Lorelei

Lorelei is my first waldorf doll.  I’ve been dreaming of creating one for a very long time and finally decided to take the plunge at Christmas…a special gift for my darling 3 year old daughter.  What a joy it was to make this dolly and thanks to this free pattern and a great hair tutorial here, she was done without buying any directions.  I purchased some wool roving from a local shop and bought some wool yarn for the hair but was able to do some upcycling for most of her.   I used a cotton interlock shirt of mine that happened to be a perfect fleshy color (with a paint spill on it) for the skin.  I also used some of my daughter’s outgrown white cotton tights for the “stockinette” for shaping the head underneath the skin.

She got a full wardrobe and a sling from pieces of fabric from my stash.

I had some fun with my Knifty Knitter creating a tiny little organic cotton knit cap and booties.  They whipped up in a jiffy…easy peasy.

Just a sampling of clothing with one of her itty bitty flannel diapers thrown in.

Now my 6 year old son wants a boy one.  I’m looking forward to making another one when I get through some other projects on the list.