'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...