Doll Clothes (and Winners)

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.

blocking

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.

3 thoughts on “Doll Clothes (and Winners)

  1. Becky

    I’m thrilled to be one of May’s mindful fibers winners! I already got the notice that the pattern is now in my library and I am stalking the mailman waiting for my yarn. Thanks so much Emily!

  2. Carla (from Alabama)

    Glad you are only having doll dress issues! I was worrying that something might be wrong because you have always be timely in inquiring of the number generator for the winners of the mindful fiber posts, as you were this time but I couldn’t see,(smiling).

    I know the doll dress will turn out great you are good at knitting like that!

    Congratulations to the winners! I know you are going to enjoy that pattern and yarn!

  3. kathy b

    Seems i was thinking how i said i’ knit a dress for that dolly/cat awhile back.. I better get busy. How big is her neck to knee area?

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