16 Inch Baby Doll Flamenco Dress

With this final outfit complete for the JC 16 inch baby doll the 16 inch baby dolls are ready to be packed for delivery!! Still working on Barbie and her sisters and the Glitter Girl.

This is actually a free 18 inch doll free pattern I've adapted for most of the larger donation dolls. You can find the pattern here.

The shoes are from the free set with my favorite shoe pattern found here.

Notes:

This was made with Red Heart Super Saver Stripes Retro Stripes.

I used an I hook for the torso switching to an H hook once past the arm holes.

The back is joined with a snap.

I continue to play with hat patterns as I don't have one I love.

My Life Mermaid 2

I am thrilled to state this is the last My Life outfit for the 2026 donation. The end of this donation cycle is near!

Last year when I finished the donation I started the 2026 donation with Christmas outfits for all the dolls. I've decided to continue that tradition. As I approached the fall I realized I wouldn't have had the energy to approach this project but making Christmas and Valentine's outfits in the Christmas and post Christmas season was fun before settling into the yearly projects.

This outfit was a combo of three Mermaid patterns. The fin came from Sweet Silver Creation's pattern that can be purchased here. There is a halter top with this pattern but I wanted something simple so I went with the bathing suit top from Pamela Yarborough's bikini pattern that can be purchased here. The crown is a free Yarnspiration Mermaid pattern found here.

I think this is my favorite combo for the 18 inch doll Mermaid outfits. I would consider using Ellie's fin rather than the one from this pattern. I found it easier to attach.

Notes:

I used an I hook for the tail and an H for the fin.

Red Heart Wildflower and random green were used for this project.

The swim top required an H hook.

To get the crown to fit I need 38 chains and a K hook. I changed to an H hook for the final row.

Operation Christmas Child Donations 2026

Last November I found out very late our new Church was involved with Operation Christmas Child which involves filling shoeboxes for ministries overseas. I scrambled to fill a box but didn't have time to make much to go with the doll we sent.

This year I'm planning on sending two dolls that are familiar to those who follow my Aztec Wishes donations an 8 Inch Lots to Love Baby doll for a younger girls box and a Chelsea doll for the middle girl box. This blog entry is not designed to include all the items we will be putting in the box or the items that are going in the middle boy box. Like with Aztec wishes it is more of a way of tracking what I made and what worked and didn't work for this new donation.

I find myself returning to the previous year summary pages for Aztec wishes as I don't make the exact same things every year and I go back to find something that fell off and it helps to see why. I'm hoping this is a ministry that lasts for us and as I experiment with what works and doesn't that I can return to these pages as well to see what I made and what I'd make again. I do keep lists on my phone as I do with Aztec wishes with inventories of the other non-crocheted items necessary for the donation. I just don't tend to keep notes on what hook size I used or where I bought the fiber as I do with the project notes for these projects.

Lots to Love 8 Inch Baby Doll

February 2026

June 2026

Chelsea

May 2026