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What I’ve Been Doing

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.

spitting image

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.

whole thing

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.

Two Months Later…

The elephant pattern has been sent to the test knitters. If you like to live dangerously (and you make both ears correctly the first time), you can make her with two skeins of Sprout.

leftovers

My leftovers. I fly close to the wire.

I ordered the yarn for my next pattern this morning (hint: I got purple). I hope I move a little faster on this one. The Elephant in the pattern will be available in the shop sometime this weekend.

Time Crunch

time is of the essence

In the middle of working on the Elephant this morning, I realized that I have two projects that I wanted ready well ahead of Easter. That wouldn’t be a big deal if Easter wasn’t just 40 days away.

ARGH

I’m working on the fastest one to finish first. Thank you all, I’ve got my test knitters for this weekend! (I’m taking advantage of ALL the offers because the more the merrier!)

I say this weekend. That’s only a little bit optimistic.

Going Places

Elephant prototype finished!

Eugenia

Her name is Eugenia.

They are on the way to Kangarooz, so that’s the best you get for now. I’m really happy with the legs, on the fence about tusks (does she need them?) and ready to knit her through again to take pictures for the pattern!

I’m hopeful that the pattern will make it to the test knitters the first week of March.

Lurker

delurking

It’s worth pointing out that it is still January. Small victories.

Find him on Ravelry (now with correct copyright information). And on Etsy (but don’t do that if you Ravel – he’s cheaper over there).

Many many thanks to my speedy test knitters who helped me keep my January delivery promise!

Busy

busy as a bee

My activity level as expressed in yarn.

Thank you all so much for the interest in and support for my Mindful Fiber project! I’ve got my list going – remember to refer your friends since the goal here is to raise awareness. The Farm Genevieve giveaway will be open until a week from Tuesday to give that “awareness” a chance to happen. In the meantime, I have every intention of replying to every comment…in between these toy orders.

And when I take breaks from the Itty Bitty Vulture pattern.

(I’ve got my test knitters! Thanks, y’all!)

I’ll go back to folding clothes now – William Henry climbs in the laundry hamper every time I pause to type.