I contacted the winners. I’ve even mailed the yarn and sent the patterns! I just forgot to tell everyone that I did all that. It’s because of this doll dress. This dratted doll dress.

The wretched little things have to block just like people clothes.

That’s the first draft and I’m not crazy about it. It’s fine. I’ll probably go with it – I’ve already made pattern notes about how to fancy it up and make it unique. For the sake of argument, I’ve started another dress with a picot hem. Which means that a garter bodice won’t work but I’ve got three more inches of skirt before I have to figure that out. I’m also questioning the ‘in the round’ thing for the dress. I think it might need side seams since the gauge is so loose to give it a more realistic drape.

It’s possible that I am over thinking this.

Congratulations to our Mindful Fiber winners for May: #7 Becky, #19 Christy and #22 Cathy! May your needles be swift and your pattern easy to follow.

Edited to Add: I totally started over on dress #2. I’m working it flat with a picot edge. Working it flat also solves my problem of what to do differently about the bodice. So that’s a nice bonus.