Project 13: Doll's Petticoat with Fancy Border

Continuing my outfit for Dolly, I'm knitting a pretty petticoat.

Published in Weldon’s Practical Knitter, Twenty-Fourth Series (1893) and republished in Weldon’s Practical Needlework Volume 8.

"The petticoat from which our engraving is taken measures 7 inches in length; it is worked with an ounce of white Andalusian wool and a pair of No. 11 bone knitting needles, and is exceedingly pretty for a dolly."

Designed for a 14-16” doll. I’m using Knitpicks "Bare", a fingering weight sock yarn from my stash, which I dyed a very pale pink using "Lac", a natural dye, and US #2 needles.

Project 12: Doll's Chemise Update

Dolly's Chemise is done and the free pattern may be downloaded here

Here's a picture of the completed Chemise:

I was surprised at how long the chemise is (12 1/2"); I had the impression that this was going to be like an undershirt, but it's actually ankle length.  I've looked at some vintage ads for undergarments and the chemise is indeed a long underdress.  A 1919 ad for a set of undergarments for a doll shows a chemise:

And this illustration shows a proper set of lady's undergarments from the period:

The chemise was worn next to the skin, under the corset.  Dolly is not getting a corset, but there is a fetching pair of drawers I may knit next, plus a wonderful petticoat.

Mitts for an Older Child

my talented knitter sister Susna whipped up these for her granddaughter Tatum, just in time for Easter.

Since Tate is now 9 (how did that happen?), Sue upsized Mitts for A Young Child using sport weight yarn and US 5 needles.

Cute!

Sue found a little error in the pattern:
ERRATA: Row 4 of Hand should end with K3.

The pdf has been corrected on 4/7/12.

Project 12: Doll's Chemise

from Weldon's Practical Knitter Twenty-Fourth Series (1893) and republished in Weldon's Practical Needlework Volume 8.


I'm continuing with garments for Dolly.  First the chemise.  Original instructions call for " 1 oz. of white Andalusian wool and a pair of No. 12 steel knitting needles.  A smaller garment can be fashioned by substituting Shetland Wool, and a larger one by using Andalusian Wool with No. 11 needles."


I'll be using some pale pink (dyed by me quite a while ago) sock weight yarn and size 2 US needles.  "Andalusian wool" is defined by String or Nothing as lace weight so may need to switch to a finer yarn once I've taken some measurements.

Project 11: Doll's Hood in Plain Knitting Pattern is Available

And here is Dolly in her pretty Hood.  Dolly is a $5.00 thrift store find, not the elegant 1893 Jumeau doll I would have preferred to model for me :-)  She's 16" tall and her head measures about 10" around, which is perfect for this project.

Super simple and fast to knit (and only a teeny bit of crocheting, which you can easily avoid by using a ribbon to tie her hood)  The pattern is available here

Project 11: Doll's Hood in Plain Knitting

"Doll's Hood in Plain Knitting" from Weldon's Practical Knitter Twenty-Fourth Series (1893) and republished in Weldon's Practical Needlework Volume 8.

The Twenty-fourth series features "clothing for dolls, including dresses, undergarments, socks, hoods, infants' cloths, &c." and I'm going to make a few things for a dolly (will have to get a dolly to model them)

"The head of this hood is worked in plain knitting with white wool, and pink is used for the pretty scalloped border which goes round the front and along the bottom of the curtain, the combination is pleasing, and the result is a charming little hood that is certain to give satisfaction."

The original pattern calls for "a small quantity of pink and white Peacock fingering, and a pair of No. 12 steel knitting needles."

I'm using sock yarn from the stash, leftovers from previous projects; the pink is a lovely pink and red Wollmeise yarn in the colorway "Dornroschen".  The white is (I think) Cherry Tree Hill Supersock in natural.

Project 10: Mittens For a Young Child Pattern Available

Done, and lickety split :-)

I will get better photos when my photographer returns, but wanted to post the pattern so you can knit these adorable mitts for your little girls needing spring fanciness.

The free pattern is available here.

These are just precious, and I think any little girl would love to wear them.  I made them exactly as the original, with a little crocheted edging and a silk ribbon around the wrist.  I think they'd be just fine without the crocheted edging though.