This particular UFO (unfinished object) must be one of the oldest in my collection, and has travelled Australia with me. I thought it was high time I got it finished!
The calico doll's body. |
The first thing I did was embroider the facial features (and I admit, I un-picked and re-did them a couple of times before I was happy).
The completed doll's face. |
Next was the hair, which I had no idea how to do before coming across a tutorial on the Quaint and Quirky blog (found here). The instructions were really clear, and I didn't have too much trouble (except with the wool, which Grace had 'rearranged' for me earlier in the year).
Never leave a 2-year-old alone with two balls of wool! |
My only tip would be to check the size of your doll's head. Because I already had a body, and didn't use the tutorial pattern, the hair was a little bit shorter than I would have liked.
This is what the doll looks like now:
Isn't she cute? |
The hair is in a short bob, because it was only this long at the front. |
I don't think I could be a hairdresser! |
Next I'll make the clothes. Grace has reminded me a few times already.
"Mummy, the dolly is cold!"
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