Comments on: January Projects

By: Kate

Kate — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:59:42 +0000

Thanks Val – Its a lot better for not walking on ice and snow – I just hope we don’t get any more – the sweater is coming on – very much a designer wear knit – invented by me!!!
Hi Barbara – I really enjoyed making the clothes – they were very fiddly but it was so nice to dress her at the end without her falling apart – I do like a challenge but have to admit that I’m finding the weight of the jumper a bit of a problem – hopefully its nearly finished now though.
What a shame you had to stop … I couldn’t embroider – I can’t hold the needle- its just too small and fingers cramp!

By: Barbara

Barbara — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:01:31 +0000

See you are well into your new year projects Kate.
I remember those dolls from childhood – a kind of cellulose if I am seeing it right. I also remember searching for little patterns to knit clothes for them. What fun. Hope you do well with your knitting project and your hands are not too painful. I had to give up because of upper back pain. I hate watching tv without something to do with my hands and embroidery needs more concentration that knitting.

By: Val

Val — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:36:29 +0000

I hope your knee is better soon.
Good luck with the sweater.

By: Kate

Kate — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:52:09 +0000

Keiron – I really don’t know – you see – you didn’t treasure it did you? Well I won’t be making another….. it probably went the way of the ‘dolly mixture jacket’ and you know how fond you were of that!!!

By: Keiron

Keiron — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:47:41 +0000

You leave the dangermouse jumper out of this – where did that end up? Surely you kept it after all that hard work!?!?

By: Kate

Kate — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:44:42 +0000

Baino – I used to knit when the kids were small – I’m sure my son remembers his ‘Dangermouse’ jumper! But then when the instructions were a bit mind boggling I used to hand it over to my Mum who always did the fiddly bits! She must have been watching over me when I made the doll’s outfit!!!!

Jay – it really is lovely i can honestly say I have never seen anything like it in this country. The doll – well I think most people of my age had them and they all had the same outfit – my first one was yellow so I had funky colours too!!!!

Nick – Strange you should mention it but she was always called Rosebud mostly because it is stamped into the back of her neck – she’s not saying much I think she’s gobsmacked at all the attention!!!!

By: Nick

Nick — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:17:11 +0000

Well, I hope Rosebud appreciates her brand new outfit. Kids these days, you know what they’re like, they take everything for granted, lol.

By: Jay

Jay — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:28:18 +0000

I love the Turkish lamp, too! And guess what? I think I had a doll dressed in exactly the same set of baby clothes when I was a child! Mine was done in orange wool with a pale blue border. Sounds awful? Uh … yes, it was! LOL! But it was done with love.

By: Baino

Baino — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 19:00:49 +0000

Hmm my mum used to dress our neglected dollies. She didn’t like to see them cold and naked! Clearly you’re not a beginner with the needles!

By: Kate

Kate — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:33:15 +0000

Grannymar – isn’t it pretty? I want to get a bigger one that takes a proper bulb – I think it would be lovely!!!
Knitting? Got any patterns we can swap???

Geri – it was your fault – your post about your doll was really the turning point – and as for that wool …. mum looked at it for years and said she’d knit it up one day then I ended up with it and loads more… its even moved house with me – it will be a big relief when I can wear some of it!!!!