New Doll

I finally finished the doll I started a few weeks ago. It's another of Deanna Hogan's doll patterns, which involves making a clay face in a purchased mold. Then the face is covered with knit cloth and painted. It also takes a lot of time and fussing to make each of the dolls' joints. Elbows, wrists, knees and ankles are a ball-and-socket type joint. A wooden bead is buried inside each of these joints, allowing them to move like their counterparts in the human body. But does it ever take time! Whew! I thought I'd never finish. Her hair is made from two kinds of yarn that I knitted together. After completing her, I'm quite satisfied and have named her, "Gretel".

Now on to my next project. Not sure whether I'll make some aprons or another doll.