Saturday, March 26, 2016

Tatting on Sock Dolls

Butter Bean is about to turn one so I've been busy creating something special for her birthday. Her mother was about the same age when I made her some sock dolls. I didn't tat then, so they didn't look as fancy as these two. I like the eye placement on the blue-eyed one better than the brown-eyed one now that I look at them together. I didn't compare the two as I worked, instead creating one and then the other. It has been an all-day project.
I needed an edging for the neck that would curve in a very tight circle. I was inspired by the current round I'm working for the Norma Benporath Mystery Cake Doyley. Rings have the same count and picot placement as that round, but the arrangement of the rings is different. I shall count these as Motif 7 for the 25 Motif Challenge.
The thread on the blue-eyed doll is Lizbeth Juicy Watermelon in size 20. The thread on the brown-eyed doll is an HDT by Jess Foster aka Tat-ilicious. I love all of the threads I received from Jess.

6 comments:

God's Kid said...

So adorable!!! :)

Lace-lovin' Librarian ~ Diane said...

Oh, how cute! I haven't made sock dolls in years. I love the one with the blue eye. ;-)

muskaan said...

Cho chweet !
And the hats are intriguing - is it crochet or just turned down sock legs ?

Jane McLellan said...

Perfect way to prettify the dolls!

Michelle said...

Oh my! Aren't these the cutest thing ever? ( I was going to say adorable but God's Kid got here first!)

Eliz Davis aka Tatknot said...

Thanks, all. The last time I made any was her mom's first Christmas. Muskaan, the caps are the tops of the socks folded down. The blue-eyed one is my favorite, too, Diane. I think I'm going to redo the eyes on the other one so they can be equally cute.