Juliet Tanning

She's not really tanning though (I should hope that would be obvious). Her hair is just drying. I braided her hair, knotted it up and then wet it down, hoping that it will dry curly.
She's also sporting an all new outfit. I made her skirt a little while ago but I only just sewed in the ends. I also decided I like the skirt better with the purl side out. The tank top was made just yesterday though. I hope you can tell the pink blotch on the shirt is a heart (I didn't do the colorwork very well).

I made up the patterns for the shirt and skirt myself (I didn't writr them out either, I just made them up as I went). The shirt is made of leftover yarn (the green is from the striped dress) and the skirt is made from some leftover Noro Kureyon.
By the way, I've noticed a trend in her wardrobe. (sandals, dress, skirt, tank, swim-suit) She's very summery! I kind of like that though. When I let her hair out and see the results, I'll post again. Adios!

Babes on the Beach

Hello, I've been following the knitted babe-along for a while now and have really been enjoying everybody's posts! I've been too behind in my UFO's to actually contribute until now. I'm finally finished my third and best Babe who I've named "Marina".

She is 99.9% made from the Dream Toys pattern with the exception of the ruffles. I just couldn't bring myself to cast on all those stitches on such tiny needles that were called for on the ruffles. Instead, I improvised and did a simple crochet shell ruffle (which turned out just fine, I think).

Anne S from Victoria BC

Yes! I can finally post!

I made my first Knitted Babe for my 2 year old daughter Zora. She is a ballet fanatic, and adores Tullah:



After making her, I quickly realized that I needed to do something about her neck. Zora flings her around like a Prima Donna Ballerina, doing flips and twirls and leaps. I opened her back up and inserted a wooden spoon inside of her, as a spine. It was a bit hard doing it this way, as I had embroidered her features on through her head - I had to work around those stitches a bit. But, it worked, and Tullah still has perfect posture.

I vowed I would be making many many more, and then I lost steam after Tullah. But then a 5 year old friend of Zora's invited us to her "Under the Sea" birthday party, and I got the idea to make this one:



She is just based on the design of the babes - not the pattern. I knitted her in the round, but did her head shaping the same shape as the Babes, and her features imitate the babes. I just faked the tail. Oh, and she is tiny, as you can see. This time I went down a needle size for the neck, and it worked beautifully! I actually made 2 identical mermaids, because Zora insisted on one of her own. The girl loves dolls.
Every time we look at this KAL blog, Zora screeches, "I wanna bring that one home!"
I have to explain to her that you all made those, and we can't have them. She wants me to make her one of each that we see. I am currently thinking about a fairy from Dream Toys, but maybe in a bigger gauge, so that she is larger.
You can see more pics on my blog: http://naptimeknitter.blogspot.com