Fiona McFernleaf is my latest crocheted fairy doll, inspired by the wonderful free patterns by Beth Webber over at By Hook, By Hand, who offers all of her crochet doll patterns for free! Beth also offers free patterns for knitted dolls
Crochet Hooks on Fire-It’s been busy
My crochet hooks were on fire during the month of March, man it’s been busy around here – at least behind the scenes of our website! I really have to spend some time uploading the new items that I have for sale. But for now, I’ll just give you a preview of what’s been flying off my crochet hooks in the last month.
Pricing Handcrafted Crochet Items – How I Do It
One of the hardest things any crafter has to do is determine how much they will charge for a handcrafted item that they make and intend to sell; I’m no different! When it comes to pricing handcrafted crochet items, there are several schools of thought as well as a really cool app that can help you out when it comes to pricing. In this post I’ll discuss 3 of the most common manual pricing methods, talk about the Crafts Calculator, and at the very end of this post I’ll also explain how I price my crochet gift items.
Crochet Christmas gifts
Crochet Christmas gifts were next on my list – and after I got the fairy to a point where I was happy with her I starting thinking about Christmas and what I was going to make for my daughter, Heather, and my granddaughters – Rebecca, Jordyn, and Hailey – time was running out and I needed to get busy!
And along came a crochet fairy..
One thing that I’ve learned about crocheting dolls and fairies, while it doesn’t cost a lot for materials (there is about $20.00 in materials) – the amount of time that goes into making one is incredible! It takes roughly a month to crochet a doll or fairy – including the clothes.
Still a WIP (Work-in-Progress)
This doll was originally supposed to be for my granddaughter, but as I began putting her together and making clothes from what I had on hand (which was #10 cotton) she began to take on a life of her own.
The problem with two heads….
When making crocheted dolls, rather than clothing or accessories, is that you ALWAYS have to constantly test, fit and adjust the piece that you are currently working with — to make sure it’s going to be correct for the finished item. While the arms and legs are fairly standard in size – the body and head always seems to vary a little by doll — just because of the amount of stuffing and the size of the yarn and the hook.
My doll is coming along nicely
I’m really enjoying crocheting this doll – my husband thinks I’m going through a second childhood I think. But I can seriously say that I want to make another, and another, and another! I’ve assembled both arms and have been making clothes. All the clothing so far is made from #10 crochet cotton (because that’s …
I see dollmaking in my future
I’ve been bitten by the crochet bug once again and this time it’s quickly becoming an addiction! I was browsing the net and came across this incredible website – By Hook & By Hand – this lady (Beth) makes the most incredible dolls and she offers her patterns on her site. I downloaded one of them and decided to try my hand at doll making.