Even Smaller!-Knitted Woodland Hoodlet For 10-12" Dolls

I am pretty much obsessed with the Woodland Hoodlet pattern by Tiny Owl Knits.

I have completed a human sized version, then a 1/3 doll version, and immediately progressed to attempting a 1/4 doll version.  So far, so good!

I am using size 2 US needles, and the same yarn I used for the 1/3 version, just held single strand this time.  After already doing the pattern twice, it is even easier to follow, and going even quicker despite the size reduction.

I have completed the front section already, and now the back and hood remain.  Those have minor cabling compared to the front, so I fully expect to be able to finish this version in the next day or so.

And then, the next attempt will be even smaller, hopefully for 12" fashion dolls.  :D

Here is the completed front section on my 10" Bambicrony Lottie sculpt BJD.  I think this will be a good fit on her, although her shoulders are a bit narrower than my Tonner Patsy.  (Our cat, Steven Monster, lounges in the background, as he frequently does.)

Here is the front section sized up against my 10" Tonner Patsy.  It looks like it will be a good fit on her so far.

After casting on, and five cable sections into the front.

The front section is complete.

Knitting Experiment: Woodland Hoodlet-1/3 doll sized completed

I finished the 1/3 doll size version of Tiny Owl Knits wonderful Woodland Hoodlet pattern today!

I unfortunately don't have a doll available to model yet, still having one in pieces while I get up the nerve to do the makeup, and my Pidgin doll won't be completed (and then completely paid off) for about three months. So for now, I have to be content with showing off the product without a model.

I am very happy with how this turned out, and have already cast on for an even smaller version! 

Knitting Experiment: Woodland Hoodlet, Nearly Done!

I am so close to being done with the 1/3 doll sized Woodland Hoodlet, but sleep is beckoning much too strongly.

I have six more cable repeats to complete, then I can do the Kitchener stitch seam, make a tassel, and call this one done.  

And then I can cast on the next, even smaller scaled, version.  :) 

Front and back sections done and seamed. You can see where the hood will be knit in, and how it will drape nicely along the neckline.

The front with a tape measure for a size reference.

The hood roughly halfway done.

Knitting Experiment: Woodland Hoodlet For A Doll

I recently purchased a pattern I've had my eye on for at least two years, Tiny Owl Knits Woodland Hoodlet.  It looks a lot more complicated and time consuming than it turns out to be.  Thanks to a very well written pattern, I've already whipped through 2/3 of an adult version (which I can't preview since it's an Xmas surprise for someone!).

I also decided to try it in a smaller scale.  I went with size 4 US needles, and am using a super fine weight yarn held double, Loops and Threads Woolike Simili-Laine in Tan (which really looks more like dark cream to me).  It's a tight spun yarn, and additionally is acrylic and nylon, so there's no drape here like in the adult version that uses super bulky yarn on size 15 US needles.  However, the cables and bobbles really stand out as a result, and on a doll I think this tighter fabric will work well.  The yarn is also very soft to the touch, and has a squish factor I really like working with.  

For this pattern you do need to be at least an intrepid beginner so all the cables, bobbles and a provisional cast on don't make you run screaming for the hills.  But if you know how to cable, can do a provisional cast on (whatever is your favorite method), and can make a bobble, you will find this flies off the needles.  If I sat down and dedicated my time to this, I could easily make one of these in a knit-filled weekend.

The only adjustment I made to the pattern, both the adult size and this doll size, is how I made the bobble.  Instead of slipping the four stitches from the right needle to the left, I instead turned my work, purled those four stitches, and continued on.  It's a methodology difference, and my way just turned out a better bobble for me.  :)  

Otherwise, take the pattern one row at a time, make sure you use a Post It or something similar to keep you focused on the correct row, and make a note of the row you stopped at whenever you walk away (especially if you have cats, and/or have fans going in summertime heat, that may move that Post It note!).  

This pattern is well worth the roughly $6 price tag.  (And the HopsALot slippers are pretty awesome, too, as I know from making a pair of those previously.)

After I finish this doll size, which should fit a 1/3 BJD (roughly 20-23 inches tall) perfectly, I am going to go down a couple needle sizes, work with just one strand of this yarn, and see if I can get a 16 inch fashion doll, and/or 10-12" doll like Tonner's Patsy (or my Bambicrony Lottie BJD) sized hoodlet.  I am also hoping to get a 12" fashion doll sized, as well, but I may just be talking crazy.  Or more likely will be crazy by the time I finish that size...  :D

Starting out...  You can see the provisional cast on at the start.

Good progress. Front has been completed, and I've just started the back.  The most complicated part with all the cables and bobbles is already done, so the rest should be really quick!

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