a summer child
K and I are planning some seasonal themes for our next few markets so I thought I would try a doll in summery colours using one of the beautiful Steiner doll bases. I wanted her to look like a buttercup, which she doesn’t really, but I quite like her anyway.
Her hat is one of the gnome hats I can hardly stop myself from knitting, nineteen stitches at the base using my titchy little 3.0mm needles.
Her clothes are mostly the leftovers of a beautiful piece of wool rainbow felt, but her skirt is from two yellow jumpers I tried to felt. They didn’t felt very well but they’re firm enough to cut petals from.
I hope she will find her way onto someone’s nature table before the summer is out. She’s all ready to put a star in their summer evening sky.
In other news, there are still a few days left to bid on my own handmade contribution to the Queensland Flood Appeal auctions here and it’s also well worth a look at the master list on toni’s site. There are so many beautiful things to bid and buy raffle tickets for!
I have linked this blog post to strut-your-stuff thursday at Somewhat Simple, Creative Friday at Natural Suburbia, and Friday’s Nature Table at the Magic Onions.
Oh my goodness! Your sunner fairy is divine!! Lucky the child (or adult) who snaffles her up!
Love! Can I commission a couple of fairies for N nd Z’s birthdays in April?
Thank you Jo – and Sarah, of course! Thank you
Gorgeous. She’s so sweet and you’ve photographed her beautifully – I love the arrangement. xxx
Ahhh, pretty. You do a double whammy, Anna – first you make beautiful things, then you photograph them beautifully, too.
Possibly silly question, but how did you do the sleeves on her wee jacket? I am peering at the felt and I can’t see a seam attaching the sleeves to the rest of it.
what a precious dolly
you’ve inspired me to try the little pocket gnomes
i already have one hat knitted
I want to make wee valentine ones for the gramerlings
I’d love to gift it with a personalized story, but we’ll see
thanks for sharing
lovely!
Emily, not silly at all! The little jacket is made in three parts: the back (which is sort of a T shape with a very thick middle!) and two front pieces which include a front sleeve each. So the reason you can’t see the stitching is because there isn’t any
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Kimberley, that’s just lovely to hear and I love the idea of valentines dolls! I might try one too I think.
And Josette, thank you for your support and encouragement as always
x
She is divine and I love that she has a star to put in the evening sky…my big girl believes that the tooth fairy takes her tiny teeth and plants them in the sky and that is the beginning of a new star.
Sometimes wool jumpers won’t felt usually because they have been treated to make them ‘superwash’, with really fine knits like this I have found it doesn’t matter either.
I think you’re right about the jumpers Shannon. I bought them from an op-shop ready to make summery nature table things with and I think I’ll still be able to make most of them, despite the non-feltiness!
I love your daughter’s idea about teeth and stars – what a lovely thought.
Thanks for explaining about the jacket, Anna!
SO CUTE!!
Anna, your little buttercup is so pretty, how beautifully you have shown her. I think you ought to set up an etsy store:)
Anna, she’s darling! I especially like that she has a star.
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