Curiosity Kills

So this whole "having cable in my home" thing does lead to more television watching.  Though mostly On Demand, because frankly, I can't stay up till 11pm to watch shows, and a lot of the ones I like are on at 10pm! LOL

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Got a few projects done recently, all doll related... see behind the cut for pictures!

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I've been giving Sebastian (Fairyland Minifee Ruth) a bit of a makeover, in preparation for his sister's arrival...true, she won't be here till October, most likely, but he already looks a lot better with darker hair and some more casual clothes!

The wardrobe for my perspective Minifee Chloe is a work in progress...I'm working on a plain Dollswest Designs sweater for her now, but it takes a lot longer to knit for that size than it does for LittleFee! LOL

Emily now has a sleeping faceplate, as well, which I am delighted about. I was so lucky to catch one for sale! I have regretted not getting her a sleeping faceplate since I got her.

Poor Emily - First I make absolutely nothing for a month or so, and then I saddle her with a couple sweaters in the middle of summer! With another one on the needles! LOL

The thing I love about knitting is that there's never a pattern that doesn't teach me something, whether it's a more efficient way of constructing something, or that I really hate M1 increases. *grin*

First up was a sweater I've had a mental image of for quite some time. I wanted a sort of 1930s look, with rolled hems, and whether it is historically accurate is questionable, but it came out exactly as I'd hoped!

I used the free pattern from DollsWest Designs again ( I seriously love this pattern!), but made some modifications to get the look I wanted:

Sleeves - Replace Rows 1 to 8 of the pattern with “Knit 24 rows stockinette”

Body - Replace rows 1-10 with 14 rows stockinette stitch

Neck/collar - Replace rows 1 though 6 with “Knit 4 rows stockinette” Make sure you bind off losely.

I found there wasn’t much roll and it was easily contained by blocking.  I had originally thought that if it rolled too much at the hems I’d just sew a bit of ribbon inside to prevent it. I was surprised I didn’t need to!   I kept the roll very small, as I wanted it to look proportional, and it was only in the middle of the body section that it even tried to roll more, which worked out well for me!

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I celebrated by taking Emily out for some pictures. (Seriously, I thought it would never be warm enough again! LOL)

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Now if only I could the the Small People the stand still to get similar quality pictures of them!  LOL  I swear we have three pictures of my niece that are not a blur since she was old enough to crawl....

It's WEDNESDAY!  Less Than Three updated and I have things to read!!!!

...I think the fact that I had not idea what day today was says everything that needs to be said about work this week. 

Stories! :)

ETA:  Good greif!  Silver Bullet Chapter 15B is out too!  I have a wealth of things to read!  (And yet, 26 minutes before I am supposed to have gone to bed.  I may have to portion this out and read some tomorrow... LOL)

Truthfully, it's been sitting around waiting for snaps for a while...I hate sewing snaps! LOL But I'm very pleased with how it came out. :)

This is from a free DollsWest Designs pattern (#8), and is done in Knitpicks Gloss Laceweight (Cyan). It looks a little boxier in this picture than it is in real life, and I really like the colour on Emily. I took the time to actually block it at all the points the pattern told me too, and I really do think it made quite a difference. It looks so much nicer than many of my other attempts!

Had a chance to take a few pictures yesterday, and started out with a mental list of pictures I wanted to take, of which this was one.

Then on a whim I pulled out Flake, and as is always mysteriously the way, the unplanned pictures are the ones I like the best! LOL

Emily believes in Fairies...and apparently, they believe in her, too!

We have a newcomer!  My RealPuki SoSo had arrived, and may actually be even cuter in real life than in the pictures.

It's hard to describe how tiny she is!  Somehow "about 9cm tall" just doesn't emphasize it enough... LOL

She doesn't have her own wig (ordered from 1Mim), and her clothes are not here yet, so she doesn't look quite like herself yet.   She's borrowed a Puki wig, which looks cute from the front, but weird from the side due to differences in head shape.  She's wearing one of the little dresses I made her from this pattern, which is awesome!

She seems equally as poseable as the other Fairyland dolls I have (Puki, Pukifee, Littlefee, and Minifee).  

I have to admit, she reminds me of my niece a lot, as the Nieceling is also very tiny and delicate looking, and possessed of an adorable grin.  

...No elf ears, though!

I brought this tiny one to work with me, which I haven't done before, and she is grinning at me from behind the desk calendar, making me smile despite the already high-stress day.

I'm very tempted to take apart the white Pukifee wig I have and don't use, and see if I can turn it into a temporary wig (or two) for her until her real one arrives.  She'll have a white, waist-length mohair wig.

The order from Spampy is supposed to be finished by the end of this week, so within a couple weeks she will have an adorable little outfit of dress and leggings, and the World's Teeniest Sleeping Bag to sleep in at night.  She also has a couple little shirt dresses from Etsy that should be arriving any day now.

I was actually quite pleased that the things I made before Flake's arrival fit pretty well.  She can also wear some Puki clothing.   For example, she can wear Kismet's top, but the bloomers that go with it are just too wide and add too much bulk.  

It's crazy, but I seriously want to knit and crochet for her, despite the fact that I'd probably have to use embroidery thread or something!! LOL My brain must be getting warped by Emily's sweater.  I should be at the point I can join up the sleeves to body on that tomorrow!

At first I had quite a hard time with the tiny stitches, but it has gotten much easier with practice.  Although I live in fear of a dropped stitch, as I'm not sure I'd be able to SEE it!!

Then I can start Wovenflame's top-down Tunic for Emily as well - Since winter shows no signs of wanting to end, might as well keep going with the warm clothes! LOL

I very much love my background and floor from Raw*Kiss, but have been thinking I really wanted an extra wall, and it should have bookcases.

I sketched and measured, and went to the craft store to find Balsa wood.

And found a shot glass display case for half off. I took off the front cover, turned it on it's side, and sure enough, it's almost exactly the dimensions I wanted! (Though I was going to make mine in two pieces.)

I love it!

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I love when things can be used for purposes other than intended! LOL

One dress (and bloomers, not shown) for my niece:



Then a bunch of things for Emily! (Littlefee Ante)( Cut for still more pictures and doll stuff :) )