Yesterday, after work, I finally attached the limbs to the voodoo doll that I was knitting for my daughter. It’s about time, right? This project has been sitting around waiting to be assembled for about a week! The free time I had, my daughter was always around. Naturally I didn’t want to complete the almost finished project in front of her since she’d guess that it would be hers. I can’t slip anything past her! 😉
I chose a button eye, sewed the other eye and made a “stitched mouth” with some of my lovely Malabrigo yarn. I knit this doll on my size 3 Hiya Hiya steel sharp needles. I used worsted weight wool yarn. I originally wrote about the amigurumi knitted doll a little over a week ago.
In my earlier posts, I mentioned that I was knitting this amigurumi doll in front of her, but as it started to take shape I had to finish knitting the project when she wasn’t around. The results? My daughter was thrilled when she saw the knitted doll and promptly called her “Izzy”. She’s already talking about making clothes for this doll, so it looks like we’ll be sewing clothing for her this weekend.
Where to find the knitted voodoo doll
I discovered the pattern when I was searching on Ravelry for a quick knitted amigurumi doll that I could make in time for my daughter’s tenth birthday. I browsed many knitted amigurumi, but I kept coming back to this one since it was my favorite because it is so freaking cute! I was sold when I saw that it was knit in the round. That’s my favorite way to make amigurumi projects. I promptly purchased the pattern ($5.00) and casted on. The pattern is called Voodoo you love Me. See… even the name is adorable! It’s designed by Susan Claudino. Susan, thanks so much for creating this awesome pattern. I thought this pattern was easy. If you know how to K, Kfb, k2tog, you too can make this knitted doll. I’m looking forward to knitting more items from this talented designer.
In other news…
Yesterday, my right angle clamps arrived so I assembled my Warre beehive! I’ll write more about that including pictures in a later post.
They’re all so cute! Nice, very nice. Not surprised at all that your girl was so happy to get them for her birthday.
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I fell in love with them too @suituapui, The first picture is what I made, the second is the photo that made me want to knit one for my daughter. I like them so much, that I think I’ll make one for myself.
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Wow, what a great doll. Thank you for give link for the pattern. Can I ask your help where is the best place to learn knitting? Thank you for your great post.
Thanks @botakilmu, my daughter really likes it a lot. I do too.
Let’s see YouTube user Knit Witch has several videos about knitting including the basic cast on video.
Aynaria recently posted..A very special day; My daughter’s birthday
This is so cute! Let me know when you start selling them!!!!!
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@Jennifer, Ha, selling them! I doubt that would ever happen. The yarn alone cost over $25, factor my time spent making the item and I’m guessing many would balk at my price. 😉
One thing that bothers me, is that many crafters undersell themselves on craft related sites and when a crafter charges a reasonable price for the materials/time spent making an item some people (not all) will whine. I regularly see crafters underselling their items… such as hats, selling for $30 or $40. That can be unrealistic, when it’s clear the person spent more than three or four hours making the item. Additionally they purchased the yarn to make the item. Some people have no clue the time it takes to make items such as that. I refuse to undersell my knitted or crocheted items since I’ve ran into many that expect Walmart prices for a quality handcrafted item that took more than a few hours to make.
The items I create, I give away… fortunately for me the recipients are aware of the time that goes into creating a uniquely created hand crafted quality item. I realize that my work represents me, so I always do a great job. I’m a process crafter, I enjoy the process more than the finished product… so if something doesn’t look as it should I have no problem ripping out the project until I achieve the results I want.
People underselling themselves is a rant for another day… 😉
Aynaria recently posted..A very special day; My daughter’s birthday
I totally know what you mean! My hubby’s aunt says the same thing! My Aunt always gifted everything as well! One of the many things I remember of her! (RIP)
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Q – LOL! What a crazy, cute doll.
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@curls and q, Lucky for me that my daughter loves crazy & wacky dolls… just like me. 😉
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Haha this voodoo doll looks superb. Izzy sounds like a great name for her. 🙂
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[…] her birthday. In fact, I didn’t even start knitting it yet. The past few years, I’ve knitted an amigurumi toy for her birthday. I decided to leave the amigurumi toy up to my daughter, and the design she choose, meant I […]