Dolls with long legs

Hello again! I have been off line a lot but thought I could drop a line or two again and show you what I have been doing. I got this pattern from a dear friend many many years ago and wanted finally to use it to make an Autumn doll with oak leaves, flannel bloomers and button arms.

Making the doll was fun (except for the turning of the long thin legs), so I used the same pattern to make a Summer doll. Short sleeves, embroidered flowers for the dress, fine broderie anglaise bloomers.

Before Summer comes Spring, and in the Spring come the migrating birds. I embroidered little birds in my Spring doll's dress.

The Winter doll is preparing for Christmas and knitting a scarf for her friend. Appliqued holly garland with embroidered red berries in her flannel dress. Her bloomers are made with warm flannel, and she has wool socks instead of shoes.

Then it happened that my sister saw the dolls and wished for one for Christmas. I made it for her birthday already, and one for my other big sister.

All six dolls are here together.

This one is the birthday doll.

And here knitter doll with her button dress.

Girl doll trio and a fisherboy

After a long absence I felt I could post some news and show my latest UNICEF dolls. This girl trio is from last Autumn.

 Today I delivered a custom made fisherboy doll. He has a fishing fly stamped on his T-shirt, cargo pants and wool socks.

Black wellies with safety reflector tape like real wellies have, a light rucksack to keep his socks and wellies in, and a hat.

And finally a fishing vest with several pockets front and back and inside too.

The zipper was a tricky one to sew on a tiny piece of clothing like this.

Other than these dolls, I have only knitted in the evenings and tried to learn the art of twined knitting. A tiny pair of mittens is almost finished except for the thumbs. Back to that project later, if I ever get so far!