Even though I’m her mother, I have to admit that HMB does not hold the monopoly on cute in Moondoggie’s family. There are some good genes in that gang, and her closest-in-age cousin is an absolute doll. So, what better for her big birthday coming up than a Black Apple-pattern rag doll?
Reading Emily’s brilliant wee book, of course
I fixed the mistakes I made in the one for Miss S-embroidering the face rather than painting it, in case the babe wants to lick or chew on it, and doing a better job of basting on the arms and legs so they’re a bit more even. I also used the nifty alphabet function on my beloved Bernina to sew the recipient’s name into one of the stripes on the back of the dress. I won’t show you that since I make it a policy not to overshare on family member names without permission, but trust me it is cool.
I love this pattern so much. It is simple but with so much room for personalization and variation. If you do it in bold colors and patterns, babies go nuts for it! Happily I know a number of wee girls I could give these to for the holidays, so if the mood strikes me I have a perfectly good reason to make it again and again! Hopefully you won’t get bored of me showing them to you.
And while I’m thinking about cute gifts for babies, did you see this over at The Purl Bee? Gosh, do they know how to make me want to buy gorgeous yarn and knit. I might, at some point, attempt that cuteness, but probably with scraps of random yarn I’ve got rather than Koigu, since I know better than to buy expensive yarn. I am impatient and never do finish my knitting projects. They end up partial skeins and unravelling half-completed mittens/scarves etc all over the place. I haven’t quite accepted that sewing is really my thing, so I will probably not give away all my yarn and knitting books, but I’m probably getting there…