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Submitter's Comments:
Who hasn't experienced this classic moment of romantic disappointment? Boy meets girl, boy is an alien, boy turns out to be a real boy, but then the girl is actually an alien -- I know I have. I thought the design "I Have Something To Tell You" by Christopher Garcia would be a great one to knit because I could make little dolls you can dress up to reenact the moment before the big reveal, when they both still have their masks on.
I've dabbled in knitting toys using patterns before, but this was my first attempt to create something completely from scratch. I used almost every knit trick I know: various increases and decreases for shaping, short rows to make the neck of the boy's costume tilt forward, color work to make the toes of the girl's shoes white, and purling instead of knitting to create the effect of a zipper down the front of the girl's jacket. For this project I was able to use nothing buy yarn that I already had on hand. All of the yarn is acrylic, except the white which is pure wool, and the brown yarn for the hair, which is a wool/acrylic blend sock yarn. I've been working on this project off and on since the end of November, so it was great to finally finish up!
The two biggest design challenges were making the masks fit over the heads and making the dolls stand up on their own. The masks turned out kind of "fake" looking (at least compared to the"real" heads), which I kind of like, because don't people tend to overlook obvious flaws when they're infatuated with someone? I knit a few rows of ribbing around the bottoms of the masks to make them slightly expandable. To make the boy doll stand up I filled the bottom with uncooked rice and filled the rest with stuffing and packing pellets. The girl is filled with stuffing, except for the feet, which are knit around metal nuts and bolts. The girl's feet are slightly out of proportion to the rest of her body, but I think it was worth it to ensure that she can stand up on her own.
I'd like to think that these two crazy kids worked through their differences and stayed together in the end :)
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Submitter's Comments:
Who hasn't experienced this classic moment of romantic disappointment? Boy meets girl, boy is an alien, boy turns out to be a real boy, but then the girl is actually an alien -- I know I have. I thought the design "I Have Something To Tell You" by Christopher Garcia would be a great one to knit because I could make little dolls you can dress up to reenact the moment before the big reveal, when they both still have their masks on.
I've dabbled in knitting toys using patterns before, but this was my first attempt to create something completely from scratch. I used almost every knit trick I know: various increases and decreases for shaping, short rows to make the neck of the boy's costume tilt forward, color work to make the toes of the girl's shoes white, and purling instead of knitting to create the effect of a zipper down the front of the girl's jacket. For this project I was able to use nothing buy yarn that I already had on hand. All of the yarn is acrylic, except the white which is pure wool, and the brown yarn for the hair, which is a wool/acrylic blend sock yarn. I've been working on this project off and on since the end of November, so it was great to finally finish up!
The two biggest design challenges were making the masks fit over the heads and making the dolls stand up on their own. The masks turned out kind of "fake" looking (at least compared to the"real" heads), which I kind of like, because don't people tend to overlook obvious flaws when they're infatuated with someone? I knit a few rows of ribbing around the bottoms of the masks to make them slightly expandable. To make the boy doll stand up I filled the bottom with uncooked rice and filled the rest with stuffing and packing pellets. The girl is filled with stuffing, except for the feet, which are knit around metal nuts and bolts. The girl's feet are slightly out of proportion to the rest of her body, but I think it was worth it to ensure that she can stand up on her own.
I'd like to think that these two crazy kids worked through their differences and stayed together in the end :)
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Submitter's Comments:
Who hasn't experienced this classic moment of romantic disappointment? Boy meets girl, boy is an alien, boy turns out to be a real boy, but then the girl is actually an alien -- I know I have. I thought the design "I Have Something To Tell You" by Christopher Garcia would be a great one to knit because I could make little dolls you can dress up to reenact the moment before the big reveal, when they both still have their masks on.
I've dabbled in knitting toys using patterns before, but this was my first attempt to create something completely from scratch. I used almost every knit trick I know: various increases and decreases for shaping, short rows to make the neck of the boy's costume tilt forward, color work to make the toes of the girl's shoes white, and purling instead of knitting to create the effect of a zipper down the front of the girl's jacket. For this project I was able to use nothing buy yarn that I already had on hand. All of the yarn is acrylic, except the white which is pure wool, and the brown yarn for the hair, which is a wool/acrylic blend sock yarn. I've been working on this project off and on since the end of November, so it was great to finally finish up!
The two biggest design challenges were making the masks fit over the heads and making the dolls stand up on their own. The masks turned out kind of "fake" looking (at least compared to the"real" heads), which I kind of like, because don't people tend to overlook obvious flaws when they're infatuated with someone? I knit a few rows of ribbing around the bottoms of the masks to make them slightly expandable. To make the boy doll stand up I filled the bottom with uncooked rice and filled the rest with stuffing and packing pellets. The girl is filled with stuffing, except for the feet, which are knit around metal nuts and bolts. The girl's feet are slightly out of proportion to the rest of her body, but I think it was worth it to ensure that she can stand up on her own.
I'd like to think that these two crazy kids worked through their differences and stayed together in the end :)
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Submitter's Comments:
Who hasn't experienced this classic moment of romantic disappointment? Boy meets girl, boy is an alien, boy turns out to be a real boy, but then the girl is actually an alien -- I know I have. I thought the design "I Have Something To Tell You" by Christopher Garcia would be a great one to knit because I could make little dolls you can dress up to reenact the moment before the big reveal, when they both still have their masks on.
I've dabbled in knitting toys using patterns before, but this was my first attempt to create something completely from scratch. I used almost every knit trick I know: various increases and decreases for shaping, short rows to make the neck of the boy's costume tilt forward, color work to make the toes of the girl's shoes white, and purling instead of knitting to create the effect of a zipper down the front of the girl's jacket. For this project I was able to use nothing buy yarn that I already had on hand. All of the yarn is acrylic, except the white which is pure wool, and the brown yarn for the hair, which is a wool/acrylic blend sock yarn. I've been working on this project off and on since the end of November, so it was great to finally finish up!
The two biggest design challenges were making the masks fit over the heads and making the dolls stand up on their own. The masks turned out kind of "fake" looking (at least compared to the"real" heads), which I kind of like, because don't people tend to overlook obvious flaws when they're infatuated with someone? I knit a few rows of ribbing around the bottoms of the masks to make them slightly expandable. To make the boy doll stand up I filled the bottom with uncooked rice and filled the rest with stuffing and packing pellets. The girl is filled with stuffing, except for the feet, which are knit around metal nuts and bolts. The girl's feet are slightly out of proportion to the rest of her body, but I think it was worth it to ensure that she can stand up on her own.
I'd like to think that these two crazy kids worked through their differences and stayed together in the end :)
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Submitter's Comments:
Who hasn't experienced this classic moment of romantic disappointment? Boy meets girl, boy is an alien, boy turns out to be a real boy, but then the girl is actually an alien -- I know I have. I thought the design "I Have Something To Tell You" by Christopher Garcia would be a great one to knit because I could make little dolls you can dress up to reenact the moment before the big reveal, when they both still have their masks on.
I've dabbled in knitting toys using patterns before, but this was my first attempt to create something completely from scratch. I used almost every knit trick I know: various increases and decreases for shaping, short rows to make the neck of the boy's costume tilt forward, color work to make the toes of the girl's shoes white, and purling instead of knitting to create the effect of a zipper down the front of the girl's jacket. For this project I was able to use nothing buy yarn that I already had on hand. All of the yarn is acrylic, except the white which is pure wool, and the brown yarn for the hair, which is a wool/acrylic blend sock yarn. I've been working on this project off and on since the end of November, so it was great to finally finish up!
The two biggest design challenges were making the masks fit over the heads and making the dolls stand up on their own. The masks turned out kind of "fake" looking (at least compared to the"real" heads), which I kind of like, because don't people tend to overlook obvious flaws when they're infatuated with someone? I knit a few rows of ribbing around the bottoms of the masks to make them slightly expandable. To make the boy doll stand up I filled the bottom with uncooked rice and filled the rest with stuffing and packing pellets. The girl is filled with stuffing, except for the feet, which are knit around metal nuts and bolts. The girl's feet are slightly out of proportion to the rest of her body, but I think it was worth it to ensure that she can stand up on her own.
I'd like to think that these two crazy kids worked through their differences and stayed together in the end :)
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Submitter's Comments:
Who hasn't experienced this classic moment of romantic disappointment? Boy meets girl, boy is an alien, boy turns out to be a real boy, but then the girl is actually an alien -- I know I have. I thought the design "I Have Something To Tell You" by Christopher Garcia would be a great one to knit because I could make little dolls you can dress up to reenact the moment before the big reveal, when they both still have their masks on.
I've dabbled in knitting toys using patterns before, but this was my first attempt to create something completely from scratch. I used almost every knit trick I know: various increases and decreases for shaping, short rows to make the neck of the boy's costume tilt forward, color work to make the toes of the girl's shoes white, and purling instead of knitting to create the effect of a zipper down the front of the girl's jacket. For this project I was able to use nothing buy yarn that I already had on hand. All of the yarn is acrylic, except the white which is pure wool, and the brown yarn for the hair, which is a wool/acrylic blend sock yarn. I've been working on this project off and on since the end of November, so it was great to finally finish up!
The two biggest design challenges were making the masks fit over the heads and making the dolls stand up on their own. The masks turned out kind of "fake" looking (at least compared to the"real" heads), which I kind of like, because don't people tend to overlook obvious flaws when they're infatuated with someone? I knit a few rows of ribbing around the bottoms of the masks to make them slightly expandable. To make the boy doll stand up I filled the bottom with uncooked rice and filled the rest with stuffing and packing pellets. The girl is filled with stuffing, except for the feet, which are knit around metal nuts and bolts. The girl's feet are slightly out of proportion to the rest of her body, but I think it was worth it to ensure that she can stand up on her own.
I'd like to think that these two crazy kids worked through their differences and stayed together in the end :)
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Submitter's Comments:
Who hasn't experienced this classic moment of romantic disappointment? Boy meets girl, boy is an alien, boy turns out to be a real boy, but then the girl is actually an alien -- I know I have. I thought the design "I Have Something To Tell You" by Christopher Garcia would be a great one to knit because I could make little dolls you can dress up to reenact the moment before the big reveal, when they both still have their masks on.
I've dabbled in knitting toys using patterns before, but this was my first attempt to create something completely from scratch. I used almost every knit trick I know: various increases and decreases for shaping, short rows to make the neck of the boy's costume tilt forward, color work to make the toes of the girl's shoes white, and purling instead of knitting to create the effect of a zipper down the front of the girl's jacket. For this project I was able to use nothing buy yarn that I already had on hand. All of the yarn is acrylic, except the white which is pure wool, and the brown yarn for the hair, which is a wool/acrylic blend sock yarn. I've been working on this project off and on since the end of November, so it was great to finally finish up!
The two biggest design challenges were making the masks fit over the heads and making the dolls stand up on their own. The masks turned out kind of "fake" looking (at least compared to the"real" heads), which I kind of like, because don't people tend to overlook obvious flaws when they're infatuated with someone? I knit a few rows of ribbing around the bottoms of the masks to make them slightly expandable. To make the boy doll stand up I filled the bottom with uncooked rice and filled the rest with stuffing and packing pellets. The girl is filled with stuffing, except for the feet, which are knit around metal nuts and bolts. The girl's feet are slightly out of proportion to the rest of her body, but I think it was worth it to ensure that she can stand up on her own.
I'd like to think that these two crazy kids worked through their differences and stayed together in the end :)
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Submitter's Comments:
Who hasn't experienced this classic moment of romantic disappointment? Boy meets girl, boy is an alien, boy turns out to be a real boy, but then the girl is actually an alien -- I know I have. I thought the design "I Have Something To Tell You" by Christopher Garcia would be a great one to knit because I could make little dolls you can dress up to reenact the moment before the big reveal, when they both still have their masks on.
I've dabbled in knitting toys using patterns before, but this was my first attempt to create something completely from scratch. I used almost every knit trick I know: various increases and decreases for shaping, short rows to make the neck of the boy's costume tilt forward, color work to make the toes of the girl's shoes white, and purling instead of knitting to create the effect of a zipper down the front of the girl's jacket. For this project I was able to use nothing buy yarn that I already had on hand. All of the yarn is acrylic, except the white which is pure wool, and the brown yarn for the hair, which is a wool/acrylic blend sock yarn. I've been working on this project off and on since the end of November, so it was great to finally finish up!
The two biggest design challenges were making the masks fit over the heads and making the dolls stand up on their own. The masks turned out kind of "fake" looking (at least compared to the"real" heads), which I kind of like, because don't people tend to overlook obvious flaws when they're infatuated with someone? I knit a few rows of ribbing around the bottoms of the masks to make them slightly expandable. To make the boy doll stand up I filled the bottom with uncooked rice and filled the rest with stuffing and packing pellets. The girl is filled with stuffing, except for the feet, which are knit around metal nuts and bolts. The girl's feet are slightly out of proportion to the rest of her body, but I think it was worth it to ensure that she can stand up on her own.
I'd like to think that these two crazy kids worked through their differences and stayed together in the end :)
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Submitter's Comments:
Who hasn't experienced this classic moment of romantic disappointment? Boy meets girl, boy is an alien, boy turns out to be a real boy, but then the girl is actually an alien -- I know I have. I thought the design "I Have Something To Tell You" by Christopher Garcia would be a great one to knit because I could make little dolls you can dress up to reenact the moment before the big reveal, when they both still have their masks on.
I've dabbled in knitting toys using patterns before, but this was my first attempt to create something completely from scratch. I used almost every knit trick I know: various increases and decreases for shaping, short rows to make the neck of the boy's costume tilt forward, color work to make the toes of the girl's shoes white, and purling instead of knitting to create the effect of a zipper down the front of the girl's jacket. For this project I was able to use nothing buy yarn that I already had on hand. All of the yarn is acrylic, except the white which is pure wool, and the brown yarn for the hair, which is a wool/acrylic blend sock yarn. I've been working on this project off and on since the end of November, so it was great to finally finish up!
The two biggest design challenges were making the masks fit over the heads and making the dolls stand up on their own. The masks turned out kind of "fake" looking (at least compared to the"real" heads), which I kind of like, because don't people tend to overlook obvious flaws when they're infatuated with someone? I knit a few rows of ribbing around the bottoms of the masks to make them slightly expandable. To make the boy doll stand up I filled the bottom with uncooked rice and filled the rest with stuffing and packing pellets. The girl is filled with stuffing, except for the feet, which are knit around metal nuts and bolts. The girl's feet are slightly out of proportion to the rest of her body, but I think it was worth it to ensure that she can stand up on her own.
I'd like to think that these two crazy kids worked through their differences and stayed together in the end :)
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Submitter's Comments:
Who hasn't experienced this classic moment of romantic disappointment? Boy meets girl, boy is an alien, boy turns out to be a real boy, but then the girl is actually an alien -- I know I have. I thought the design "I Have Something To Tell You" by Christopher Garcia would be a great one to knit because I could make little dolls you can dress up to reenact the moment before the big reveal, when they both still have their masks on.
I've dabbled in knitting toys using patterns before, but this was my first attempt to create something completely from scratch. I used almost every knit trick I know: various increases and decreases for shaping, short rows to make the neck of the boy's costume tilt forward, color work to make the toes of the girl's shoes white, and purling instead of knitting to create the effect of a zipper down the front of the girl's jacket. For this project I was able to use nothing buy yarn that I already had on hand. All of the yarn is acrylic, except the white which is pure wool, and the brown yarn for the hair, which is a wool/acrylic blend sock yarn. I've been working on this project off and on since the end of November, so it was great to finally finish up!
The two biggest design challenges were making the masks fit over the heads and making the dolls stand up on their own. The masks turned out kind of "fake" looking (at least compared to the"real" heads), which I kind of like, because don't people tend to overlook obvious flaws when they're infatuated with someone? I knit a few rows of ribbing around the bottoms of the masks to make them slightly expandable. To make the boy doll stand up I filled the bottom with uncooked rice and filled the rest with stuffing and packing pellets. The girl is filled with stuffing, except for the feet, which are knit around metal nuts and bolts. The girl's feet are slightly out of proportion to the rest of her body, but I think it was worth it to ensure that she can stand up on her own.
I'd like to think that these two crazy kids worked through their differences and stayed together in the end :)
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Submitter's Comments:
Who hasn't experienced this classic moment of romantic disappointment? Boy meets girl, boy is an alien, boy turns out to be a real boy, but then the girl is actually an alien -- I know I have. I thought the design "I Have Something To Tell You" by Christopher Garcia would be a great one to knit because I could make little dolls you can dress up to reenact the moment before the big reveal, when they both still have their masks on.
I've dabbled in knitting toys using patterns before, but this was my first attempt to create something completely from scratch. I used almost every knit trick I know: various increases and decreases for shaping, short rows to make the neck of the boy's costume tilt forward, color work to make the toes of the girl's shoes white, and purling instead of knitting to create the effect of a zipper down the front of the girl's jacket. For this project I was able to use nothing buy yarn that I already had on hand. All of the yarn is acrylic, except the white which is pure wool, and the brown yarn for the hair, which is a wool/acrylic blend sock yarn. I've been working on this project off and on since the end of November, so it was great to finally finish up!
The two biggest design challenges were making the masks fit over the heads and making the dolls stand up on their own. The masks turned out kind of "fake" looking (at least compared to the"real" heads), which I kind of like, because don't people tend to overlook obvious flaws when they're infatuated with someone? I knit a few rows of ribbing around the bottoms of the masks to make them slightly expandable. To make the boy doll stand up I filled the bottom with uncooked rice and filled the rest with stuffing and packing pellets. The girl is filled with stuffing, except for the feet, which are knit around metal nuts and bolts. The girl's feet are slightly out of proportion to the rest of her body, but I think it was worth it to ensure that she can stand up on her own.
I'd like to think that these two crazy kids worked through their differences and stayed together in the end :)
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Submitter's Comments:
Who hasn't experienced this classic moment of romantic disappointment? Boy meets girl, boy is an alien, boy turns out to be a real boy, but then the girl is actually an alien -- I know I have. I thought the design "I Have Something To Tell You" by Christopher Garcia would be a great one to knit because I could make little dolls you can dress up to reenact the moment before the big reveal, when they both still have their masks on.
I've dabbled in knitting toys using patterns before, but this was my first attempt to create something completely from scratch. I used almost every knit trick I know: various increases and decreases for shaping, short rows to make the neck of the boy's costume tilt forward, color work to make the toes of the girl's shoes white, and purling instead of knitting to create the effect of a zipper down the front of the girl's jacket. For this project I was able to use nothing buy yarn that I already had on hand. All of the yarn is acrylic, except the white which is pure wool, and the brown yarn for the hair, which is a wool/acrylic blend sock yarn. I've been working on this project off and on since the end of November, so it was great to finally finish up!
The two biggest design challenges were making the masks fit over the heads and making the dolls stand up on their own. The masks turned out kind of "fake" looking (at least compared to the"real" heads), which I kind of like, because don't people tend to overlook obvious flaws when they're infatuated with someone? I knit a few rows of ribbing around the bottoms of the masks to make them slightly expandable. To make the boy doll stand up I filled the bottom with uncooked rice and filled the rest with stuffing and packing pellets. The girl is filled with stuffing, except for the feet, which are knit around metal nuts and bolts. The girl's feet are slightly out of proportion to the rest of her body, but I think it was worth it to ensure that she can stand up on her own.
I'd like to think that these two crazy kids worked through their differences and stayed together in the end :)
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Submitter's Comments:
Who hasn't experienced this classic moment of romantic disappointment? Boy meets girl, boy is an alien, boy turns out to be a real boy, but then the girl is actually an alien -- I know I have. I thought the design "I Have Something To Tell You" by Christopher Garcia would be a great one to knit because I could make little dolls you can dress up to reenact the moment before the big reveal, when they both still have their masks on.
I've dabbled in knitting toys using patterns before, but this was my first attempt to create something completely from scratch. I used almost every knit trick I know: various increases and decreases for shaping, short rows to make the neck of the boy's costume tilt forward, color work to make the toes of the girl's shoes white, and purling instead of knitting to create the effect of a zipper down the front of the girl's jacket. For this project I was able to use nothing buy yarn that I already had on hand. All of the yarn is acrylic, except the white which is pure wool, and the brown yarn for the hair, which is a wool/acrylic blend sock yarn. I've been working on this project off and on since the end of November, so it was great to finally finish up!
The two biggest design challenges were making the masks fit over the heads and making the dolls stand up on their own. The masks turned out kind of "fake" looking (at least compared to the"real" heads), which I kind of like, because don't people tend to overlook obvious flaws when they're infatuated with someone? I knit a few rows of ribbing around the bottoms of the masks to make them slightly expandable. To make the boy doll stand up I filled the bottom with uncooked rice and filled the rest with stuffing and packing pellets. The girl is filled with stuffing, except for the feet, which are knit around metal nuts and bolts. The girl's feet are slightly out of proportion to the rest of her body, but I think it was worth it to ensure that she can stand up on her own.
I'd like to think that these two crazy kids worked through their differences and stayed together in the end :)
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Submitter's Comments:
Who hasn't experienced this classic moment of romantic disappointment? Boy meets girl, boy is an alien, boy turns out to be a real boy, but then the girl is actually an alien -- I know I have. I thought the design "I Have Something To Tell You" by Christopher Garcia would be a great one to knit because I could make little dolls you can dress up to reenact the moment before the big reveal, when they both still have their masks on.
I've dabbled in knitting toys using patterns before, but this was my first attempt to create something completely from scratch. I used almost every knit trick I know: various increases and decreases for shaping, short rows to make the neck of the boy's costume tilt forward, color work to make the toes of the girl's shoes white, and purling instead of knitting to create the effect of a zipper down the front of the girl's jacket. For this project I was able to use nothing buy yarn that I already had on hand. All of the yarn is acrylic, except the white which is pure wool, and the brown yarn for the hair, which is a wool/acrylic blend sock yarn. I've been working on this project off and on since the end of November, so it was great to finally finish up!
The two biggest design challenges were making the masks fit over the heads and making the dolls stand up on their own. The masks turned out kind of "fake" looking (at least compared to the"real" heads), which I kind of like, because don't people tend to overlook obvious flaws when they're infatuated with someone? I knit a few rows of ribbing around the bottoms of the masks to make them slightly expandable. To make the boy doll stand up I filled the bottom with uncooked rice and filled the rest with stuffing and packing pellets. The girl is filled with stuffing, except for the feet, which are knit around metal nuts and bolts. The girl's feet are slightly out of proportion to the rest of her body, but I think it was worth it to ensure that she can stand up on her own.
I'd like to think that these two crazy kids worked through their differences and stayed together in the end :)
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Submitter's Comments:
Who hasn't experienced this classic moment of romantic disappointment? Boy meets girl, boy is an alien, boy turns out to be a real boy, but then the girl is actually an alien -- I know I have. I thought the design "I Have Something To Tell You" by Christopher Garcia would be a great one to knit because I could make little dolls you can dress up to reenact the moment before the big reveal, when they both still have their masks on.
I've dabbled in knitting toys using patterns before, but this was my first attempt to create something completely from scratch. I used almost every knit trick I know: various increases and decreases for shaping, short rows to make the neck of the boy's costume tilt forward, color work to make the toes of the girl's shoes white, and purling instead of knitting to create the effect of a zipper down the front of the girl's jacket. For this project I was able to use nothing buy yarn that I already had on hand. All of the yarn is acrylic, except the white which is pure wool, and the brown yarn for the hair, which is a wool/acrylic blend sock yarn. I've been working on this project off and on since the end of November, so it was great to finally finish up!
The two biggest design challenges were making the masks fit over the heads and making the dolls stand up on their own. The masks turned out kind of "fake" looking (at least compared to the"real" heads), which I kind of like, because don't people tend to overlook obvious flaws when they're infatuated with someone? I knit a few rows of ribbing around the bottoms of the masks to make them slightly expandable. To make the boy doll stand up I filled the bottom with uncooked rice and filled the rest with stuffing and packing pellets. The girl is filled with stuffing, except for the feet, which are knit around metal nuts and bolts. The girl's feet are slightly out of proportion to the rest of her body, but I think it was worth it to ensure that she can stand up on her own.
I'd like to think that these two crazy kids worked through their differences and stayed together in the end :)
