I am working on a few things to send to my niece, Anastasia, who just turned one. She's my only niece on my side, so that makes her extremely special.
Here is the doll I am working on for her. I went for a more Japanese cuteness style - which I love. The pinky-lavender hair is soooo pretty and sweet. I did a low bun hair style - reminiscent of Princess Leia (a special sci-fi detail my brother will appreciate). The eyes are solid black instead of colored irises for a more stylized, cartoonish look.
Once the head/body is sewn and stuffed, face embroidered, and hair completed the doll is really about 80 percent complete. Of all these steps the hair takes me the longest (4-6 hours) and hurts my fingers the most. I have some excellent callouses building up on the tips of my pointer and middle finger in my right hand (I prefer the callous to thimbles - I hate thimbles: fumbling awkward horrible things).
I love working with yarn for hair. I can't knit or crochet so this fulfills my desire to play with beautiful yarns and squish those pretty soft yarn balls. This yarn is Rowan Creative Focus Worsted, 75% wool, 25% alpaca. The color is called "soft pink."
Make something beautiful!
Jen
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