Recent projecting progress
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treeskinMostly non-knitting lately, because (a) I've been bitten hard by the doll-making bug, and (b) for various reasons, the kids and I won't be out at renfest this year in costume, so I don't need to spend the next couple of weeks frantically knitting wee tiny kilt hose.
I have finished the Tintagel Socks from Janel Laidman's The Enchanted Sole, using some Stroll Kettle-dyed from Knitpicks, and without the beads. Am thrilled with this pattern, it's very comfy, and looks grand. Am also thrilled with the Knitpicks yarn. Will be getting more of this in the future.
I've recharted the Tintagel leg pattern to fit The Miss's 3-yr-old legs, and have started a pair of knee socks for her, using an undyed sock yarn. Not sure what color they'll eventually be. Probably pink or purple.
I don't need to do a new set of kilt hose for the boy, but I still want to do a couple pair of warm socks for The Boychild before winter sets in. Although, anything I made recently for The Miss will fit him too. Gosh he's getting big.
Dollmaking: partially for my own amusement, partially as gifts for the husband's family. I'm sewing Hitty dolls using a pattern by Sarah Cole, although I'm not antiquing mine the way she did. I like the antique styling, I don't need my dolls to look 100 years old. (More pictures here.) I'm using old sheets that came from one of the family farms, overdyed a nice beige with tea, for the doll bodies, as a way to turn the discards into a little heirloom for family members. The lower arms and legs, and heads are all painted to resemble porcelain dolls, which was pretty hard to get nice and even. I ended up using colored pencils to "paint" the faces, because I was more confident with those. After painting, I sewed the arms and legs on using tiny buttons, so they'll move. I used tiny heart buttons on the shoulders, because I thought it'd be cute.
I've got a shirt that had been stored at the farm, we think it's one Dad had left there as a work shirt, that's a fine-textured light blue with a fine pinstripe. It's color is a bit uneven, because of wear, so after I get dresses made out of it, I'll overdye each dress, probably shades of blue. There was a very fine ivory cotton dust ruffle in the pile of stuff, that I'm using to make delicate doll underthings. So far, I've got one dress done except for some elastic at the neck and cuffs, and three pair of pantaloons. And they'll all need a little bit of lace, of course.
So far, I've got two dolls completely done, plus parts for another two sewn and dyed and turned and stuffed, waiting for assembly. I had started sewing tiny rag dolls (well, small-ish, some 4" tall and some 6" tall), but those are so hard to turn and stuff I'm going to put that on hold while I finish the Hitty dolls and some clothes for them.
When Byron's mom and I were going through the bins of clothes and stuff brought from the farm, I had saved a very old, very fragile patchwork quilt, blue and red and ivory, in a flying geese pattern. Mom had planned to just throw it away, because it's falling apart, so I'd thought to use some of the intact parts of fabric as dolls clothes, but I think it's too worn for that. Now I'm thinking maybe I can cut out pieces of the pattern to doll-quit size, take the backing off, and stabilize the front with interfacing or something, and do some tiny doll quilts. I'll try it on a couple first, and see where that goes.
I'm resisting making dollhouse furniture right now, until I get the dolls for gifting done. Because I don't have time to chase a pair of toddlers and hand-sew all these dolls and stuff AND make and outfit the dollhouse I imagine, all before Yule.
I have finished the Tintagel Socks from Janel Laidman's The Enchanted Sole, using some Stroll Kettle-dyed from Knitpicks, and without the beads. Am thrilled with this pattern, it's very comfy, and looks grand. Am also thrilled with the Knitpicks yarn. Will be getting more of this in the future.
I've recharted the Tintagel leg pattern to fit The Miss's 3-yr-old legs, and have started a pair of knee socks for her, using an undyed sock yarn. Not sure what color they'll eventually be. Probably pink or purple.
I don't need to do a new set of kilt hose for the boy, but I still want to do a couple pair of warm socks for The Boychild before winter sets in. Although, anything I made recently for The Miss will fit him too. Gosh he's getting big.
Dollmaking: partially for my own amusement, partially as gifts for the husband's family. I'm sewing Hitty dolls using a pattern by Sarah Cole, although I'm not antiquing mine the way she did. I like the antique styling, I don't need my dolls to look 100 years old. (More pictures here.) I'm using old sheets that came from one of the family farms, overdyed a nice beige with tea, for the doll bodies, as a way to turn the discards into a little heirloom for family members. The lower arms and legs, and heads are all painted to resemble porcelain dolls, which was pretty hard to get nice and even. I ended up using colored pencils to "paint" the faces, because I was more confident with those. After painting, I sewed the arms and legs on using tiny buttons, so they'll move. I used tiny heart buttons on the shoulders, because I thought it'd be cute.
I've got a shirt that had been stored at the farm, we think it's one Dad had left there as a work shirt, that's a fine-textured light blue with a fine pinstripe. It's color is a bit uneven, because of wear, so after I get dresses made out of it, I'll overdye each dress, probably shades of blue. There was a very fine ivory cotton dust ruffle in the pile of stuff, that I'm using to make delicate doll underthings. So far, I've got one dress done except for some elastic at the neck and cuffs, and three pair of pantaloons. And they'll all need a little bit of lace, of course.
So far, I've got two dolls completely done, plus parts for another two sewn and dyed and turned and stuffed, waiting for assembly. I had started sewing tiny rag dolls (well, small-ish, some 4" tall and some 6" tall), but those are so hard to turn and stuff I'm going to put that on hold while I finish the Hitty dolls and some clothes for them.
When Byron's mom and I were going through the bins of clothes and stuff brought from the farm, I had saved a very old, very fragile patchwork quilt, blue and red and ivory, in a flying geese pattern. Mom had planned to just throw it away, because it's falling apart, so I'd thought to use some of the intact parts of fabric as dolls clothes, but I think it's too worn for that. Now I'm thinking maybe I can cut out pieces of the pattern to doll-quit size, take the backing off, and stabilize the front with interfacing or something, and do some tiny doll quilts. I'll try it on a couple first, and see where that goes.
I'm resisting making dollhouse furniture right now, until I get the dolls for gifting done. Because I don't have time to chase a pair of toddlers and hand-sew all these dolls and stuff AND make and outfit the dollhouse I imagine, all before Yule.
