Seasonal Hand Knitted Designs for 18″ Dolls

August 15, 2023 by Shellie Wilson Leave a Comment

I recently purchased the “Seasonal Hand Knitted Designs for 18″ Dolls: Spring/Summer Collection” and I couldn’t be happier with my purchase. The book is filled with 13 beautifully designed hand knitted patterns that are suitable for both beginner and experienced knitters. The patterns are not only perfect for creating a stylish wardrobe for my 18″ doll, but also as a way to celebrate the art of knitting and honor the memory of the author’s mother, Brenda, who taught her how to knit at a young age.

One of the things I love about this book is that the patterns are designed to coordinate with each other, creating complete ensembles for my doll. From the traditional options offered in the Bria Collection, to the spring cherry blossom inspired set found in the Earth Collection, along with the versatile styles of the Neapolitan Chic Collection, and finishing with trendy nautical essentials from the Sea Collection. Each design is worked with the doll’s ease of dressing in mind, making it easy to dress and undress the doll.

The patterns are designed to fit American Girl Dolls and the comparable 18″ Gotz Dolls, which are very popular among doll enthusiasts. American Girl Dolls are known for their quality and attention to detail, making them a favorite among collectors and children alike. The dolls are designed to have different skin tones, hair textures and eye colors, which allows children to find a doll that looks like them. Additionally, the dolls have a wide range of books, clothing and accessories, making them an ideal companion for children to play and learn with.

Overall, I highly recommend this book for anyone who loves to knit and has an 18″ doll. The patterns are beautifully designed and easy to follow, making it a great way to celebrate the art of knitting and create a stylish wardrobe for your doll.

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Easter Chick Knitting Patterns

Chicks don’t necessarily have anything to do with Easter, but they are a popular motif this time of year. I’ve shared some chick knitting patterns before, but it seems like time to share some more.

I love this little bitty fuzzy chick from Gray Bear Akswokrat on Etsy. It’s worked flat and the pattern includes photos to help with assembly.

This funny chick has a flower on its head, but you could use a different embellishment or just leave it off if you don’t like it. This pattern is from Midaami292, and it is also worked flat and uses four colors of yarn. The yarn used on the sample is DK weight and makes a chick that’s 26 cm, or a little more than 10 inches tall.

Fluff and Fuzz has another adorable chick pattern, this time adorned with a little hat and scarf, perfect for those places where it’s still chilly at Easter time. This one calls for DK weight yarn in four colors and uses straight knitting needles for working flat. The chick comes out to 20 cm tall including the hat (that’s about 7.8 inches).

Chicks make a great shape to cover a chocolate orange, and you can find three different chick chocolate orange covers in this pattern from Carol Connelly (available on Ravelry). You can knit up a chick that’s still hatching from the egg, a round one with feet and a fuzzy full bodied chick. They use DK weight yarn and are worked flat from the bottom up.

Frugal Knitting Haus has this adorable mama hen washcloth with scrubby chicks that you can buy on Ravelry or their website. It uses regular worsted weight kitchen cotton yarn for the hen and a scrubby yarn for the chicks.

Maybe my favorite of all, though, is Jan the little chick purse, a pattern on Ravelry from Cristina Tonarelli. It’s exactly what it sounds like: a little purse made with a coin purse clasp in the shape of a chick. It uses worsted weight yarn and the instructions are made for working in the round, but it includes instructions for working flat as well.

Check Out This Sweet Easter Chick Basket

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