When Mary Met Elfin

When Mary Met Elfin, I took some photos. 

Mary and Elfin demonstrate how the same pattern worked with different weight yarns ends up making two totally unique dolls.

For the crocheters out there who might like to make similar looking dolls, check out Mary's Introduction here and Elfin's here.

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Introducing Elfin

I made yet another doll. This time using chunky yarn from my stash. Chunky yarn makes for a bigger, sturdier doll. Our granddaughter took one look and immediately named her Elfin. 

I wondered if Elfin really suited this doll. Just to be sure, I looked it up. "Meaning of Elfin: Name Elfin in the Anglo Saxon origin, means One who is the ruler of the Elves. Name Elfin is of Anglo Saxon origin and is a Girl name." 

"Elfin" it is then and perfectly suitable too.

Introducing Elfin with the pretty purple hair modeling her yellow sundress with silver grey detailing and matching pantaloons. 

For the crocheters out there who might like to make a similar looking doll, Elfin was made following a Simply Amis crochet doll pattern designed by blogger Beth at By Hook, By Hand. 

I followed the pattern for Ami Mignonette using chunky beige yarn from my stash instead of worsted weight as suggested.

I followed patterns for dresses and pantaloons at By Hook, By Hand to make Elfin's dress and pantaloons.

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Introducing Mary

Introducing Mary another crocheted doll made by me and named by our granddaughter. I think 'Mary' suits her perfectly.

Mary posed for photos modeling her blue romper dress and pretty nightie. Notice the special button detail on the back of each outfit.

Sending smiles today with photos of Mary by meo my crochet. 

For the crocheters out there who might like to make a similar looking doll, Mary was made following a Simply Amis crochet doll pattern designed by blogger Beth at By Hook, By Hand. 

I followed the pattern for Ami Violette which is a little taller and a little slimmer than the Ami Mignonette pattern I used to make PP. If you missed it, you can read more about PP here.

I loosely followed patterns for dresses and pantaloons at By Hook, By Hand to make Mary's romper dress and nightie.

Crochet dolls are fun to make. Watch for more coming soon.

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A Potty Pal

When I heard our niece's son is potty training, I thought it might be fun to crochet something to help with the process. 

He already has a potty training book called "Why do we need a potty?" by Katie Daynes. I checked. 

With that in mind, I decided to crochet A Potty Pal. 

In case you're wondering, "What's a Potty Pal?", let me explain.

Here at meo my crochet, a Potty Pal affectionately nicknamed 'PP' is an anatomically correct crocheted doll and potty. 

To make PP, I started with a basic doll pattern called Simply Amis by blogger Beth Webber at "By Hook, By Hand". I took my time working out the details bit-by-bit until this doll looked like a proper little boy with a potty. PP turned out even better than I had imagined ... exactly what I had in mind for potty training. 

These photos tell the story of PP discovering his potty and figuring out how to use it. I had tons of fun with this one. Can you tell?

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Another Outfit for Snow Girl

Since our granddaughter loves to dress her dolls, I decided to make Another Outfit for Snow Girl. I made a skirt and pointy elf hat both in dark teal and white stripes which coordinates nicely with her light aqua striped shirt and pink vest and tights.

Snow Girl graciously modeled her new outfit before leaving for Boulder, Colorado. I think our granddaughter will love it. 

Snow Girl, three matching hats, this outfit plus a little something extra for our daughter are all stuffed together in a neat little package sealed with lots and lots of packing tape. According to Canada Post this package is due to arrive one day before our granddaughter's birthday. Fingers crossed it gets there on time. 

For the crocheters out there who might like to make a similar looking outfit, I followed this pattern for Jovie, the Christmas Elf's skirt and hat.

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Matching Hats

I made Snow Girl as a gift for our granddaughter, so I thought it might be nice to make a matching hat with braids on the earflaps and a big white pompom. 

The hat patterns at Repeat Crafter Me are written for worsted weight yarn. My yarn is DK weight which works up much smaller. I planned to compensate by making a larger size. I started with the adult size hat, but it looked too small. Next, I tried the large adult size hat plus added more rows. It looked too big. So then, I tried the large adult size without extra rows. It looks about right.  

I am hoping one of these three Matching Hats will fit our granddaughter and perhaps another might fit our youngest grandson. I expect our oldest grandson is too old to wear a hat like this now that he is ten.

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Introducing "Snow Girl"

I crocheted another doll following the same Christmas Elf pattern used for Aspen. You can read about Aspen here if you missed it.

This time I selected pretty pinks and light aqua ... colours our granddaughter loves. I also changed the hat and hairstyle creating another adorable little doll our granddaughter named yet again without hesitation. 

Introducing "Snow Girl" who enjoyed her winter photoshoot outside in the snow and sunshine. Her name suits her perfectly.

 

For the crocheters out there who might like to make a similar looking doll, I followed this pattern for Jovie, the Christmas Elf changing only her hair and hat. 

Snow Girl's hair is stranded yarn looped on a crocheted wig cap. Her hat is an altered miniature version of this newborn owl hat pattern by Repeat Crafter Me.

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