Having decided on a gown for Gwen, I poked through my colors for the right shade of purple. I went with colour to the left of the cream thread – DMC 340. I started with a medium brown for Gwen’s quilted petticoat, then crocheted her off-white under-gown. Unfortunately I was so involved in what I … More Gwen’s gown
I love musicals, but Wicked was the first new show I feel in love with as a teenager.
I’ve been trying to post daily about my crochet, mostly because I think it’s really good for me to think about it every day. It gives me a sense of achievement to look back on my past dolls, and writing about my current projects helps me to gain momentum.
After making my tiny Disney Princesses in early 2013, I tried my hand at a little Hermione Granger. I was never really satisfied with her – she seemed to be lacking that special something that makes a doll finished – and so I put her away to return to her at a later date. Last … More Hermione Granger
I spent over two hours on Esmerelda’s sleeves other night. It didn’t feel like that long since I was watching Wolf Hall, immersing myself in Tudor scheming while fiddling with Esmerelda’s little puffed sleeves in an attempt to get them even. Despite trying to keep track of what I was doing when I made the … More Esmerelda – progress report
This doll was my third Ariel, and was a gift for a lovely friend I met at a Stitch and Bitch group in Melbourne. I used DMC cotton embroidery floss for her shell bra and body (DMC 3370, my go-to colour for un-tanned Caucasian skin), and DMC silk/satin thread for her hair and tail.
Some days, when I don’t know what I want to make, I sit on my bed and go through my threads.
Because I’m an adult, I had a Disney movies afternoon last week with a friend. We watched Mulan and The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and by about half way through Hunchback I’d decided to crochet a little Esmerelda.
Ariel was actually my second doll after the ballerina. She was crocheted during a 12 hour train trip from Melbourne to Sydney in February of 2013.
This was my very first micro-crochet doll. Like my other early dolls, she had no armature, but held herself so naturally as a dancer when I put her body together that I just had to turn her into a little ballerina!
Crochet by Calla 