Sweet Voodoo Dolls to Knit

I saw the Voodoo You Love Me dolls come across my Instagram feed recently, and they are pretty stinking adorable, but the thing that’s really fun about this pattern is when you look at the pattern page on Ravelry and see all the different ways people have made these dolls their own.

The original design by Susan Claudino-Aguilar came out in 2013 and since that time people have been taking the pattern and running with it, making large versions, small versions, dolls stabbed with knitting needles and one that creepily looks like Chucky.

The point being that the published pattern is only the beginning here; whether you take it cute or creepy is totally up to you.

You can download it from Ravelry for $6.

[Photo: Susan Claudino-Aguilar]

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Knitwear designers can get inspiration from almost anything when it comes to re-creating a color scheme, an image or a texture in stitches. Sometimes the inspiration isn’t always obvious in the finished project, but sometimes it’s more literal.

That’s the way it is with the Tin Ceiling Blanket from Purl Soho. Not just because the inspiration is in the name, but if you’ve ever seen one of these old ceilings you can see that the design of the blanket is quite similar to the pattern of the tin tiles.

This is also a good example of the idea that you don’t have to use fancy stitch patterns or lots of color to make a big impact with your knits. This single-color blanket (designed by Gianna Mueller and inspired by a washcloth and towel set designed by Sandi Rosner) is made completely with knits and purls, other than slipped stitches at the beginning of rows to make neater edges.

The pattern is written out row by row, but there’s also a chart, which means this project is a great opportunity to practice reading a chart where you can check your work against the written pattern if you need to.

It comes in two sizes, a crib blanket and a throw. The yarn used in the sample is an organic cotton sold by the cone, which is a great way to get a large quantity of yarn and have fewer ends to weave in. In fact, you can knit either size of the blanket with just one cone of yarn, which isn’t inexpensive but makes you a great, sturdy, heirloom quality but still washable blanket you’ll use for years to come. (Of course you can use any sport weight yarn you like to make this blanket.)

Check out all the details and grab the free pattern from Purl Soho.

[Photo: Purl Soho]

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