Craft Corner

I've been so crafty today. I finished a star doll that I'm making for a trade, then I started on Isabella's waldorf doll. I finished the head and sewed that to the shoulders and arms, plus got the body sewn and stuffed. I just need the sew the head piece to the body piece, then add the hair and the doll is done. It's so cute! I love watching a doll take shape. Each seems to have her/his own personality that starts to shine through as she/he is sewn. I think I've finally gotten the hang of doing the eyes, thanks to Gabi's tips (Gabi makes the waldorf dolls for PBK. Her dolls are gorgeous, and she gave me a few pointers for the dolls I make my kids.). I wish I did the thumbs better, though. I'll post some pictures of this sweetie once she is done. I'm still not sure if she'll have long hair or short. I'm leaning towards short because the lost Molly was a short hair doll, and Isabella's other waldorf doll has a long braid. Long looks so pretty though.

I also worked on both the Square Neck sweater and the Craving to Knit cardigan today. I have the back of my cardigan finished almost to the shoulder shaping. I only have about 1/2" of the front of Vincent's sweater left until I start the neck and shoulder shaping on that. I was knitting away furiously on that while watching the kids in the bath this afternoon. Guage interests me. It's weird to think that Vincent's sweater has almost exactly as many stitches in the front/back as my cardigan, but because the guage is 25 sts/4" versus my cardigan which is 16 sts/4", it will fit a baby instead of an adult.

If I'm going to make Luis' chullo for Solstice, I really need to sit down with his other one and figure it out one of these days.

I bought the Family Felted Mocs pattern from Little Turtle Knits today. They look easy and cute. Hopefully there will be enough time to make a pair for Isabella and Abigail before the holidays.