A crochet pattern for a Dr Who tardis bag, but it also uses simple e-textiles to include a flashing LED light on top of the bag.
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Reborn Baby doll magnetic dummy pattern
Free Crochet pattern and a photo of my new cat!
Meet the Dolls 2 – The Clog Maker
My little clog maker doll has even managed his own mini clogs.
Meet the dolls 1 – The Fisherman
William the Fisherman doll
The camaraderie of crafting
It’s hard to describe, but as I sit here in this lobby, with strangers I consider friends I’m realising this isn’t something that can be put into words.
The Romance of Pattern Writing
I came across a funny little story recently in the book “No Idle Hands – The social history of American knitting” by Anne L. Macdonald. The story tells of a well known bag maker from New England back in the 18th Century. Matilda Emerson, who had a bit of a thing for her widowed parson.Continue reading “The Romance of Pattern Writing”
My Little Crochet Dolls Video Tutorials
Here is the complete set of Video Tutorials on the My Little Crochet Doll pattern.
The New Improved Crochet Doll
I’ve just finished a series of video tutorials, made in my usual home made style. They’re available on YouTube and the first one starts here:
Face Painting Kits
Some time ago I decided I wasn’t happy with my dolls having plain plastic dots for eyes. I tried painting onto the safety eyes, but the paint peeled off too easily.
The problem with crochet eyes is that the stitches don’t line up squarely as they do in knitting, so counting stitches doesn’t work either.
Updating the doll – EPY week 4
This week has been very productive. I’ve been contacting yarn suppliers and mills, spent a whole weekend dyeing wool, applied for a grant to do some market research and finally am near the point of having a finished product. Well, I say a finished product, but… I want to re-create the idea of the knitted/crochet doll.Continue reading “Updating the doll – EPY week 4”
Betty Virago 