Knit One, Felt Too: Discover the Magic of Knitted Felt with 25 Easy Patterns

by Kathleen Taylor

Easy enough for beginners and exciting enough to inspire experts, felted knitting offers endless possibilities for creative crafting. The method is simple and magical — knit the project large and loose, wash it in hot water, and see it transformed into a soft and cozy garment or accessory. Kathleen Taylor encourages you to explore the possibilities of felted knitting with 25 spectacular projects that include mittens, slippers, hats, bags, stuffed animals, and more. Embellish your life with unique and stylishly comfortable creations. 

Genres: Knitting, Crafts, Nonfiction, Reference

176 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2003

About the author

Kathleen Taylor is a freelance knitwear designer and a prolific writer. She is the author of the popular book Knit One, Felt Too, and her knitting designs have appeared in more than 50 different magazines. She lives in Redfield, South Dakota.

Reviews

[Susan Eubank · Rating 3 out of 5]

Loved to look at a book all about projects that are felted. The book contains great information about doing a felted project and how felting works. Unfortunately there is only one, that I felt I might want to knit and felt. It is the Lunch Bag Carryall, although I don't think I would put my lunch in it, given that sometimes things leak.

[Tresa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesomeness

Fantastic book and ideas. Easy to read. Lots of important information for beginners. Enjoyed this book. Highly recommended for sure

[Nancy Ross · Rating 4 out of 5]

Almost made me want to start felting again.

[Laura Kralik · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun easy to understand intro to felting. I feel inspired and am itching to get started!

[Brandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm using this book for my knitting class. It's full of neat project ideas. I like felting my knitting because it's so much more durable, and it hides all my little mistakes. :) Great book for knitting/felting projects. The directions are for 3-point needles, which I don't use...so a bit of conversion is necessary. I would not have figured the patterns without a guide.

[Andrea · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book gives a good introduction into the art of felted knits. It contains a number of projects that can be considered "The usual suspects" for felting, i.e. bags, hats, slippers, plus some extras like pillow cases, a tea cozy, a toy, bottle bag. The projects are well structured, and can be followed easily. This is solid fare, no surprises.

[Aquit · Rating 2 out of 5]

I finally realize that I really don't like felting yarn. Don't get me wrong--it's just my preference. I rather just stay to knitting and leave it at that. But for anyone who likes to felt this book do have a couple of good patterns. Just not my taste.

[BookMouse · Rating 4 out of 5]

There are some nice patterns in this book.

[Ivy · Rating 5 out of 5]

good felting ideas and a great selection of knitting patterns.

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've already knit and felted the classic cloche. Now my mother and sister both want one. The directions were clear and easy to follow. I'm looking forward to trying more patterns from this book.

[Judy Desetti]

Great book to learn to felt.

[Catherine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Meh

[Maylin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good guide for beginners in felting

[Mckinley · Rating 2 out of 5]

Looked at for a goof. Some nice patterns and ideas. However, I wont be felting anytime soon (so only 2 stars to remind me not to look up this book again).

[Ruth]

Purchased 6/2015. Classic felted mittens (double cuff)

[Anne · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good book to start felting with. The projects are attractive & useful, and meet the title's promise of being easy. There's interesting info about the designers as well.

[Kathleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

worth a purchase