Nativity set-September 2017

I fell in love with this nativity set last year but didn't buy it because I was swamped with other projects. But it has stayed in the back of my head all year long and so I finally went and bought it. Now I think I have become a bit more ambitious than I have time for but I am going to go for it and try and make at least 4 sets and maybe even 5. Here is the first set. I think they turned out adorable even though they are way bigger than I thought they would be!

Angel without face. I put the eyes on after the picture I guess. I am going to trim the hair up some more because this angel looks too girly to me. 

Baby Jesus

Joseph

Mary

Camel-all of the legs are kind of wobbly, as I make them I'm sure I will improve on technique.

Donkey was fun! I mean, look at that mane!!!

The sheep was fun as well and really is pretty fun to hold if you are a tactile person!

Shepherd-again I think I will improve as I go on, I'm not happy with his hat at the moment, but it is sewn on already and I am not fixing it. The next one I will make sure fits the head better.

The whole set-I want to make 5 of these! I know, I am crazy! They are fun to make!

There are also patterns for 3 wise men but I didn't make those since my son-in-law always points out that the wise men didn't show up until Jesus was a couple of years old and living in a house by then! ha! But if you are traditional and want the whole set they are available so you can do whatever floats YOUR boat! The set whips up pretty quickly. I finished two in a day when I did nothing else. The set took me about a week to finish. The instructions are excellent as I have come to expect of Mary. She also created the instructions for the superhero dolls that I made. Step by step with pictures so I highly recommend her patterns. The nativity set calls for safety eyes which I don't use. I just whip stitched some eyes on with yarn. That way you don't have to worry about the little ones choking on them. They are weighted and I used glass rocks in the bottoms of each of the people. Go HERE for the pattern by Mary Smith.

September 2017- Puppy Dog

I made this puppy dog for my friends daughter that is going to have a baby in January. I'm also going to make a blanket for her to match. I'll work on that after I finish Christmas gifts.

All of the pieces are finished except for the eyes

All put together and looking so stinkin cute!

All dressed

Totally forgot that I was going to put blue overalls on him and so his tail matches his clothes. Oh well, he is still cute!

Go HERE for the free pattern and links to assemble and make his clothes

Olaf Snowman-September 2017

Olaf head and face-the eyes and mouth and tooth are all made out of felt and glued onto the crocheted head

Uhoh, Olaf in pieces! A friend said I should connect him with buttons so that he could be taken apart!

Finished Olaf

All 3 Frozen characters together

I was looking for a pattern for Olaf and I wanted a bit bigger than what this pattern called for. I couldn't find another pattern that I liked better that was bigger. So I doubled the yarn and I used a size K crochet hook and he turned out to be a comparable size to the dolls so I was happy. 

These are going to be Christmas presents for my 2 granddaughters and my grandson. Hope they enjoy them! I thought they all turned out cute. 

I got the pattern for Olaf here: One Dog Woof Her instructions were pretty good. There is some "free crochet" that has to be done for the nose. That means you just kind of have to "wing it" to the best of your ability. Not sure I'm overly happy with my rendition, but it will work. I would have preferred to crochet the eyes and the mouth and tooth, but wasn't sure how to "free crochet" those so I went with the felt look instead. The pattern calls for animal eyes, but I don't like using those so I just made up some felt eyes. He does look cute!

Ice Queen Sweetie(Elsa) August 2017

head, body and legs(I love the way these dolls work up. The instructions are GREAT!

face and dress

arms and wig cap

she looks like Cousin It!

All finished(she has a white sparkly cape on as well)

The two girls together

I really enjoyed crocheting these dolls. They work up quickly. The only time consuming parts are the face and the hair. I'm not overly fond of Elsa's hair, but it will do. I'm sure my granddaughters will not know that they aren't perfect. ha! 

I got all of my doll patterns from Made By Mary's Etsy store. Check out all of her masterpieces! Her instructions are excellent and easy to follow!