Monthly Archives: February 2016

Another Little Sweater Dress…

I made Penny another little sweater dress. This time it is in a yummy purple shade which reminds me of fuchsias and orchids. It is a bright color, but not gaudy or garish. This color is a medium dark shade, so the natural color of the wool probably tones it down. Anyway, it is one of my Peruvian Highland wool pinks/purples that I am in love with, and it looks beautiful on Penny with her carrot red mohair wig.

I ended up trimming this wig down quite a bit, and it’s still long. I love it on her now; it’s very soft, shiny, and luxurious feeling. If you want to read about this wig in an older blog post, click here. Isn’t she cute? She’s waving hello to you.

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For the embroidered bullion roses I chose paired shades of lavender, cool pink, and pink. This color yarn looks beautiful with lilac and bluish violet.

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For more information on Penny’s “Pretty in Purples” sweater dress ensemble, please visit my “Shop What’s New” page at cindyricedesigns.com.

“Pretty in Pastels” for Gina

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I decided to dress Gina in my next pink pastel ensemble, Lucy had the honors wearing pink the last time.

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The day I took the picture of this sweater was a beautifully sunny day and provided the most perfect backdrop of color.

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I think this is the tiniest print I have ever seen. I bought it in all four color ways. This is my favorite and the first one that I’ve used so far.

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For more information on Gina’s “Pretty in Pastels” ensemble, please visit my “Shop What’s New” page at cindyricedesigns.com.

“Pastel Sweetie” for Penny

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My new Penny by Linda Macario has her very own mohair/silk cardigan…finally. This sweater pattern took me four tries to get it just right.

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I finished her little dress in December. I thought that the dress pattern would take a few tries, but I got lucky. Her fingers are spread open with skinny upper arms. I was thinking big armholes to get those hands through… not so attractive. I thought it would be a challenge, but like I said, I got lucky.

I also wanted the bodice short so as not to look long waisted as she has shorter legs (so, shorter skirt). I think I got the proportions right. She told me, “I feel pretty.”

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I enjoy dressing a new doll. I find the challenges of a new body style fun to conquer. Penny probably has the most unique body to date in my collection, but she is precious.

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