My Froggy Stuff has a lot of fun doll craft ideas and printables. They tend to be more American Girl Doll and Monster High scale projects, but again, a lot of it could be transferred to whatever scale you are interested in!
Over at w.i.s.h.e.s, Sofia asked "What if I could keep only one?" (It should come as a surprise to no one that I would keep Emily! LOL)
I tried out this pattern: Wee Woodland Wuzzies. I used 2.25mm needles and fingering weight yarn to try the squirrel, hoping that it would scale down to a better size for the dolls, and I'm pretty happy with it. It had a different construction than I was expecting (I was thinking it would be knit in the round), but is quite cute! I'm hoping I'll be home before dark tonight to get a picture. :)
ETA: Here's some pictures of the Squirrel. It looks pretty funny without a fuzzy yarn for the tail, but I like it anyway!
I really want to make the fox next time. I just have to find the right colour yarn. :)
Thank you for your links, I enjoyed seeing what you've been doing and reading.....I'm nosy like that!! The little woodland wuzzies are cute and I look forward to seeing yours.
ReplyDeleteI thought that I would easily be able to answer the question about only keeping one doll.....and that would be my Narsha, who was my first BJD. But over the years I've found other dolls that fulfill other roles, so now I don't think I could part with my Heather Sky Blythe that I customised myself or Fiona, my LTF Ante.....and then I fell in love with Sashas, as you know, and that opens another can of worms. I think the best thing to do is NOT to ask myself "What if I could only keep one?" because I'm never going to be able to answer it.
It sounds easy, but it's really not, is it! I'd pick Emily hands down, but I'd have an awfully hard time giving up the Pukifee... LOL
DeleteYou have such a lovely diverse group! I can't imagine how you would chose between them. Guess it is a good thing we don't have to! :D
Cool link to that Diorama tutorial. Thanks for sharing that!
ReplyDeleteWhat is the difference between fingering yarn and normal yarn? I always find it hard to get the right yarn whenever I am crocheting something for the dolls. I tend to try and get really thin yarn which is a pain to crochet with but seems to work for now...
I'm going by what is available locally here, so this may differ for you, but the most common yarn available here is Worsted Weight. Fingering weight yarn is thinner than worsted, and better suited to at least MSD and smaller dolls from a scale perspective. It's easier to work with on smaller needles, too, than worsted weight is. If you're using really thin yarn, it's likely either fingering or laceweight (even thinner than fingering weight) equivalent.
DeleteHere's a link that I think does a pretty good job explaining the differences and showing the equivalents in various countries.
Hope that helps!