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Hello, my name is Dionne and I have been crafting for a very long time. As a very young child my mother tried to teach me to knit, it was a disaster. However, it must have sparked an interest in making things and, partly to prove that I was not totally useless and partly because I really wanted to make things, I taught myself to crochet. Over the years I have developed a love of cross stitch and all types of paper craft ..... I eventually even taught myself to knit.


I am married to a very understanding man, thank goodness, because I spend all my time either crafting, thinking about crafting or talking about crafting. I am hopeless at housework and dinner is often late!


Thank you for visiting my blog.


Dionne

Wednesday, 22 January 2020

A Few More Elf on the Shelf Bits

I mentioned yesterday that I have been a bit under the weather since the start of the year.  Most of the time I have not really felt much like doing anything but from time the fog did lift from my head and I picked up my knitting needles.

There are not many clothes patterns for for all of those little Elf on the Shelf dolls and, thinking ahead to this year's Advent Calenders, I decided to play around with the patterns I have to see if I could come up with something new.


I attempted to make one of these panel skirts last year but I found that the recommended number of panels were not enough to fasten the skirt at the waist.  I almost doubled the number of panels in these skirts but they where still not enough to affix a press stud to ...... so I plaited some of the wool to make ties.  


Laid out like this they look more like fans.


I also took the opportunity to make my elf a mermaids tail and a ballerina wrap around style cardigan, - with matching hat of course.


I experimented with a dress pattern to come up with these short sleeved tops.  The larger cardigan was a 'Little Cotton Rabbit' cardigan made on larger needles and double knit yarn .... but it came out too large for an elf, I am sure my niece will have a doll it will fit!


Dionne

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6 comments:

  1. crafty-stamper28 January 2020 at 20:01

    Fabulous creations and just love the mermaid tail lol-Great how you can modify the patterns to the sizes you want -sorry late getting around had loads of DT commenting this month as all challenges live this month and was a GDT for the month too so struggled a bit catching up with comments
    Carol x

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    1. Dee's Craft Room28 January 2020 at 21:08

      No worries Carol, please never feel obligated to comment ......... although I do look forward to your visits, lol. You are certainly very much in demand at the moment, can't say I miss that.

      Dionne xx

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    2. crafty-stamper30 January 2020 at 21:48

      Tell me about it been a crazy month -next month is a lot easier lol all DT stuff finished by the 7th and three DT less as two are only every other month and one was a GDT which has now finished
      Carol x

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    3. Dee's Craft Room30 January 2020 at 22:43

      It is lovely to know that your work is so well appreciated but there is the obligation to visit other blogs to leave comments. I loved doing it, it was great to see what's popular and marvel at others talents but some times can be very demanding.

      Good luck.

      Dionne xx

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  2. Mrs Beez1 February 2020 at 16:42

    What a lovely collection and a real treat to have a little Christmas in our lives! Those panel skirts are simply gorgeous - they remind me of Joseph's coat in the stage show xxx

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    1. Dee's Craft Room1 February 2020 at 18:14

      So true, Christmas was only 5 weeks ago and yet it feels like months now. However Mrs Beez, it is February now and we did say we would start making our Christmas cards this month. So, what about it?

      Thank you for the comment about Joseph's coat of many colours, those skirts have been driving me mad trying to work out what they remind me of. All I could think of was whirling dervishes, but I knew that wasn't it. Joseph - Yes!

      Dionne xx

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