of the nicest knitting books I have. It's a hard cover, without the paper cover that to me is always annoying on a craft or cooking book. The pages are a super nice, kind of mat finish that makes it really easy to see all the detail of the fairies.The fairies themselves are just gorgeous. There are several photos of each of the 10 fairies in different stages of completion, so you can see how things should be looking as you go along. There is a lot of detail to each fairy and the photos kind of show you each part. I would almost call this an art book and even the partial photos of the fairies and their clothes are really well done and are very pretty. There are little illustrations on the corners of the pages and each fairy comes with a short story about who they are and where you might find them. I won't list them all because they are already listed in the description of the book, but I will say that Cobweb the Dark Fairy is one of my favorites. It's done in blacks and purples and has kind of an elegant and spooky look. All of the fairies have kind of a modern and sophisticated look to them. These don't really seem like toys for kids, but more like decorations for your house.The book does not call for specific yarns, only DK weight and suggested colors. At the beginning of the book, the author thanks a yarn shop and their huge supply of Cleckheaton Country 8-ply yarn, so I would imagine that's what she used. I haven't heard of that yarn before, but I googled it and it's readily available and in the $3.00 to $5.00/skein range. The clothes and accessories use some specialty yarns, such as eyelash, but that's easy to find. I was a little worried about doing the eyes because I'm not an artist at all, but there are little templates for different eyes and mouths, and you do them on felt and glue them to the fairies. The dolls in the book are so nicely made that I thought the eyes and mouths were painted directly on the knitting, but they aren't.I wouldn't hesitate to buy this book at all. Even if you never make the fairies, it's definitely a book that will be fun to look through often.

Schönes Buch und wunderbare Puppen.Wer des Englischen mächtig ist kommt mit den Anleitungen sicher gut zurecht.Für Leute mit geringen Englischkenntnissen ist es etwas schwieriger.

Once I started knitting these fairy dolls everyone at work wanted one! They are easy to make but you must be neat and consistent with the tension as a pulled piece of wool can ruin the finished product. Being a fine artist I add my own touches and even made one into a mermaid! It took hours but I finally figured out how to make the eyes right. Acrylic paint did not work (it came off the felt) so I embroidered the eyes, sewed the eyes on, and used half of an eyelash from the store which glues nicely. They are truly fun to make - a beautiful book you will CHERISH for years to come.

I just love this book. The dolls are so unique and you can always add your own twist to them and personalize them, which is exactly what I did. The instructions are simple and easy to follow. I think the artist/author is amazing. So creative!! Highly recommended!