In this book the fairy tales of Hans Christian Anderson and tatting is combined in the most charming way. The author has selected 12 fairy tales and illustrated them with the most lovely and fantastic designs made in tatting. The book has extracts from the fairy tales, beautiful pictures from the Museum of Han Christian Andersen in Odense and clear visual patterns of the tatted designs. The fairy tales are: The Princess and the Pea, the Fir Tree, Clumsy Hans, The Sweethearts, The Ugly Duckling, Thumbelina, The Tinder Box, The Shepherdess and the Sweep, Ole-Luk-Oie, The Money Box, The Snow Man, The Tea Pot