Crochet Color Swap Finished

Just a reminder if you have not entered the Fashion Doll Leaflet Giveaway for a Leisure Arts crochet leaflet you can enter here.

My color swap package is safely on its way to my partner and should arrive Saturday according to the post office. While checking the status of my swap package I discovered the Halloween package is still on track to arrive Thursday.

I am interested to see what my partner thinks of her box. I did not make and ami's or toys this time as there did not seem to be an interest. This was a color theme, not a crochet based theme so I was able to add many non-crocheted items to meet the theme.

I am almost finished with my third dinosaur and think I can make my four goal donation. I plan to drop them off on Thursday, so it still gives me some working time to complete the last two.

In between the first and the second dino I did start on the Pilgrim Turkey that was part of my swap kit. What surprised me in reading the pattern is that this is not made in the round. Looking at the picture, he looks like a round turkey to me. However, the pattern actually is more of a traditional flat two-piece turkey sewn together. I am finding it interesting to work through because I have not made one quite like this before and am interested to see how it will look. I made both body pieces before stopping to return to the dinos. While I really want to see how he is going to look, I have a deadline for the dinos. When they are delivered, I can start to think of Thanksgiving.

Barbie Fashion Doll Leaflet Giveaway

As many of my readers know I love to collect out of print leaflets, books, and magazines. I often get requests from readers asking me where to find these booklets. I have decided to try offering some of the extra books I locate as giveaways on my blogs. To be clear this is a USED booklet. Since there are not many Barbie/fashion doll books in print the used ones can be more challenging to locate as the demand is high.

I tried to keep the giveaway entry simple although some people are having trouble with the entry tool. I am not a Facebook or Twitter user so there will be no requirements that involve Facebook or Twitter. The giveaway is open to US residents only.

The booklet is Leisure Arts Crocheted Fashion Doll Clothes, 268. The patterns include a wedding gown and veil, Lacy Ruffled Dress & Hat, Southern Belle Dress and Hat, Country Dress, Hat, and Purse, Mock Fur Coat, Tweed Coat & Hat, Slacks, Poncho, and Hat, Skirt, Wrap, and Sweater, Pajamas and Night Cap, Shorts and Midriff Top, Bib Shorts, and Ballet Tut. The yarn requirements range from bedspread cotton and fingering yarn to sports yarn.

The contest will end September 30 and one winner will get the leaflet.

The Rules are simple.

To Enter go down to the comment section of for this blog entry and leave a comment. On the entry form the place that says click for directions and click on the section that says I DID THIS. We were working out the kinks for day one, but all future entries are required to leave a comment in the comment section for this entry to be entered.

Please don't just fill out the form. It will only count as an entry if you actually leave a comment on the blog entry, not if you only fill out the form. I am asking that you do the required tasks to enter the contest. They are not challenging.

The second entry requires you to go to the My Fashion Doll Projects page. Visit the projects and leave a comment on the page of your favorite one. Go back to the entry form click for directions and click on the I DID THIS and you will have another entry. It only counts as an entry if you leave a comment.

I added a third option. Become a friend on Google Connect and leave a comment telling me you have become a follower with the name you use to follow. For those of you who are already a friend leave your follower name in the comment section. Go back to the entry form click on the directions and click on the I DID THIS and you will have another entry.


The winner will be announced in October and hopefully will be able to make some new Barbie clothes for Christmas.







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