That was quite a response yesterday! I listened. I made boots. Thank you to all who participated.

I actually ended up knitting FIVE legs for this doll. There was the one leg with tights and the one leg with a boot, then I knit the other leg with a boot. When I went to attach them however, I realized that the boots were about a half inch too short. They were calf boots. I wanted knee boots. So back to the needles I went and knit two more legs with boots. They’re pretty cute. A little bumpy and awkward looking, but still pretty cute.

Some answers to comment questions….

Carrie asked, “What yarn do you use?” While I would love to knit beautiful dolls with gorgeous natural fibers, the truth is that I originally sought out this pattern to use up some of the acrylic in my stash that has been gifted to me. I have found, however, that while the hair, limbs, and body look just fine in stiff acrylic yarn, the clothes really need to be knit with something softer. The dress on this doll was knit with a soft acrylic yarn that I think came from my friend Gayle. I’m sure I didn’t buy it, and there’s no label. The arms, legs, face and hair are Plymouth Encore (which is what the pattern calls for), and the boots are stiff Red Heart. Some of the other dolls have been knit using Lamb’s Pride worsted. I love that stuff, and it makes BEEEE-utiful doll clothes.

Lynn asked, “Where does the pattern come from?” Interweave Knits, Summer 2002. I ordered the back issue myself after seeing Kerstin’s adorable doll a while ago, and it arrived very quickly in the mail.

At the knitting group last night, the amazingly cute Hayden claimed that, considering her blonde hair and blue eyes, she could totally be my daughter, and therefore needs a doll of her own. Ignoring the fact that there was a serious hole in her logic, (about 20 years or so), I told her that the best way to score a doll from me, would be to invite one of my daughters to her birthday party, since only ONE out of the THREE of them actually has a doll. An impending birthday party seems to be what gets them done around here. :-). Hayden really is incredibly cute, and I want her hair!

Now I present… Miss Mary Sunshine’s birthday gift!