Ellie asked me to knit a “Mama Doll for me to sleep with.” So I moved one of next year’s projects up in the queue.

Spittin’ image, right?

She’s got her little undies on already (modest soul that she is), but I still need to make her nightgown/sundress.

Cat included for scale.

You may not know this about me: I hate designing doll clothes. My critters are made to look good naked. With their arms and legs joined like they are, they are almost anti-clothing. But when you make a person, you’ve got to have clothes. I’ve got half a nightgown finished, but I’m out of yarn because those little dresses take way more than you’d think. I have no idea what the yarn is or where it came from so I have to start ALL OVER. I think this one is going to be “G is for Girl” and not “P is for Person” because I don’t want to deal with boy clothes too. P can be for Penguin or something. Unless I have an overalls epiphany in the next few days.

Anyway. I’ve almost got all the pictures in the pattern, so if you’d like to test knit a doll, the pattern will be ready some time this week. The hair isn’t fringe, you make her a little wig and sew it to her head and her heels have a couple short rows. Besides that, finding a main color for pallid dolls (Ecobutterfly’s Farfalla is my top suggestion for skin tones) is the biggest challenge. I’ve got my test knitters! Thank you!

P.S. If you want clothed animals, Barbara has done that so much better than I ever could. The little cabled cardigan is my favorite. Or maybe the hoody.

P.P.S. Don’t forget about May’s Mindful Fiber – I missed the news-cycle but that doesn’t mean you should miss the giveaway.