Just a quick progress picture of the Woodland Hoodlet I am knitting for twelve inch fashion dolls. I am about halfway done with the back at this point. I will most likely do nine cable repeats, and then I can proceed with the hood.
Woodland Hoodlet On Bambicrony Lottie
Here are some quick pictures of the 10-12" sized Woodland Hoodlet modeled on my Bambicrony Lottie sculpt, Sofia. She is a 10 inch tall doll, similar in size to Tonner's Patsy and Ann Estelle. However, her shoulders and overall build is slimmer than the Tonner dolls.
Smaller Yet! Knitted Woodland Hoodlet For 12" Fashion Dolls
This may be the smallest version of the fantastic Woodland Hoodlet pattern by Tiny Owl Knits that I attempt. This is turning out right on target for 12" fashion dolls, at least judging by how the finished front section looks held up against my Fashion Royalty Poppy Parker (The Bratter Lover's) doll.
I am knitting with lace weight extra fine merino yarn held double on size 0 US needles. I purchased the yarn from my favorite yarn seller, Penelope's Fine Yarns on Etsy. The yarn is a light yellow with a hint of gold, and is named "Buckskin-Straw Into Gold." There's still a skein of it available at the time of this post.
This size has been more frustrating for me, especially when I hit the twelve stitch cables and the bobbles. I have dropped more stitches on this version than the other three I have made combined. Part of my problem is when I knit with yarn held double I can get mixed up on where my stitches really are, especially on tiny needles. The other complication is just the small scale, period. Now that I am done with the heavily cabled/bobbled front section, the rest should be much more relaxing, though.
For now, here are some pictures of the work in progress.
The finished front section held up against my 12" Fashion Royalty Poppy Parker doll.
Even Smaller!-Knitted Woodland Hoodlet For 10-12" Dolls Nearly Finished
Even with smaller needles, this is still a relatively quick and easy knit. I finished the front and back sections last night, and did the Kitchener stitch seam. I already picked up the stitches around the neckline for the hood, and am a couple of cable repeats into it.
For this smaller size I only did nine cabled repeats on the back. When I do a second one in this size I will try it with ten repeats and see how it looks. But for now this gives a good fit on a wide range of dolls, at least sans the hood. I did a quick test fit on my 16" Tonner Sydney doll out of curiosity, and it was a good fit. I think if I had ten repeats, that extra half inch or so would make it too slouchy, but we will see on the next one.
I am pretty sure this one will be completed this evening! I have several dolls I can try this size on, so it will give a much better idea of scale and fit. :)
The front and back completed, and seam done.
The back.
The beginning of the hood. You do need to be careful when you pick up the stitches so you distribute them evenly around the neckline. You pretty much are skipping 2-3 stitches between picked up stitches. If you picked up every stitch around, the hood would be huge!
Even Smaller!-Knitted Woodland Hoodlet For 10-12" Dolls
I am pretty much obsessed with the Woodland Hoodlet pattern by Tiny Owl Knits.
I have completed a human sized version, then a 1/3 doll version, and immediately progressed to attempting a 1/4 doll version. So far, so good!
I am using size 2 US needles, and the same yarn I used for the 1/3 version, just held single strand this time. After already doing the pattern twice, it is even easier to follow, and going even quicker despite the size reduction.
I have completed the front section already, and now the back and hood remain. Those have minor cabling compared to the front, so I fully expect to be able to finish this version in the next day or so.
And then, the next attempt will be even smaller, hopefully for 12" fashion dolls. :D
Here is the completed front section on my 10" Bambicrony Lottie sculpt BJD. I think this will be a good fit on her, although her shoulders are a bit narrower than my Tonner Patsy. (Our cat, Steven Monster, lounges in the background, as he frequently does.)
Here is the front section sized up against my 10" Tonner Patsy. It looks like it will be a good fit on her so far.
After casting on, and five cable sections into the front.
The front section is complete.