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Sunday, February 26, 2023

Touch the Dark


 

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Sweet Ami

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Whoever Welcomes A Child

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Soft-bodied Peg Dolls

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Crochet Hitty by Joyce

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Minnow

Minnow Micro Ami

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Simply Amis

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Cottage Flower Waldorf Dolls

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My Crochet Doll by Isabelle Kessedjian

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Grace Notes Knit Dolls

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Fiona McDonald's Babe's Little Sister

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Fiona McDonald Travel Doll

Fiona McDonald Travel Doll

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Krochet for Kish: Riley and Tulah

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  • Camisole for Riley & Tulah
  • Wigs for Riley and Tulah

Teacup Spirit Doll Patterns

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  • Teacup Spirit doll pattern

Gingermelon Pocket Pixie Outfits

  • Kimono
  • Overalls, tee shirt, dress bodice

Cross Stitch Patterns

  • Wren Color Key
  • Wren Cross Stitch Chart
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  • Robin Cross Stitch Chart
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  • Nettie Cross Stitch Chart

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  • Gathered Sleeve Bodice
  • Puff Sleeve Dress
  • Simple Vest
  • Making a Shirt tutorial
  • Crochet sweater or bed jacket
  • Basic shirt
  • Jumper
  • Nightgown
  • Overalls
  • Basic Underwear pattern
  • A-line Dresses pattern
  • Simple Jacket pattern
  • Combinations patterns
  • A-line Apron pattern
  • Prairie Flowers Doll Pattern
  • Prairie Flower dollmaking tutorial

Basic Amigurumi Doll Patterns

  • Basic Doll
  • Basic Aran Sweater
  • Basic Jeans
  • Basic Skirt
  • Basic Cardigan Sweater
  • Basic Tank Top

Crochet an Outdoor Setting

  • Merlin Hedgehog
  • Stump,log, meadow pattern
  • Tiny Turtle Pattern
  • Tiny Mouse Pattern
  • Mushrooms pattern

Links to Pocket Spirit Patterns

  • Pocket Spirit Elven Boots
  • Jointed Pocket Spirit Pattern
  • Pocket Spirit Pants
  • Pocket Spirit Aran Sweater
  • Mock Smocking Pocket Spirit Dress
  • Pocket Stocking
  • Pocket Spirit Christmas Hat
  • Pocket Spirit Nightgown
  • Pocket Spirit Bodice with Fabric Skirt
  • Pocket Spirit Camisole&Pantaloons
  • Pocket Spirit Bodysuit
  • Make Lace into Dresses Tutorial
  • Fairy Wings for your Pocket Spirit
  • Pocket Spirit Doll Pattern
  • Pocket Spirit Tutorial

Links to Mini Free Spirit Patterns

  • Mini Nature Spirits
  • Mini Free Spirit Overalls&Jumper
  • Mini Free Spirit T-shirt
  • Mini Free Spirit A-line Dresses
  • Mini Free Spirit Dress & SunSuit
  • Mini Free Spirit Underwear
  • Mini Free Spirit Nightgown
  • Mini Free Spirit Mohair Sweater
  • Mini Free Spirit Doll Pattern

Links to my animal patterns

  • Kitty Patterns
  • Labrador Puppy Pattern
  • German Shepherd Puppy Pattern
  • Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Puppy Pattern
  • Border Collie Puppy Pattern
  • Beagle Puppy Pattern

Links to Free Spirit patterns on this Blog

  • Edwardian Nightgowns
  • Low Neckline Edwardian Dress
  • Detachable Collars
  • Basic Edwardian Dress
  • Better Bear crochet pattern
  • Basic Link Bodice
  • Flare Pants
  • Long Tunic
  • Basic Side-to-Side Bodice
  • Simple Skirts
  • Skull Cap and Bag
  • Basic Underwear
  • Victorian Boots
  • Short Sleeve Shirt
  • Free Spirit Doll Pattern

Tutorials

  • Swing Legs and Move-able Heads
  • Mushroom Manor
  • Crochet ami eyes
  • Another Hair Tutorial
  • Armature Tutorial
  • Simple Neck Jointing method
  • Manga Eyes Tutorial
  • Picture Tutorial to knit Waldorf style doll
  • Teacup Spirit Doll Tutorial
  • Cardboard Cottage Furniture
  • Cardboard Cottage Tutorial
  • Pocket Cottage Tutorial
  • Make a simple and inexpensive doll bed tutorial
  • Make Lace into Dresses Tutorial
  • Pocket Spirit Doll Tutorial
  • Sewing a shirt tutorial
  • Make a Prairie Flower doll
  • Link Stitch Tutorial
  • Wig Making Tutorial for all dolls
  • Free Spirit Dollmaking Tutorial
  • Making a Waldorf Doll
  • Moveable head for knit dolls

Tutorials by Joyce

  • Bobble Hair Tutorial
  • Ball Jointed Arms and Legs Tutorial
  • Curly Wig Cap Tutorial

Blogs I enjoy :-)

  • 1500 Free Amigurumi Patterns
  • Adventures with Penny
    Mongolian Christmas Greetings
    5 years ago
  • Attic24
    Summer Speed
    1 year ago
  • Doll
    Another Mermaid Tattoo
    17 hours ago
  • Fiona McDonald Her Blog
    Update Long Overdue
    7 years ago
  • From Lois' Hands
    Saliling Out of Vancouver
    20 hours ago
  • Gingermelondolls
    Free Tutorial - Christmas Angels Paper Dolls
    6 years ago
  • Isabelle Kessedjian
    The serial crocheteuses & more n° 800 : whaou 15 ans !
    1 day ago
  • Magic with hook and needles
    First post in 2025
    5 months ago
  • NeedlenThread.com» Mary Corbet’s Needle ‘N Thread
    Ready-to-Stitch: A Different Approach
    16 hours ago
  • The Fairies Nest - OOAK Cloth Dolls & Fiber Fantasies
    Sweetheart Week
    5 years ago
  • Vintage Spice and Everything Nice
  • Wayne Hale's Blog
    Into the Memory Hole
    1 month ago
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Welcome! My name is Beth and I live in the Midwest of the United States. I was 12 years old when Neil Armstrong stepped foot on the moon. I would have been an astronaut, but my fear of heights has kept me grounded :-) Instead, I became a Mechanical Engineer and worked in industry for many years. Now I design and make soft dolls; a passion I've enjoyed since my Grandmother first taught me to crochet.
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  • Links to Free Bed Doll patterns
  • Crochet Abbreviations
  • Dover Publications - value priced resource books
  • Crochet Pattern Central - loads of free patterns!
  • Roman Sock Blog, great free ami patterns
  • A Child's Dream Come True
  • Wood n Shop (for tiny wood spools)
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