Best Crochet Dolls
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If you know me at all, you know that I love a good doll. Â I can tell you every doll I owned as a child–and there weren’t many.. Â Dressy Bessy which I wrote about here. Â Lassie…and, yes… I did name a doll after a dog in a television show… a show I didn’t even watch, I might add. Â I still mourn the loss of that baby doll. Â I gave her away in a foolish “I’m too old for dolls” pre-teen moment. Â Sigh. Â The foolish things you do when you want to be a grown up. Â Then you become the grown up and sometimes, just for a moment, you wish you could go back in time and spend an afternoon in your childhood.
So you do the next best thing. Â You go on Pinterest or what I like to call EYE CANDY for crocheters. Â Especially for a doll lover like me. Â My guilty pleasure on a weekend morning is to make a cup of coffee and get lost looking at crochet dolls. Â I could drool for hours looking at them. Â I love their hair, their expressions and I marvel at each little detail. Â I wonder about who created them and the lucky soul that gets to play with them! Â Here are a few of my favorites.
The Viking:
Found from: Â Karabouts
I’ve been drooling over this guy for years. Â For YEARS, you guys! Â Oh my goodness.. that stare..that manly goodness! Â I love this on so many levels, but I think it shows how a few details (like those buttons) can really add to a doll! Â Crocheters have been asking for the pattern since 2009, but to date, one hasn’t been shared. Â Which makes me think…one of us should use this for inspiration and get designing ourselves!
Elegant Lady
Found From: Â Chepidolls
Here’s a beauty for you! Â This artist sells finished dolls and patterns. Â Lucky for us crocheters, we can snag something lovely ready made or crochet something gorgeous ourselves!
Sweetie Pie
Found from: Â Sweet Patterns Lab
What’s not to love about a sweet little girl out for a stroll in the snow?! Â I love the artist’s use of mixed media on this one. Â A ruffled fabric dress and hiding the seam under a row or two of crochet at the waist is a clever technique that really helps make the look of this doll. Â You need to know how to crochet, knit and sew to make this one, but the pattern IS available!
A Boy To Crochet
Found from: Â Havva Designs
As a mom of a boy, I think it’s a good thing to have crochet doll options for boys. Â Granted, it might be stuffed into a riding toy and dragged through the mud, but still..nice to give a boy a doll option. Â This designer is one of my favorites. Â She has loads of patterns and they are all wonderful. Â And they are available in multiple languages too!
Twice the Fun
Found from: Â Mycrowonders
Sassy, sweet and ready to play! Â I love these two girls. Â Their sweet smiles, eyelashes and ears are so cute. Â The dress is adorable, and the bright, cheery colors would make them a cute gift for any young girl on your list. Â And lucky for us..this is available as a crochet pattern!
Sweet Girl
Found from: Â Crochet 365 Knit Too
Here’s my sweet Marcy doll. Â She’s the first doll pattern I offered up for sale and is by far and away my biggest seller to date. Everyone loves her and so she had to make my best crochet dolls list. Â I still love her hair and she likes to hang out with me now and then as I work. Â She’s a good girl like that. Â I think you might enjoy crocheting her too.
Lovely Little Lady
Found from Nathalie’s Sweet Creations.
This little lady is just breathtaking. Â I love the detail.. her sweet expression, her adorable dress and beautiful shoes..and that hair is to die for! Â If you want one, you’ll have to get it custom made. Â But it might be a tough decision; you can spend hours lost in looking at the beauties she’s created on her website.
Dolls That Matter
Found from: Â Off D Hook
Not only do I love the beautiful dolls made by this artist, I love her message to young girls. Â She specializes in dolls of color and in making dolls to match a special little girl (or not so little girl)! Â A stroll through her Facebook photos and you find countless photos of dolls with any physical attribute. Â There are no disabilities or limitations here..just adorable.. AMAZING dolls. Â These dolls are guaranteed to make you smile…if not for all the beautiful details, for all the beautiful smiles of little girls with their matching “twin” doll. Â And of course, you can commission the artist to make you your very own doll!
I hope you enjoyed this little diversion into crochet doll nirvana. Â It is my current best crochet doll list. Â But I am always on the lookout for something beautiful, so who knows… Â I might find more to share with you down the road!
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