Friday, January 27, 2012

Crochet for Victoria DiPietro's Portrait Doll

For the last week or so I have been working on crochet accessories for Victoria DiPietro's Portrait doll.  This lovely doll is just a shade under 19 inches tall, made of cloth (craft velour) with a paper clay head.  In a previous post I discussed making wigs for this doll from crochet caps and mohair yarn.

Above you see the camisole and pantaloons for Katy Jo, crocheted in size 3 crochet cotton (like a light sportweight yarn) and a size C crochet hook.  The lovely gored skirt was made by Victoria, and the camisole makes a sweet summer top to go with it.

To date I have completed three detachable collars, as shown above.  Each could be made with or without the standup neckline.  The collars use size 10 crochet cotton and a size 6 steel hook.

A pair of very simple, lacy tube socks, crocheted of DMC size 8 perle cotton and a size 6 crochet hook; and the camisole and pantaloons mentioned above.   An apron/pinafore to wear over her pretty dresses will complete her crochet trousseau. 

The plan is for this doll, with her cloth and crochet trousseau, to be available as a pattern, possibly in the late spring of this year.   She would be a lovely addition to any cloth dollmaker's repertoire.  I will keep you posted :-)

21 comments:

  1. What a talent you have! Can't wait until you complete.

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  2. the accessories are lovely, were can i found the tutorial for the collars??
    thanks for all the tutorial

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  3. Thank you for your lovely comments, Just Ming, Charlotte, and Moulinette.

    There is no tutorial for these patterns; the plan is for them to be a part of a pattern set for sale sometime in the late Spring.

    Beth

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  4. How very petty. I love your creations. You are so very talented.

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  5. Always fun to see what you are up to!! Love the combination of crochet with the fabric to make the outfits. The socks are just delightful & really add a wonderful touch to the other pieces. The doll has a lovely face & looks very pleased with the outfits she has been given. Lucky doll!!

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  6. I love it all but my oh my those little socks are ever so sweet! She is quite a lucky doll to have you at work on her wardrobe!

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  7. All amazingly cute and clever designs.

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  8. Beth, I am quite excited about this project. I can't wait for it to become available. Victoria's and your work is stunning for this doll. Just beautiful. I must have one for myself.

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  9. What a lovely doll! Pure beauty =))

    Siv

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  10. Thank you so very much, Lois, Judy, Natalie Jo, Lizzie, Kate, and Innestemmen :-)

    Victoria has created a beautiful doll with instructions that will make her within the reach of the cloth dollmaker.

    Beth

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  11. Beth, you would be ANY little girl's dream! REALLY! Hmmm ... did I say LITTLE girl? You'd be any DOLL LOVER'S dream! I was missing you a lot, and stopping by daily to see if you'd posted, but I figured you were busy creating! Yes, indeed! You WERE! And you set the exact tone for this lovely doll & her time period! BEAUTIFUL! I'd love to hang out with you not only because you're a sweetheart, but because MAYBE - just maybe, sigh! - some of your amazing talent MIGHT rub off on me! Note: Bet the dollmaker is ecstatic over these outfits!

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  12. Dear Kai, thank you so much for your good words and your enthusiasm :-)

    Beth

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  13. I am interested in Victoria's dolls. I found several sites but nothing that showed more then one doll and had very little about the artist. Can you direct me to a site that shows the range of her designs and has something about the artist herself?

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  14. Hi Yvonne,

    I think the best place to see Victoria's work is her Flickr site, which is here:

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/victoriadipietrodesigns/

    She also has some patterns available on Dollmakers Journey, see here:

    http://dollmakersjourney.com/dipietro.html

    I hope this helps!

    Beth

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  15. Thank you for providing such a wonderful site with great examples and patterns. I have ordered the Gingermelon pocket doll and look forward to creating a wardrobe for her.

    Carolyn

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  16. please keep me informed when your victoria doll patterns become available.
    hallen93@verizon.com

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  17. Hello hallen93,

    Victoria's Portrait Doll CD is now available through her Etsy site or through Dollmakers Journey. See this post for links to both sites:

    http://byhookbyhand.blogspot.com/2012/05/awesome-dollmaking-cd.html

    Beth

    P.S. I tried to send this message to hallen93@verizon.com, but it was rejected

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