'That's What Friends are for'...

Here are some new casual clothes for Molly and Six to hang out together in. Molly has done her hair in braids for this outfit, she thinks it gives her a bit of 'street cred' hehe.

 

These outfits were put together around three pieces that I have had in my stash of single items for a long time. The green top and the black and grey jacket.

I really love the knitted patterns from AK Traditions and use modified versions of them all the time for my dolls. One day I am going to make my six month old daughter one of their felt dolls. She's not quite up to dolls yet so I have some time up my sleeve!

If you've never seen the AK Traditions knitted and felt dolls, go check out their website. Their three pattern books are well worth getting.

http://www.aktraditions.com/

Here are some photos of these outfits.

  

 

Pink top, shoes and grey pants designed by me
Grey and black coat modified from an AK Traditions pattern

Cargo shorts, green top, scarf and shoes designed by me.
Beret pattern is from Janet Longaphie found here




I have sooooooo many outfits to share with you in the very near future... I just have to finish off bits and pieces here and there and they are done! I also have a huge bohemian collection that looks like it's going to have to be in about four parts... plus an evening wear collection that has far more outfits than I have dolls to wear them (I love knitting gowns). I just have to work out the shoes for that one.

Oh and did I mention two more dolls? Amazingly, I seem to be finding the time to do all this at the moment.

Until next time!

'The Red Shoes'...

I just realised I haven't shared one of Ren's outfits on this blog... oopsie!

Ren wears this outfit a lot of the time... she just loves her red shoes (and so do I).

The dress is a patter from Fiona McDonald's 'Babes in the Wool' and the shoes are a modified pattern from the same book.

 

I have so many things to post so stay tuned!

'Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Rum'...

Finally... after almost 2 years... Jack Sparrow is DONE!

I'm so happy about this that he has been hanging out on my desk with me ever since.

In the end, I decided not to add sleeves to the blue vest (although the sleeves have been knitted up for almost all of that 2 years!). I also decided he looked better without the sword belt (also knitted up already). So basically all I had to do was give him his sword and add pockets to the vest (yeah yeah I know, what on earth took me so long to finish then?).

Short answer... 'life got in the way'.

Slightly longer answer... 'Hot summer months and I had a baby. Jack Sparrow had to wait.'

That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it!

So here is Jack's mandatory photo shoot around the house and garden.



All of Jack's clothes are slightly modified patterns (to fit a different doll) from the 'Knitted Pirates, Princesses, Witches, Wizards ad Fairies' book by Annette Hefford.


So now that it's Winter and my daughter is nearly 6 months old... it's time to get knitting again! Wooohoooo! (is it sad that this makes me super excited?). I have lots of projects on the go at the moment and a couple of those are very close to being completed, so I should be posting very soon.

Until then, happy crafting!

'Good Golly Miss Molly'...

Meet Molly. Molly started off as a doll that was going to be a very modern type of doll with a short fringed bob hair cut... but when it came time to cut her hair I couldn't do it! Then she was going to be a ballerina doll... but I didn't get the outfit finished and am procrastinating on it. Her final incarnation is what you see in the photos below. She became a modern, feminine dolly named Molly.

I have had the green coat finished for what seems like forever but never had an outfit to go with it... so I decided it should be Molly's. That was the inspiration behind the first outfit. The second one with the AK Traditions pinafore was designed for Molly when she was going to be very modern. In the end I softened it with a big sleeved undershirt. The third outfit was the first one finished... also designed for the very modern version of this doll. A white flower on the front softened it enough to suit her as she ended up I think.

I think she turned out quite well in the end.

 

 

The green coat and pink dress are patterns from Fiona McDonald's 'Babes in the Wool' book.
The pink shoes are a modified pattern from the same book.
The green boots are designed by me.

  

The purple, pink and green pinafore is a pattern from AK Traditions.
The scarlet boots and white undershirt are designed by me.

 

 

The purple shoes are a modified pattern from Fiona McDonald's 'Babes in the Wool' book.
The white pants and purple flower top are designed by me.

 

More to come very soon...

'Scotland is Her Name'...

I have decided to start making clothing collections for my dolls after coming to the conclusion that if I keep knitting full dolls at my current rate... my house is going to be over run by dolls within a year...

However... one can never have too many clothes!

I had some balls of cleckheaton 'tartan' 8 ply that I figured would work with making some pleated plaid skirts. So here I am introducing my first doll clothes collection... the 'Plaid Skirt Collection'.

Modelling these outfits today are Stella, Six and Ren.

The first outfit is a fitted green plaid pleated skirt with a short sleeved black high neck top and black boots.

Modelled by the lovely Stella.




All items are designed by me. The chain with the heart charm is from Spotlight.




The second outfit is a full red/brown plaid pleated skirt with a bright red cardigan and brown boots.

Modelled by Ren.




The skirt and boots are designed by me.
The cardigan pattern is here http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/poppy-cardigan

 

 

The final outfit is a fitted pink/purple plaid pleated skirt, mauve top with hot pink butterfly buttons and deep purple boots with pink trim and pink heart buttons.

Modelled by Six.



The skirt and boots are designed by me.
The top is a modified version of this pattern http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/little-kina





As always... I have multiple doll projects on the go at various stages of completion. I'll post again as soon as I've managed to finish one of them!

Until then...

'She's Leaving Home'...

This is the first doll I have made for someone else. This doll is made for my 5 year old god daughter, Meeya.

She requested blonde hair and blue eyes and the clothes are mainly designed with a 5 year old in mind. The doll doesn't have a name yet, that is up to Meeya to decide.

Please say hello (and goodbye) to Meeya's blonde haired doll!



The pink dress is my own design, the blue and purple jacket is a modified pattern from AK Traditions and the shoes are a modified pattern from Fiona McDonald's 'Babes in the Wool' book.



The white nightie and slippers are designed by me, the robe is a slightly modified pattern from AK Traditions.

The purple pants, pink sneakers and pink scarf are designed by me. The hat is from the 'Babes in the Wool' book and the sweater is a slightly modified pattern from the same book.



The mini dress is from the 'Babes in the Wool' book, the shoes are my own pattern.



I decided to make a duplicate doll so that it wasn't so hard to let this one go... so there will be another blonde haired doll coming up soon (albeit with a completely different wardrobe). I'm also working on a gypsy, bohemian style doll plus another boy doll (the ladies need some more men!). As usual I am doing all of these projects at the same time, plus an extensive clothing collection so I have no idea which one will get posted first!

Until next time...