{"id":4722,"date":"2013-02-15T18:32:41","date_gmt":"2013-02-15T18:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/catinaanderson.com\/photography\/?p=4722"},"modified":"2013-02-20T15:04:56","modified_gmt":"2013-02-20T20:04:56","slug":"princess-dolly-a-peek-into-my-crochet-obsession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/catinaanderson.com\/photography\/princess-dolly-a-peek-into-my-crochet-obsession\/","title":{"rendered":"Princess Dolly – A Peek Into My Crochet Obsession"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lately, my crochet obsession has been focused primarily on one pattern which I’ve been feverishly making in every color I can find. \u00a0These adorable little dresses disappear as fast as I can make them. \u00a0Today I need to mail a couple of these to two very generous and kind people who helped me make the Project 52: “Focus” on Kindness logo. \u00a0They both have little girls and I wanted to return their kindness. \u00a0But I wanted to remember all the colors and variations after the dresses leave my home so dollies and I had a little photo shoot today. \u00a0Here are just a couple of them.<\/p>\n

This is a four-ruffle style (I have done them in 4 ruffle and 3 ruffle depending on how much yarn I have – I think both look pretty).<\/p>\n

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Here’s a 3-ruffle dress:<\/p>\n

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and the 3-ruffle sitting (still so ruffly!) \u00a0Perfect to adorn a little princess bed!<\/p>\n

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One of the little girls I offered to make one of these for was a little older and her mama requested a more pre-teen friendly hot pink and black. \u00a0I wasn’t sure about it at first… but now that it’s done I think the black and hot colors have become my favorites!<\/p>\n

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… especially when the yarn has a little sparkle to it… (this is Red Heart Celebration yarn for anyone curious).<\/p>\n

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I had to try it in Rainbow just to see… I think I like it!<\/p>\n

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I decided to use ties to close the back of the dress. \u00a0It was easier than attaching buttons or snaps and I think easier for small hands too. \u00a0I didn’t have to worry about any choking hazards with buttons falling off for my littlest princesses. \u00a0I think the bows add a nice accent to the dresses too.<\/p>\n

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My goal when I started these was to make a dress that would look pretty as a decoration on the bed and be sturdy enough to play with too because my girls are fully into playing with dolls at this age. \u00a0I searched for a pattern but couldn’t find anything as fancy as the beautiful doll dresses I remember my mom making when I was a little girl. \u00a0Unfortunately, all of those patterns were for display dolls – the kind you buy to use for decoration but whose arms fall off when you try to play with them… or they were toilet paper roll dolls.<\/p>\n

I wanted a dress for the American Girl or Our Generation style doll. \u00a0I found some pretty dresses but I wanted over-the-top fancy.<\/p>\n

I love how these turned out. \u00a0I’m still tweaking the pattern with each new dress… still finding things I want to improve or ways to modify for style. \u00a0But I’m having fun with this new little obsession :). \u00a0After today’s photo shoot I decided it’d be fun to share.<\/p>\n

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Will you please like my facebook page<\/a> so you can hear about new patterns as we develop them?<\/p>\n

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Linked to: \u00a05 days 5 ways Feature Friday <\/a>and<\/p>\n

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