Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Lots to Love 8 Inch Baby Doll Moses Basket



I've been using this pattern for several years to provide the smaller baby dolls with bassinets. However, Annie Potter keeps moving her patterns to a different location. I'm not sure how much longer it will be available to purchase. However, her Sweet Baby Layette pattern still seems to be available for purchase from her company here.

This was made with left over Premier Puzzle Hangman I had left over from making a charity hat. I used a H hook. The blanket is made from a Darski's free BBL pattern set found here using an G hook and some old sport baby yarn.



Monday, January 6, 2025

Our Generation Boy Pilgrim



I actually started this shortly after I finished the girl Our Generation Pilgrim but I finished it in pieces. I'd get one item done and put it aside to finish a different project. I finally decided New Year's Day it needed to be completed before pieces were lost and the project abandoned.

This was made using Adoring Doll's male Pilgrim set you can purchase here. She offers a set with both the female and male doll which is the one I have since I use both patterns.

I was disapointed to discover I hadn't written down notes as I went along so I'm trying to recreat notes as I go here. I do know from checking the pants I used elastic at the waist of the pants. I think I then was able to use an H hook for the pants.

I think I also used an H for the hat although at least for the base I'd go larger as it is a bit tight maybe going with a smaller hook once past the head.

I know I used an I hook for the shirt and an H for the belt. I needed to the belt to get it to fit around the body. I added stitches until it fit and used a snap to close the belt.

Fairly sure the shoes were an H hook as the boots were tight when I went with suggested G hook.

I would add a few rows to the sleeves and perhaps one row to the pants. The pants are supposed to be shorter for the period but these are just a little shorter than needed.

Friday, January 3, 2025

Lots to Love 14 Inch Baby Doll Baby Bib



I finished this project back in December but with the holidays and updating computer equipment it never got documented.

It is worth celebrating as with this project I'm done with baby doll bibs for the 2025 donations!!

I discovered a few years ago that the free bib pattern I use for the larger 16 inch baby dolls really doesn't adapt well for the smaller 14 inch doll. I purchased a series of Annie's DVD pattern collections several years ago and one of the pattern sets on there was Needlecrafts Sweet Cuddles 971016 by Sandra Miller Maxfield. The set is for making a 15 inch doll with clothing. So far I've just been using the bib. Since I didn't buy the pattern it came as part of a collection it was a unplanned bonus.

I just need one more diaper for the 16 inch dolls. I feel like getting all these diaper bag items done before the New Year has been a good start for the donation year.

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