Tuesday, February 12, 2013

a wee scottish laddie





This wee scottish laddie is my part of an exchange I did with the lovely Melissa who knitted me this gorgeous cardi that I have worn almost daily :-) 
He is a 16 inch waldorf style doll made of cotton interlock stuffed with carded sheep's wool. His hair is made of the most brilliant red mohair yarn. He has green eyes, a wee mouth and his cheeks are blushed with a little red wax.
I had originally wanted to dress him in the Mackenzie tartan, which would by my family tartan on my grandmother's side, but I could only find a true kilt weight which would have been too bulky for this wee man so I settled on this lovely bright red dress tartan which is a light wool blend. He has a really soft brushed cotton shirt with a little matching tartan tie attached. 
His wee cardigan and hat were my very first attempts at cable and I love it!! 
I really loved making this doll, but more than anything I love the friendship that has grown out of this exchange. love and hugs to you Melissa :-) x x

15 comments:

  1. Laura!!!
    Oh my goodness! Words cannot express the joy I'm feeling right now. You. Are. Amazing!

    I'll write later when I'm able to do more than grin madly. (:

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    1. yay yay whoop whoop so glad you like him x x

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    2. I can't stop coming back here and looking at him! So excited! (:

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  2. He is gorgeous. What a beautiful doll. You are so very talented! Thank you for sharing

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  3. Oh my, I just love him, he is too sweet, I haven't tried cable yet either, what a great idea to try on something small like doll clothes, I am going to do that too!

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    1. small cabled clothes are the way to go. I really want to do more now :-)

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  4. oh Laura I love him so much!!!! How beautiful he is, how lucky Melissa is! Hugs

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  5. love it! you make such beautiful dolls. ~Kristin

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  6. Wow. Your first try at cables looks great! very cute laddie.

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    1. thanks Katie, I really will be doing more, it was a lot of fun :-)

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