Crochet Crochet? Vol 4

Looks amazing! I can imagine sewing machine thread must be quite a pain to work with?

Your Joy is gorgeous

 

Reworked my previous sweater dress pattern and made a cropped sweater. Worked much better as the yarn is much thinner and delightfully soft. She can actually bend her arms in this one


Currently I am working on the Lost Souls shawl for Dolly.

 

@Lillith Oh, I love the dress!

Thank you And I was thinking the same thing about chunky knit trend while making it.

 

An attempt at a cute oversized/baggy sweater. I winged it, and if I did it again I'd change a few things, but I think it looks okay.

 

That's really cute! Love the colour choice, And the pose

 

I need to get back to crocheting for my dolls. Got some cute baby yarn to work with and I need to bust my stash. I was thinking of maybe making a "chunky, oversized blanket" like in those pictures of marino wool but made with chunky yarn for a BJD's scale.

 

https://i.imgur.com/e1jNer5.jpg
First BJD thing I made in a hot minute... Ho boy... Lemme tell ya this...

This yarn... IS A ROYAL PAIN IN THE NECK TO WORK WITH!!!! The goal was to make this ultra twisty, chunky yarn into like a viral blanket the ones made with merino but on BJD scale... It did NOT like being knitted, tunisian, anything BUT this... and tbh, I'm not sure how worth it, this sucker was. I like how it turned out but it dawned on me that, that's ten bucks of yarn and I only got THAT much with maybe a yard left.

Also I lost my only hook I usually use for this so I had to use my tunisian hook as a regular crochet hook too. Bleh.

 

Hi all, I do a lot of crochet for my dolls and I just wanted to recommend this crochet thread:
Lizbeth Crochet Thread Size 20 | Lyns Crafts

It makes really pretty, defined stitches and I've been using it with a 1mm hook. It's TINY but the colors are perfect for my style.
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Sorry for sounding like an infomercial haha

Anyone have any other thread recommendations?

 

I don't have pictures up anywhere aside from Insta, sorry! I guess I should post to Flickr or something, too. Is that what most people use on DOA? I'll work on it.

The drape is a bit stiff for this thread but it works perfectly for the type of crochet I'm doing. I make mostly bralettes and bikini type garments, so the combo of the thread and the small stitches works well for the cups and structure of the garment. It's also a great thread for hairpin lace.

I've tried using much larger hooks than called for to get a softer drape, but it just doesn't work well. I haven't tried using embroidery floss or sewing thread, but I'll give it a try! I'd like to make a softer cardigan and I don't think this crochet thread I have would work for it.

I'll keep looking for softer drape type thread, and I'll def post if I find something. Thanks for all the tips!

 

So happy to find a crochet tread here! Here is my first attempt to makes something in over 10 years - I'm not particularity good and probably made a TONE of mistakes, but I did manage to finish the dress up and even learned a new stitch doing it! So it is worth sharing!
Oh, and I just realized I forgot to take back pictures! There is some ribbon lacing on the back of both items.

Dalialla_3 by Sshodan, on Flickr

Dalialla_2 by Sshodan, on Flickr

 

Very Parisienne

 

Very chic and a beautiful fit!

 

Very cute! I love the stitch pattern.

 

Is someone else as frustrated as I am everytime I try to dress my doll in something crochet? The fingers keep catching onto every stitch.

I did some crocheting for my msd. have to take better photos of the rest but here is the first one. A completely improvised crop top sweater.

 

That's why my boy's crochet shirt was finished while he was wearing it, so it never comes off.

 

I always use cling film from my kitchen, it helps a lot.

 

Here's a sweater I just made for Eleanor. I used #20 crochet cotton and double and single crochet stitches. I didn't work from a pattern, simply fit it right on to the doll. It is open in the back from the neck down an inch or so, and closes with a button and loop. It took me about 4 hours to complete (probably due to the arthritis in my hands).

This is stunning! You did a very professional job

I once made a christening gown for my nephew completely crochet in sewing thread. Surprisingly, once you get a pattern started a few inches in, it's not that difficult. It's hard to explain, but you sort of "feel" where the stitches go.

Gorgeous! A beautiful drape.

 

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/634095928302895127/838013957611454474/image0.png i cant get images to work but im working on a cardigan for my boy. Its a little wonky but im tired and accepting of the wonk at this point, i just want to be done. I have Cerebral Palsy so its a bit harder for me to build the muscle memory needed to work faster...if I even can.

 

Cardigan is done!

 

Some slippers I made using a YouTube video for regular sized slippers. I just used my smallest hook and hoped I wouldn't have to alter the pattern too much, but I lucked out! Didn't have to add or subtract any stitches

I struggle with my tension so my second slipper is slightly bigger, but it's not too noticable when they are being worn. I'm really happy with them!

 

i made another sweater! i added bat wings to it!

 

I love them, they look terrific! The pattern is very interesting looking

 

@rosehollow thank you! I thought so too! I got to use some different techniques I've never done to make them and I'm happy with how they turned out

 

Dear @Lillith
your new pieces are awesome! I especially love how different and fitting to the character of the doll each clothing piece you show is. Your work is so beautiful

Your mom is a real tresure for helping with identifying your threat. I might take a look at yarn like that whenever I came across a store for hobby items.

 

Wow, this looks awesome, I love it

 

@Lillith Glad you found a great fiber to use! It's hard to find a great yarn or thread for doll stuff!

I'd like to recommend Sulky's Cotton Petites thread, too. It's meant for handwork, so the thread isn't as stiff to work with as sewing and crochet threads are. Also, it comes in ready-to-use small spools, so I've been delighted with this find.
My all-time favorite thread to work with is a mystery rayon thread I bought years ago on eBay. The drape is FANTASTIC! I could just kick myself for not documenting where this weaving thread came from! Argh!

@MamaFrey Late to the party on bjd-fingers-catching-on-crochet, but you could try buying cheap, white, human cotton gloves - the kind you buy by the bagful for projects. Cut off 2 glove fingers, put them over your bjd's fingers/arms before sliding clothing over the arms. Once your crocheted creation is in place, remove the glove fingers.

Crochet on, everyone!

 

A few months ago, I taught myself how to crochet. I thought I'd combine my love for crochet with my love for bjds, so I made a halter top for my Fairyline Chloe. I plan on making one for my Iplehouse Eva as well.

It's made from Aunt Lydia's classic 10 crochet thread in peacock.

 

Gorgeous. It looks like its fits perfectly too.

 

I've just been making easy hats with embroidery floss. Now, after being inspired by this forum, I hafta try making dresses, purses, slippers, etc and in smaller scale! Thanks for sharing your work, everyone!
IMG_20210917_174609_hdr by Coulombe, on Flickr

 

I made two dresses for a bjd swap! I think next time I'll use a finer weight yarn.

 

I bought some colour-changing yarn last year and took quite a bit of time to get around to doing anything with it. But I'm really happy with how this scarf turned out.

 

I just learned to crochet and would like to start making things for my Resinsoul Ya! Are there any good patterns available either free or paid? I checked Ravelry but there's not a lot I could find under "MSD."

 

Search for Ellowyne. I made a few outfits for my 16" MSD using Ellowyne patterns on both Ravelry and Etsy. Have fun!

 

I don't know if this would be too adventurous for you as a beginner, but I usually buy human sized patterns and just scale them down for my dolls!

MSD is 1/4 sized, so you can reduce the yarn and hook size down proportionately. For example, if a pattern calls for a 4mm hook, switch to a 1mm hook. Reduce the yarn size to one that works with 1mm (probably a size 10 crochet thread or smaller) and go from there.

I use this method for my SD sized Smart Dolls, so they're bigger at 1/3 sizing. MSD is quite small, so you'll need super tiny thread and hooks for it to look right on them. I remember when I was first crocheting for my dolls, I was so surprised at how thin the thread/yarn was!

hope that helps

 

I do that as well, SophiePuffs. I also use some baby patterns for my pukifees, plus even 18" American Girl crochet sandal patterns.

 

I find it very difficult to adapt patterns. I prefer instructions that explain how I should measure the body part and how I can then adjust the number of stitches accordingly. Here is a video on Youtube (available in English and German) for a chic hat using this method: . It's absolutely simple and you don't even have to resort to thin yarn.

 

I only wanted to post the Link to this video, not the video itself. I don’t know what went wrong. Hopefully this is legal.

 

Hey everyone! I've been doing some crocheting lately and wanted to show what I've made! I've seen in past posts how people use embroidery floss or thread for their projects, but I was always intimidated by how small the stitches would be. But I finally decided to try it out and I'm really happy I did because I think it looks great! Please don't mind the poor lighting, I really need to invest in a ring light or something lol



This was made with two strands of embroidery floss and a 0.75mm hook. I used about one and a half skeins to make this. Since skeins are only like 80 cents and come in literally any colour, I'm definitely tempted to make more of these bad boys lol


So this one was supposed to be a romper, but I haven't decided if I'm going to join the two pieces yet, I think it looks cute as is. I used two strands of sewing thread for this and a 0.75mm hook.

Both patterns I got off of YouTube from shylercrochets who I definitely recommend, she has really easy to follow tutorials plus her patterns are all really cute!