A Few Princesses

Okay, so coming up with titles for each of my blog posts isn't always the easiest, hence the really uncreative title for today's post. Since yesterday (Sunday) was my only day off, I really meant to get a lot of work done in the knitting world, but it didn't happen so much. Funny thing about upping your work hours. You get tired. Who knew, right? LOL. Every time I tried to work on dresses yesterday, I kept falling asleep with the needles and yarn in my hands. Ooops. But despite that, I did get a little bit of work done and some new outfits started.

Since I now had a Belle doll free, I placed the pink dress on Belle (after working a few rows on it, of course). It still amazes me how much these dresses are actually looking like the dresses in the movies. People keep telling me I have a real talent, but it's really hard for me to admit that. I don't want to sound arrogant. Is that bad?

Okay, before some of  you think I have been working on Tiana without posting pictures, the answer is no. This is not one of Tiana's dresses. This is Mulan's shift on Tiana. The reason? I think that the pattern I am coming up with for Mulan's shift will work as the basis for both Tiana's white diner dress and her white wedding dress, but I wanted to compair. So what do you think? (hey, comments are welcomed, I know there are at least a few readers out there).

And before putting the shift  back on Mulan, it was put on the needles and worked on for a little bit. Just about 8 or so more cm left on it before the shift will be finished.

A picture of my bed Sunday afternoon. Full of dolls and needles and chicken scratching patterns, oh yeah, and one very jealous kitty. She is still not sure what to do with me crafting all the time when I am home. Here she curled up in the middle of the green blanket which I have been using for picture backgrounds!

Ah, a new dress. White doesn't really give much of a clue as to who it is for other than it is a more than likely a wedding dress (which it is). Another dress I am having to design, it belongs to Cinderella. After working the blue top on Mulan, I figured out how to make the overlapping collar layers, which is all that was keeping me from Cinderella's wedding dress. This picture is just a couple of rows in.

And a few more rows.

And at 3 cm, which is where I thought I would start the overlapping sections. I was using the bodice I made for Aurora's peasant dress as a reference for this dress, and the first measurement I have on that dress is 3 cm, so I thoughts that's where the pattern would break off. I forgot that the 3 cm measurement on Aurora's dress was for the black portion before the little V-dip of the beige! Oops. So obviously by this picture, 3 cm was not long enough. I kept going to 5 cm. LOL.

And here it is at 5 cm. Much better and ready to start the shapping of the collar.

First row into the collar portion with a portion of the right side (facing) cast off, which is the portion that has the under-lapping section.

Back on Cinderella after making the arm hole to meausre where the shoulder protion would land.

The first section is jusst nearly complete here. I just have to cast it off the needle.

And cast off the needles.

Starting the second portion of the top of the bodice. I wanted to make sure that the overlapping portion would look correct.

And with both sides finished and cast off the needles and pesky ends darned in. All that the bodice portion needs now is sleeves and then I will head to the skirt.

Another princess started. This pattern I am also designing, after a little inspiration from an amigurumi pattern (that's knitted or crocheted toys and animals, like the Pascal I have started to make). I know it isn't a dress, but I figured, I have the colors I need and Ariel's wardrobe just wouldn't be complete without her tail and signature shells! (which from what I have seen in the stores, you can only get Ariel as a mermaid with her tail attatched and not removable. What a shame. The Ariel doll I had when I was a kid had at least three tails. Her green one; a purple (?) one; and a white/wedding one. Such a shame girls today don't have that). I am starting at the base of the tail in order to keep the tail seamless. Making the triangular tube seems pretty easy. I still am not sure how to do the triangular fins.

A little bit further and with the first end darned in, closing up the small hole in the bottom of the tail.

And a little bit further. The ring is merely to mark the first DPN and not neccesarilly the start of the round.

Same portion as above, just with Ariel's legs inside it.

And one last outfit/princess started. This time it is Pocahontas. After a false start and a too short around outfit, I finally got things going for her signature outfit.

Measured on Pocahontas. And running into a tiny problem. Pocahontas is an older doll. Which means her body is a different shape. It's the older shape with the wider chest and impossibly skinny waist. The outfit fits both her and the newer dolls (Ariel got to be my model as she was near by from me working on her tail), but if I find the current Pocahontas has the new body (seems she can only be gotten from the Disney Store or Parks or such), I might have to move the snaps on the back.

And a little further. You can just barely make out a ridge on her mid chest. That ridge is for placement of the fringe after the knitting is done.

Off the cirucluar and on the DPNs for working in round. You can see I have changed colors to make the belt which goes at her waist.

And back on Pocahontas after finishing up for tonight. This outfit shouldn't take too long as it doesn't even reach her knees. What will take the longest is putting on the fringe.

146 DAYS REMAINING!