Flora needed a lacey shrug to go with her new tuttu, so I got out my crochet hook and crochet cotton and designed and made her a lace shrug. It is crocheted from the neck opening down. Here’s how I did it:

Crocheted Shrug for Fanciful Flat Fiber Friend Dolls by Noreen Crone-Findlay (c)
With #10 crochet cotton and a 1.75 mm hook, ch 26.
Row 1: Skip 1 ch, work 1 hdc in each rem ch. (25 hdc)
Row 2: Turn. Ch 3. 1 dc in 1st hdc, ch 2, skip 2 hdc, {dc, ch 2, dc, ch 2, dc} in …read more

Yesterday, I posted about how I have been upcycling fabric teabags by making them into ribbon yarn and crocheting and weaving with them. Before that, I posted about how I made them into yo yo circles.
Today, I’ll show how I upcycled a baker’s dozen (13) of the little fabric teabags into a tutu for my Fanciful Fiber Friend Flat Doll.
In the pic above, a slew of the fabric teabags are hanging in the studio window, drying. Alright, so it looks weird… but c’mon!
It’s a studio… you expect to see unusual things in the windows!
After emptying the dryed
used up tea into …read more

A few days ago, I posted the instructions for crocheted yoga pants for the Fanciful Flat Fiber Friend Dolls and now, it’s time to post the pattern for the crocheted tied wrap cardigan sweater for the flat dolls.
The pants and tied
wrap sweater are
both crocheted
in Aunt Lydia’s
Baby Denim
in Mint -  with  a 5 mm hook.
The gauge is:
3 rows and 4 sc=
1 inch/2.5 cm
The cardigan
wraps around and
ties at the side front.
Pattern: Beginning at the lower edge of the Back:  Ch 11.
Row 1: 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook, and in each remaining ch. (10 sc) turn, ch 1.
Rows 2 – …read more

It’s time for another pattern for the Fanciful Flat Fiber Friend Dolls.   This time, it’s crocheted pants.
Flora is modelling the
crocheted yoga pants
with a ribbon drawstring.
These pants were crocheted
with Aunt Lydia’s Baby Denim in Mint
and a 5 mm hook, but any
sportweight yarn would work.
Lily Sugar’n Cream would be
perfect.
The pants are crocheted in
2 pieces and then they are
sewn together. Easy peasy!
Flora’s Yoga Crocheted Yoga Pants: Make 2 rectangles:
Ch 10.
Row 1: Skip the first ch, 1 sc into each of the remaining 9 sc. Ch 1 and turn.
Row 2-13: 9 sc. Ch 1 and turn.
Cut yarn, leaving a 12 inch/30 cm for …read more

Yesterday,  I posted the pattern for a knitted skirt for the Fanciful Flat Fiber Friends Dolls.
Today, I am posting the pattern
for a knitted pullover sweater for the FFFF Dolls.
The yarn that I used for the sweater
has been discontinued,
but a sportweight yarn
will work just fine.
With 5 mm needles,
Gauge: 4 st and 8 rows garter stitch= 1 inch/2.5 cm
Here’s the pattern:
Back of sweater:  Cast on 10 stitches and knit 18 rows.
Front: First shoulder: Row 19: Knit  3 stitches, turn,
Row 20:Knit  3 stitches, turn,
Row 21: Knit  3 stitches, cast off 4 stitches,
Start second shoulder: knit  remaining 2 stitches, turn, knit 3 stitches, turn, …read more

Flora, my Fanciful Flat Fiber Friend Doll has been waiting patiently for me to finish tatting her lace dress.
That’s somewhat on hold while all kinds of other projects have captured my attention.
Since it’s been such a long time since
Flora and her friends,
the Fanciful Flat Fiber Friend Dolls
have had something new, I decided that
I really should post a little treat
for them….
so, today,
here is the pattern for:
A knitted
drawstring
skirt.
Tomorrow,
I’ll post the pattern
for her
matching
pullover
sweater.
The Knitted Skirt for the Fanciful Flat Fiber Friend Dolls is a very quick and easy pattern:
The yarn was from my stash, and is sadly no longer available (Patons Fresco) but …read more

When I was a little girl, I had a tiny suitcase that I used to carry my favorite dollclothes in when I went to my friend’s house to play dolls.
This has left me with a life long fondness for little suitcases.
So, when my husband popped into a garage sale last week,
and saw this tiny toolbox/suitcase,
he knew I’d love it.
As soon as I saw it,
I knew that it would
be perfect for
organizing patterns
and templates
and small bits of
this and that
for the Flat dolls.
But…
When I opened it up…. ugh…. the inside was really ugly….
So, with a lot of tugging, the suitcase was eviscerated.
I used …read more

A couple of months ago, I bought a used leather coat at the second hand store. My plan was to upcycle  it into a new bag.
Well, I haven’t gotten around to making the bag yet,
but I did snip a little flap off the coat
and have used it to make
the perfect accessory
for the Fanciful Flat Fiber Friends Dolls: Shoes.
Doesn’t every doll need the perfect pair of shoes?
Well, Flora did, so I got busy
with my sketch book and graph paper.
I snipped out a half a dozen different versions
of shoes for Flora and her friends.
When I was happy with the pattern, I cut …read more

Yesterday, I posted the pattern for the crocheted sundress for the Fanciful Flat Fiber Friends Dolls.
Here’s the matching sunhat:
You will need one ball of Patons Canadiana (1oo% acrylic), approx 158 m/173 yds; 85 gm/3 0z in Crazy Shades.
I crocheted the sunhat with a ‘G’ (4.5 mm) crochet hook which gave a gauge of: 4 rows and 5 sc to 1 inch/2.5 cm.
The brim of the finished hat is 3 inches/7.5 cm in diameter.
PATTERN: Note that all stitches are worked through back bar of stitch in previous row to give ridged pattern.
Flora’s  sunhat is crocheted in a spiral, without joining the …read more

Flora, my Fanciful Flat Fiber Friend Doll announced that it was time to post the pattern for one of her new dresses.
Since it’s a crocheted sundress,
she chose to model it
while she was watering
one of the plants in the studio.
She asked for a
matching sunhat,
so I designed that, too.
I will post the pattern
for the sunhat
tomorrow.
The sundress is super simple to make.
You need to know how to work ch, sc, hdc and dc.
You will need one ball of Patons Canadiana (1oo% acrylic), approx 158 m/173 yds; 85 gm/3 0z in Crazy Shades.
I crocheted the dress with a ‘G’ (4.5 mm) crochet hook which …read more