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section with instructions to go upstairs to see the display when they had finished the trail downstairs it was simpler and shorter than last year which was too wordy for very young readers and the library manager was delighted with how it flowed showing the link between traditional party games and the fairy story an underlying theme of giving and receiving apparently families are enjoying it each returned answer sheet results in the participant receiving a shoe or boot template i put together which they can use to design a shoe or boot i believe the library staff are encouraging them to return these for a display in the library i had plenty of fun devising and putting together this display and the treasure trail posted by dollmum at 19 46 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels amy daisy davy dress a sasha ebony edmund elves and the shoemaker gregor doll laura leo mabel nicholas james nina nomalizo pass the parcel pin the tail on the donkey robin sasha doll festival theo trendon elliott tuesday 6 january 2026 goth themed christmas sweater in august 2024 my elder daughter and i co designed a goth christmas sweater for her she chose many of the elements she wanted me to include found possible images to adapt some from other knitwear some from cross stitch designs and in some cases drew what she wanted for me to chart up i used the basic knitting pattern of a vintage sweater my mother had worn in the 1960s which i still own i had found the pattern online after sharing a photo of my mother s sweater in knitwear groups it is called norwegian sportswear by p b vintage knitting pattern norwegian sportswear by p b my mother wearing the sweater my godmother s mum knitted for her with me my sister and my grandfather in 1978 i charted up the whole sweater using an excel spreadsheet with tiny grid squares coloured with the different elements for the raglan join my daughter wanted a spider web inspired by a vintage knit pattern she found online and bats so i carefully charted all the spiderweb lines to match up and ensured the actual seams were not on the vertical white lines of the web i started knitting the front in august 2024 and completed the front and back plus the first part of a sleeve by mid december it was clear i would not have the sweater finished in time for that christmas and was busy with many other pre christmas activities so didn t have enough time to devote to it the most tedious elements to knit were the ghosts and candlesticks i didn t mind the skellies and haunted reindeer my names for those elements knitting with predominantly black yarn was not my favourite as counting rows is harder with black yarn i was glad that during 2025 i bought a magnifier lamp for cross stitching a stole for my niece s wedding in south africa as this helped with knitting the sleeves from october 2025 when i resumed this project i finished it in the early hours of christmas morning so my daughter was able to wear it on christmas day 2025 much to her delight the yarn used is sirdar country classic 50g 4ply balls in black grey white and red it is 50 wool 50 acrylic blend and i would say is bordering on not the best choice for stranded knitting because there isn t enough wool to make the yarn stick better so in some places despite my best efforts the short floats show through to keep the floats tidy and reduce the chance of them catching when putting on the sweater i mostly stranded every 2 stitches which meant frequent untwisting of the balls of yarn until i invested in a yarn holding gadget which helped manage the untwisting of colours somewhat it was a trade off using this blend to quell concerns about wearing wool next to sensitive skin my daughter would never wear a pure wool sweater such as my guernsey this yarn was not bad for knitting generally but not so good for stranded knitting in my opinion a 60 wool 40 acrylic blend might have been stickier back of a sleeve while in progress showing the floats we washed the sweater a few days after christmas on a 15 minute 20 degrees c cycle as i was concerned about colour running and pounding the sweater too much in the event this softened it a bit without colour running which was a relief the front of the sweater with the collar rolled down closer view of the front with the collar up the back of the sweater with the collar up my daughter is delighted with the goth christmas sweater i think it will get worn from halloween onwards every winter she is proud of it being one of a kind so although she suggested i could sell the pattern via ravelry she is also revelling in admiring comments from friends who appreciate its uniqueness i might reuse one or two elements most likely the skellies which were from a cross stitch pattern and haunted reindeer which my daughter drew as single motifs for sasha doll knitwear i will not knit another ghost i have refused to take commissions and knit the whole combination again as it was very time consuming to make posted by dollmum at 23 20 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels christmas jumper goth knitting sweater vintage pattern tuesday 23 december 2025 sasha christmas display in the library at the end of november i set up a display involving seven of our sasha dolls in our local library this follows the display i did in the same cabinet back in january and february this year as part of a local literary festival this time the dolls are all preparing for and celebrating christmas as they are our two dress a sasha entries from the 2022 christmas in july sasha festival in syracuse new york state the cabinet normally has all the trophies and certificates won by our local horticultural group stony in bloom they very kindly removed these from the two upper shelves and rearranged their display on the bottom shelf of the cabinet in honour of their achievements i made sure to reference them in the displays i had about 90 minutes in which to set up the display before the cabinet had to be locked again so only took two quick photos on my phone before the door was closed all the other photos i took afterwards were through the glass with light reflection issues the library staff had arranged to fix the lights in the cabinet they weren t working at the beginning of the year so the christmas tree the dolls are decorating looks bright enough even though it has no lights on it i added two more dolls to the christmas tree decorating activity which was my daughter s dress a sasha in 2022 for dress a sasha there is a strict limit of 3 dolls and 18 inches square floor space to work within baby davy in the reindeer suit and melanie in a blue and gold christmas dress i had made years ago joined timothy in his rudolf sweater louisa in her christmas sundress and baby nina in her red and green christmas outfit for the tree decorating action the stony in bloom logo bunting behind them i made by printing the logos in triangles on thin card and stitching the ribbons to the card then cutting out the triangular bunting shapes the fabric christmas bunting was made years ago by someone local decorating the christmas tree activity display in the library on the shelf below the enthusiastic tree decorating group is my dress a sasha from the 2022 festival featuring my favourite christmas carol once in royal david s city with the addition of miranda wearing a white dress i had knitted years ago laura and edmund reprised their roles as the young woman choral scholar in york minster and the small boy chorister in st george s cathedral cape town in the robes i had made for this display i added the advent wreath with candles on a stand made from a coffee pot frame and a red bucket and an upturned brass candlestick i also added the little wooden nativity scene i ve had since my childhood my favourite christmas carol and advent candles display in the library i wish i d adjusted the christmas tree slightly as there is an odd gap in the spiral it is a pop up tree and young edmund s stance he leans forward on his doll stand when viewed from the side before the cabinet door was locked but never mind the two christmas scenes on display in the library the description cards about each of these displays say the following children enjoying the traditional pre christmas activity of decorating the christmas tree timothy and melanie are hanging items on the tree with the help of little louisa while babies davy and nina have fun with the decorations the golden baubles bows and miniature stony in bloom bunting acknowledge the fantastic achievements of the stony in bloom volunteers who have won gold awards for their wonderful horticultural contributions to stony stratford the festive dresses worn by louisa and melanie were made by dollmum the outfits worn by timothy and nina were made by other sasha doll collectors and davy s reindeer outfit was commercially made once in royal david s city is my favourite christmas carol it is used at the start of the traditional nine lessons and carols service on christmas eve in churches and cathedrals around the world the young chorister represents a red haired boy my late brother russell singing the first solo verse in a hushed large space in st george s cathedral cape town in the 1970s background photos are included of the cathedral and my 2018 stony stratford advent calendar window in memory of my brother the older choir member represents my elder daughter who grew up in stony stratford singing as an alto choral scholar with the tenors basses and counter tenors in the vast space of york minster york england in 2021 she wears her graduation hood of orange salmon blue background photos are included of york minster and my 2020 stony stratford advent calendar window of the heart of yorkshire window in york minster miranda wearing her knitted white dress prepares to light the candles on the advent wreath there is a candle for each sunday in advent and a candle for christmas day advent 1 the patriarchs advent 2 the prophets advent 3 john the baptist advent 4 the virgin mary christmas day the christ the crib scene is a simple wooden depiction of the nativity given to me by a cape town friend many years ago laura edmund and miranda s clothes were made by dollmum merry christmas everyone posted by dollmum at 00 01 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels christmas davy dress a sasha edmund laura louisa melanie miranda nina sasha doll sasha doll festival timothy sunday 26 october 2025 chat n snap 2025 the tenth and final chat n snap was organised by dee and her family with the wonderful creations of her husband paul taking centre stage paul built 8 different playground equipment items for dee s 1970s playground and all attendees were invited to place one doll in the scene paul had built the following a climbing frame slide box roundabout which really went round a swinging rocking horse a set of swings a single swing a witches hat and a see saw all incredible for a display which was only up for a few hours it deserves another showing somewhere i wish i d sneaked my toddler louisa onto the swings as there was a spare swing we decided that our two contributions to the scene would be my daughter s 2024 sasha festival raffle win archie and the girl i purchased at the 2024 sasha festival whom i called katie after rosie shortell s daughter both of them wanted to try out the tall slide that style of tall slide wouldn t pass modern health and safety standards but i recall many times using such a slide in the parks of pinelands in cape town where i grew up katie wore her sasha logo dress i think by joann staricha and sasha logo sandals by monica jarpey archie wore one of his two catherine french sweaters and long tan trousers and boots part of his extensive wardrobe of clothes from the raffle he enjoyed the thrill of the slide with his arms in the air archie enjoys the slide hopscotch in the foreground while katie looks up at the slide swinging rocking horse swings and see saw swinging rocking horse skateboarder and sasha with her baby doll and pushchair toddlers on the swings skipping plus the swings and swinging rocking horse the witches hat another view of the witches hat the box roundabout hoola hooping and hopscotch and slide chilling on the box roundabout climbing frame slide box roundabout and witches hat witches hat with swings in the background quite a crowd of children enjoying this playground crawling along the top of the climbing frame climbing frame slide and box roundabout playing conkers by the slide at the other end of the hall on a doll display table i placed trudi on her chair edmund louisa baby nina surrounded her while my daughter carefully adjusted the hairstyles for laura miranda and aurelia laura and miranda wore their 2024 sasha festival souvenir smocked dresses by petrana for the first time we hadn t unboxed them until thursday evening aurelia had gone fully punk including safety pins on her clothes and spikes in her hair edmund and trudi were in their sailor outfits louisa wore a play dress by lynne field and sasha logo sandals by monica jarpey nina wore the gorgeous little outfit tricia had given my daughter as a table gift at the 2024 sasha festival l r aurelia laura miranda edmund trudi nina and louisa others in the doll display including some autumnal themed outfits babies in the foreground of the doll display table doll display in front of the st ippolyts sign some lovely no philtrum dolls sitting in front of the doll display alice s dolls stood beside our dolls with the no philtrum dolls in the foreground there were plenty of sales tables and we weren t allowed to purchase anything until dee announced that sales were open i was delighted to buy a book i have long sought sasha puppen sales tables sales tables sales tables the raffle was epic as always loads of prizes we didn t win anything for a while then after sue m gave us one of her winning tickets thank you sue we did win 3 on our tickets raffle time dawn and dee in charge of drawing the raffle of course there was lots of chatting with old and new friends throughout the day and it really was over all too quickly i certainly didn t get to speak to everyone i knew or all the first time to the chat n snap people thank you dee paul and all your helpers for such a fun day dmd and i thoroughly enjoyed it l r aurelia katie louisa miranda nina trudi edmund laura and archie the night before the chat n snap posted by dollmum at 00 18 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels 1970s playground archie aurelia chat n snap edmund katie laura louisa miranda nina raffle trudi older posts home subscribe to posts atom about me dollmum i m interested in dolls and dollshouses and have been ever since i was a very small child somehow that interest has never waned despite some teasing during teenage years and plenty of changes 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