Kategorie: crocheting

… Christmas Decorations

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Christmas decorations are popping up everywhere I turn, and the urge to do something a little different, a little unexpected, got the better of me. That’s how I ended up picking up my crochet hook and starting a bunny. Well… almost a bunny. So far, the little guy doesn’t have a head yet—just a body and legs for now.

To get inspired and figure out what to do next, I laid him on a blank sheet of white paper and sketched a head on top. Seeing it like that, even just on paper, made me think, “Hey, this could actually turn into something!” Somehow the mix of crocheted body and imagined head feels playful, a little quirky, and full of potential. I can’t wait to see how this bunny—or whatever he becomes—takes shape.

Little People with Wild Hair-Do

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At some point – well after I’d made these two – I decided to change how I construct the arms. Now each doll is worked in one piece: starting with the legs, then the body, then the arms (which are incorporated into the body), and finally the neck and head. That makes them properly “baby-proof.”

Even with this new construction, I try to keep the spirit of the originals alive—the little people with their wild hair-do, sticking up in every direction, untamed and full of character. That wild hair-do gives each doll a mischievous, playful energy, like they’ve just run through a whirlwind or been caught in a gust of wind. It’s what makes them instantly lovable and full of personality, even before you add a face or a story.