This doll's hair was sooooo wonky and long that I trimmed it to make it look better. Sometimes I trim the hair, sometimes I don't. This isn't some wonderfully, fantastic doll, it's supposed to be whacked! Don't worry about perfection on this one! Whenever things don’t go so well, And you want to hit the wall and yell. Hand stitch the hair in place along the stitching line on the yarn. Sorry about the fuzzy photo, if you look closely you can see the white stitching line that goes through the yarn to secure it. Slip the yarn off your hand and use your sewing machine on a straight stitch to sew right through the middle of your yarn. The more open your hand is, the longer the strands of 'hair' you will have. Wrap about 10 wraps of Lion Brand Fun Fur (or whatever yarn you have in your stash) around you hand. Do the neatest job you can sewing up the seam. The photos I took of stitching up the open seam were terrible! Sorry about that. Stuff! I use some poly fill, but you can take apart an old stuffed animal and re-use the stuffing, or use pieces of quilt batting. I use a tube to help turning it right side out, but using a dowel or the eraser end of a pencil works fine, too. I also trim really close to the outside curving seams (you can see how close I clipped the seam around the head.) I clip everywhere there is an inside seam so rounded seams are smoother when you are done stuffing. You can see the little clips on the inside seams. Sew all the way around the doll and clip the seams. It makes it easier to sew around the curves smoothly. Set your stitch length to 1.5 (or whatever a small stitch length is on your machine). You can do it after, no worries, but it's easier when you don't have to bury the knot. Transfer the marks to the upper arm so you don't sew there.ĭammit! I forgot to sew on the face before I started sewing! It's easiest to sew the eyes and mouth on before you sew the doll together. I'm a fan of rotary cutters, but not when the curves are this tight!Īll cut out. Types: Classic Prints, Political Dolls, Sports Dolls, Gifts Sets, Cancer Dolls. Round 8: 1 sc, dec (repeat 6 times) 12 sc. Round 7: Place safety eyes between Rounds 5 and 6 with a couple of stitches in between. The perfect gag gift for a colleague, family member, student, friend, or for yourself. Round 3: 1 sc, inc (repeat 6 times) 18 sc. The dammit doll was perfect, just as specified and arrived quickly.Pin your pattern and cut out with scissors. 12' dolls that can take a whacking Everybody’s go-to stress doll.
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