Iplehouse CREAA Doll

Glad you like it! The yarn is laceweight, which I find works well for this size doll and smaller. I used a 2.75mm hook. I keep my really tiny hooks for when I'm crocheting for 1/6 scale.

Thanks! The blue on one sleeve--as well as the blue scarf--are meant as an unexpected touch of whimsy.

It seems a strange time for IH to begin delaying. Many places are now opening for business.

 

@Iron_Dog - Baby yarn is thicker than the laceweight yarn I use, which is sometimes referred to as "thread". Also I work tight so my stitches end up cramped regardless of the size hook I use. Much as I try to keep my tension loose, it just doesn't happen. You know how lace is supposed to look airy and full of holes? No can do.

 

@Iron_Dog - I used to knit but nowadays I can't manage two long needles. Either I got clumsier with age or the needles have grown longer. Like you, I've only been crocheting for a couple of years. Hopefully the tension will work itself out in time. My first reaction to using laceweight thread was: You've got to be kidding me; I can't do this. But I can. It just takes practice.

 

@Iron_Dog - I can't picture circular needles for crochet. Do you end up with 2 hooks? I would be totally confused. Since most of my work is very small--in some cases extremely so--it seems to me I'd be carrying more wire than yarn. I'll have to look for examples online.

How did you manage not to kill the cat?

 

@Helgovochka - Very nice set of photos. I've been wondering how online cons work. Can you see and talk to people as if you were face-to-face? (Everyone would have to have a camera attached to their computer, right?) Or do you post photos and talk via text or email? I wouldn't know what to do.

I'm still waiting for Noel, too.

 

@Helgovochka - Wow! Thank you for the video. It has to be viewed on YouTube, but that's no problem. It's very long so I just skipped around and watched bits here and there. I want to go back and look at more of it. (I didn't get to yours yet, but I will.)

Noel is shipping! It's been so long since I ordered (March 7) that I had to go back and see exactly what's coming. He'll have the human head, normal skin, faceup B, and the sword (unbrushed). I vaguely remember ordering the sword. It will be interesting to see how long his travel time is. In other words, how long will he sit at the airport before he's allowed to fly. I have two orders from other companies that appear to be hanging out at airports. It's the new normal.

 

@Helgovochka - I hope your boy ships soon, too. They're working on CREAAs, so maybe this week?

 

I've had two dolls and two doll heads ship within the past two weeks. Noel was the most recent to ship and he's the only one who has been received by the air carrier. He and one other doll have flight numbers--but there is no indication of what day or even what week they will fly. I keep checking...

 

Here's Noel. He's wearing the only outfit I have that fits. It's a set that SoulDoll sold for their Winter Prince SoulKid. There's a coat, too, which I haven't tried on yet. I had to take the pants in at the waist but I left them a little loose. That way they sit on his hips, which makes the legs appear longer. All he needs now are decent shoes. He's wearing Dollmore sneakers. They're long enough for his feet, but make his narrow feet look gargantuan.

 

Here's another shot. You get a better view of the outfit here. It's too bad SoulDoll has so few outfits for their dolls and then lets them sell out. I really wasn't expecting any of this one to fit. Now that I see it does, I want more.