Showing posts with label doll collection. Show all posts
Showing posts with label doll collection. Show all posts

Wednesday, 20 December 2017

DIY Doll Clothes Caddy

Last post I showed you how I made some doll hangers for my dolls. Now I have finally got the clothes caddy painted so can share photos of how we made it with you.

Doll clothes storage



The wood used for the structure is some board from the back of an old wardrobe.

DIY doll storage



The base is 34 cms x 20 cms,
the front and back pieces are 34 cms x 10cms. 
the side pieces are 20 cms at the base and height is 49cms, 
DH drew the shape and cut it out for me. He drilled a hole at the top of the side pieces to push the dowel in. 

We glued it together with white craft glue and sandpapered it.

Doll storage caddy





Diy doll caddy


Just checking it is the right size before painting!



Diy storage

I used acrylic spray paint. It took two coats to cover it enough.


Diy 18" doll caddy


For the two knobs on the sides I used two pins from a cork board. I cut off the sharp point and hot glued them to the sides. 

Doll clothes hangers



The letters were from a box I bought DD a while ago and were already painted. I decided to leave them as they were. The flowers were also with them.


Handmade doll clothes caddy

An umbrella, a handbag, shoes and boots and some pretty clothes and the doll is all set!
DIY doll clothes caddy




Hanging doll clothes




Gotz dolls


How do you like the results? 

Saturday, 8 July 2017

Nicoleta ItsImagical Doll.


Nicoleta knitting pattern.

12-13 inch doll free knitting pattern




I designed this for my Nicoleta doll. She is 32cm which is nearly 13inches tall like my Paola Reina Abigail. They are very similar, have the same hands and feet and similar bodies. 

Paola Reina doll knitting pattern


Notions:
30g lace weight yarn.
(26 wpi 10m=1g. Acrylic.)





Needles: US 2.5mm. (or those you need to obtain gauge)
Darning needle.
5 small buttons .

Difficulty:


Gauge: 8 sts x 10 rows = 1 inch. In stockinette stitch.

Abbreviations:
Co: cast on.
Bo: bind off.
K: knit
P: purl
St-stitch: Sts- stitches
K2 tog: Knit two stitches together as one stitch.
Ssk: Slip, slip, knit, slip 2 stitches and knit them together.
Yo: yarn over
K2 tog: Knit two stitches together as one stitch.
Ssk: Slip, slip, knit, slip 2 stitches and knit them together.
S2,k,psso: Slip 2 sts together knitwise, k1 and then pass slipped sts over. (Gives a central double decrease)
S1, k2tog, psso: Slip 1, knit 2sts together and pass slipped stitch over. (Double decrease)
P2 tog: purl 2 sts together as one stitch.
P3 tog: purl 3 sts together as one stitch.
P2togtbl: purl 2 sts together through back loops. (If you find this too hard just do a normal p2tog!)

Measurements:
Fits 12-13 inch dolls such as:
Paola Reina Las Amigas
Nicoleta ItsImagical dolls.



Cast on 27sts.
Knit 5 rows.
Start pattern.
1: K1, (p5, k1, p1, k1,)x3, p1, k1.
2: K2, (p1, k1, p1, k5,)x3, k1.
3-4: As rows 1-2.
5: K1, (p5, yo, p3tog, yo)x3, p1, k1.
6: Knit.
7: K1, p4, (p2tog, yo, p1, yo, p2togtbl, p3,)x2, p2tog, yo, p1, yo, p2togtb, k1.
8: Knit.
9: K1, (p6, yo, p2tog)x3, p1, k1.
10: Knit.
11: K1, p1, (k1, p1, k1, p5)x3, k1.
12: K1, (k5, p1 k1, p1,)x3, k2.
13-14: As 11-12.
15: K1, p1, (yo, p3tog, yo, p5)x3, k1.
16: Knit.
17: K1, (p2tog, yo, p1, yo, p2togtbl, p3,)x3, p1, k1.
18: Knit.
19: K1, p2, (yo, p2tog, p6,)x2, yo, p2tog, p5, k1.
20: Knit.
21: Bo 3sts, (1 st is on needle) p2, (k1, p1, k1, p5)x2, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1.
22: Bo 3sts, (1 st is on needle), p1, (k5, p1, k1, p1,)x2, k3.
23: K1, p2, (k1, p1, k1, p5)x2, k2.
24: K1, p1, (k5, p1, k1, p1,)x2, k3.

Divide for neck.
25: K1, p5, bo 9, p4, k1.
26: K6.
27: K1, p4, k1.
28: K6.
29-32: As rows 27-28.
Bind off.
Work other side neck in the same way.

Left back.
Co 16sts.
Knit 5 rows.
1: Knit.
2: K4, p12.
3-20: as rows 1-2.
21: Bo 3sts, knit to end.
22: K4, p9.
23: Knit.
24: K4, p9.
25: Knit.
26: K4, p9.
27: Knit.
28: Bo 7sts, purl to end.
29: K6.
30: Purl.
31: Knit.
32: Purl.
Bind off.

Right back.
Co 16sts.
Knit 3 rows.
K2, yo, k2tog, k12.
Knit.

1: Knit.
2: P12, k4.
3-6: as rows 1-2.
7: K2, yo, k2tog, k12.
8: P12, k4.
9-16: as rows 1-2.
17: K2, yo, k2tog, k12.
18: P12, k4.
19: Knit.
20: P12, k4.
21: Knit.
22: Bo 3sts, p9, k4.
23: Knit.
24: P9, k4.
25: Knit.
26: P9, k4.
27: Bo 7sts, knit to end.
28: Purl.
29: K6.
30: Purl.
31: Knit.
32: Purl.
Bind off.
Sew shoulder seams.
With right side facing pick up and knit 48 sts at neck.
Knit.
K2, yo, k2tog, knit to end of row.
Knit 2 rows.
Bind off.

Pick up and knit 28 sts at armhole.
Knit 4 rows.

Bind off.


ItsImagical doll pattern




Patricia Renwick © Copyright July 2017.
All rights reserved. You may sell items made from this pattern but not the pattern. Please respect my design rights. 

Tuesday, 12 January 2016

La Befana


It has been a while since I have had time to write on here. Life over the holidays has been hectic. Now finally things are getting back to normal, school has started again and the usual tran tran of daily life has begun once more.



Paola Reina doll


This is my little "Brujita": Witch. A 32cm Paola Reina doll totally made in Spain. I love the quality of these dolls.I have just published a knitting pattern for her on Ravelry. See how angelic she can look? Yet we know she is plotting something just the same!


32 cm doll


In Italy there is the tradition of a witch bringing gifts on January 6th. When I first moved to the village there was no Santa Claus and kids would receive their gifts from the "La Befana".



Witch and Angel

When Jesus was born at Bethlehem the Wise Men followed the star to bring their gifts of gold, incense and myrh. They met an old lady and invited her to go with them, but she was very tired and refused. Afterwards she regretted not having accepted the invitation and tried to follow them but as she didn't know the way she couldn't reach them. 
Since then she brings sweets and gifts to the children hoping to find the Christchild. She flies on an old broom and leaves candy in the stockings hung by the chimney or the door. 


Paola Reina Pattern

 Beware though, if you are naughty she will bring you a piece of coal! 
There is a very famous race of the "Befana's" every year at Piazza Navona in Rome. It is a very popular event.


Paola Reina knitting pattern


A nearby Calabrian village has the tradition that on the night between January 5th and 6th all the animals can talk and from the two village fountains, instead of water, milk and oil flow. 
Animals are given lots of fodder that night so they won't speak badly about their owners!


Paola Reina Brujita


Here you can see how pretty her hair is. It has various colours. Her striped stockings match the colours!

Do you have any local traditions which are different from the usual Santa Claus? Who brings the gifts in your part of the world?

Saturday, 7 November 2015

Introducing my dolls!



Well I have been asked to share some photos and the story of my dolls. That will take a while as there are so many of them now!

To start here is my Laura Llorona doll. She is a 45 cm doll by Llorens. 


Laura Llorona


 She has beautiful curly blond hair.

Llorens doll



Made in Spain, she has a soft fabric body and Phthalate free vinyl head and limbs. She has beautiful blue sleep eyes.
The fabric extends to the top of her arms and legs similar to my Heidi Ott favorite friends dolls. She can however stand alone.
Her clothes are good quality and well finished. She also has pretty white bloomers. 

I bought her from a Sicilian shop, new in her box.

In this photo I show her with my new Gotz doll who is 46 cms like the American Girl dolls.


Gotz doll


This is my so far un-named Gotz doll from the early 1990's:


Gotz 1991



She has lovely red curls and bright green eyes. As always excellent quality. She has a fabric body similar to the American Girl dolls. Can stand alone.
She is wearing her original outfit here.
I bought her from Germany. I was looking for a red haired doll because my DD said she wanted a doll with red hair and green eyes. The American girl dolls tend to have hair that is more strawberry blonde and not really red.

Now I need to make them some new clothes!

I will be sharing other photos of some of my dolls in future posts. 
Do you like these dolls?