Knitted and Felted Toys: 26 Easy-to-Knit Patterns for ... (ISBN 0896895874)

13 felted, 13 not felted toys:
The toys are cute but involve lots of pieces to sew together as everything is knit that way, in pieces and back and forth. The 13 felted toys require either machine felting or hand felting and in those cases it can take up to half an hour working in boiling hot water. Ugh. Not for me. Also the felted toys require pure 100% wool or alpaca that is not superwashed. For my granddaughter I use acrylic or cotton in preference but they can't be felted. The good news is that the nicest cutest toys are the ones that aren't felted. Also, if you're an experienced knitter, you can change the directions to suit yourself which in fact is suggested by the author. The pure wool yarns are J & S and of course Rowan which means expensive. Instructions are thorough with good color illustrations. I may update this review after I've made something. 3 stars only because only half the toys are unfelted and the author doesn't give any ideas for doing them any other way.

Cute, Cute, Cute:
The toys in the book are cute. There are boy dolls and many toy books ignore the boys when it comes to more than stuffed animals. I love the pirate and cowboy. There a lots of little pieces to sew, but this is the nature of knitting toys. I've done my share and these are no more complicated. There is also a surprisingly simple and adorable Topsy Turvy Cinderella doll, a unicorn and a mermaid! I've never felted a toy but there are some in here to require felting as the title indicates. I think this is worth a look if you enjoy knitting toys.

I love these toys:
I love this book - the finished toys are very cute, I've made a few and I want to make nearly all of them. Although it has instructions for felting this is not a obligatory step - these toys are just as cute knitted without the felting (although they'll look a little different than the picture).