Well my friends, this is my first attempt at making a doll.
I looked in all the usual places, Ravelry, Etsy etc. but there were so many patterns I just got confused and simply could not decide on which one to buy. So I thought, why not have a go and try to make one free hand.
I took her into work and the general consensus was that I could improve on the colour choices and I agree with to some degree (the green hair was not well received but I like it). I also feel it would look better using a smaller hook size to tighten up the stitches, add a bit of something at the neck and a few more tweaks here and there.
I have already started on a FairyII version because there are so many things that I am not happy with but overall for a first attempt I was quite pleased. It was a great learning curve too.
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This is a wonderful first attempt. I love the little fairy feet, so cute and small. Well done 🙂 !
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Thank you, I have done a other version but whist some things improved there were other issues, Trial and error, I just need to keep going until I am happy with the results!!
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Reblogged this on Crochet and Knitting Tidbits and commented:
This little doll is sooooo lovely!
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I am so vey happy to thank you for re-blogging my Fairy in the Garden post, I am finding making dolls quite a challenging process but am having lots of fun with it to.
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I think she’s lovely. I love her delicate dangly legs. I really like the colours. I think I would like to see her wings a little more delicate but that’s just me. Of course her name is perfect too, being what I chose for my own daughter!
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Thank you, I agree about the wings, I tired making them lacy but they didn’t stand up well enough, please let me know if you come across anything you think would be suitable. I hope your Freya dosesn’t mind having a fairy namesake!!
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Is she to be played with or just displayed? You could stiffen a more lacy wing with glue if she was just to be displayed.
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Good idea, I would prefer her to remain tactile, but I could give it a go and see how it works out. I also wondered about using cotton on a smaller than necessary hook, I thought that may be a bit firmer. Time for some experimentation I think!
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For a first attempt, what you have created is amazing. I can’t wait to see your next fairy!
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I am so happy you like my first fairy, I have named her Freya through collaboration with the lovely Tajana from Taties World
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I think the green hair is my favorite part! I mean, she’s a fairy! She has to have green hair!
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Thanks for your support of the green hair.
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It’s fun making your own patterns isn’t it? Interested to see how it evolves. I like the green hair actually!
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Thanks, so happy so many of my blogging friends liked the green hair, it was fun writing the pattern and I have finished the next one so will post soon to let you see, I think she has improved but there is still work to do. I apologise for taking a while to respond not sure why but you had slipped into spam!
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wow she is so cute 🙂
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Thank you, Fairy no. 2 has most of the same features but hopefully the body and face shapes will be improved.
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I can’t wait to see no:2 once you’ve finished – and, as for the colour of her hair – it immediately made me picture her with a tail – so how about using that for a fairy mermaid? 🙂
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Great idea, I will have to work out a fishy tail next.
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Reblogged this on More Aah than F*** and commented:
Love this – think she is a comping fairy – she is so lucky it has made her hair curl!
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Thank you so much for the re-blog, I apologise for taking a while to respond but you had slipped into spam for some reason! I will keep a closer eye on things in future to be sure I don’t miss you again.
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Green and curly hair is a good idea. It looks fluffy 🙂 I like it. This fairy is really cute.
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Thank you, with all this support for the green hair I am thinking that my colleagues at work just don’t understand about fairies.
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It looks good for your first one. I am not crazy about the color of the hair but I like the texture. You need to ask yourself what you would want in a doll and go with that.
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Good advice, thanks. The next one has pale yellow hair so she is a bit more normal.
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The green hair is great – also love the little frill at the bottom of the dress. The most wonderful thing about freehand crochet is that fairy no. 2 wouldn’t be the same even if you tried! Well done you.
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You are right, that is part of the appeal, although if you made one that you really loved would you regret not writing in out??
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I’m in love ❤
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Thank you so much, I hope you will love No. 2 as much, I feel they should have names, any suggestions?
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Something from the old Norse Mythology….just came up to my mind that idea because of my former studies….Freya wasn’t the Nordic goddess of love?
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Freya sounds like a good fairy name, thanks.
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I like the green hair too. I think the problem is it clashes with her pink dress…. blue dress instead???
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Such good advice, my designer friend said it was the dress colour that the hair clashed with too. No 2 Fairy has boring pale yellow hair but I will try with the green again and do a blue dress. What shade would you suggest? I have several shades of blue from pale to turquoise.
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I would get all the blues out and put them next to the green to see which looks nicest with it. If I’m not sure I leave it out for a few days and keep looking at it until I decide. Looking forward to seeing her.
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What a great way to decide, I will take your advice and see how the mood takes me. Thanks.
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I think it looks great as it is and I’m looking forward to seeing Fairy number two in due course 🙂
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Thanks, she is well under way and an improvement…..I hope.
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