They say two heads are better than one and it's true that two knitters can make an outfit come together twice as fast. Even a doll outfit which is a quick knit anyway. Mom and I collaborated on this set for Kit over our April break at the Cape.
Of course, I gave her the harder part -- Retro Cardy by Sockpixie. Not hard per se really, but all the pieces tend to be small and fiddly and I have less patience for this than my mom.
For me, I chose the Eyelet Hem Skirt, a freebie put out by Lilliputian Stitches. It's got that great 1930's a-line shape, a knitted up elastic casing which I wanted to try, and no fiddly pieces to sew. It's also a simple enough shape that the variegated yarn doesn't become too busy.
Both projects were knitted with StahlSche Wolle Socka Color, some ancient sock yarn I've had in the stash for so long I can't remember where I originally found it, back in the day when sock yarn was extremely hard to come by. This probably explains why I only had one skein of each which makes it perfect for doll projects.
Not the girliest of colors, to be sure, but I like the subtleness of this set. It's something I can see a mother knitting for her active child back at the beginning of the 20th century -- the dark colors show much less dirt and the multicolored skirt can be made with small amounts of many kinds of scrap yarn.
30's shabby chic. Kit isn't complaining.
3 comments:
Adorable! I'm seriously considering getting my grand daughter one of these dolls. I am not sure that I could do as beautiful a job as you have done with new outfits.
I love those colors, and the whole set is so cute and fits the doll so perfectly! --L
Wow I wish my hand made sweaters looked as good on me as this does here on this doll? Fabulous.
cheers Ann
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