Knitting for American Girl Dolls

Since adopting my 18" doll from Goodwill I have been hunting down American Girl size doll clothes patterns to knit.

These bell bottom jeans and white tank top came out a little big and still need blocking.  The only reason they are big is I used a light worsted instead of DK.
The top is here: link and the jeans are here: link Both are available free on www.ravelry.com  I love the seventies styling of the jeans designed by Cathy Bird.  

The jeans have eyelets and a ribbon tie at the waist.  They really flare on the bell bottom and I am tempted to embroider some flowers on them.  

These jeans came about when I ran out of yarn on this project...

I went online and ordered another skein of Caron medium country blue, but what I needed had I been paying attention was ' lt country blue # 9709'.  I found a skein of it today at Michael's.  So happy to be able to finish this wonderful sweater.  The pattern is really great I have made it before.  It is designed by
Janet Longaphie and you can find it here: link 

I think she will love her new cardi.

This is the reason that I ran out of yarn in the first place...Not pretty for adult knitters only.

I was a brat.  Well I was sick too.  I made a horrible cardigan and then proceeded to sew it together wrong.  I couldn't bear to pull apart the seams and  unravel it.  Hence the real frog pond for the last of that skein of Caron Lt Country Blue # 9709.
I know you're all horribly disappointed in me now.   I am sure I am the only one to ever give up totally and go to the pond.
;)
Anne 

Frogging Sox

Not what I had in mind for my beautiful socks.  The directions were for using circular needles.  I used 4 dp needles.  I didn't think I would have a problem, but alas my brain doesn't know how to compute the necessary calculations when it gets down to the KNITTY GRITTY heal turn.... I feel so stupid.  I had my lovely ribbing and my 7" leg and all that brilliant heal flap.   The flap was calculated incorrectly and was too long by 5 stitches.  I just could not figure out where to go next.  I finally combined the directions from another dp sock and bravely went ahead and turned the heal.  I picked up 21 stitches from each side when WHAMMO I had to try and do something called SHAPE THE INSTEP???  Maybe because I have flat feet this was a foreign concept.  I tried really.  Then I frogged and this is what I am back to.

The sad unraveling of the sock.  Mile after mile of lovely knitting and getting ready to start again.  I have now found a pattern from Susan B. Anderson called "How I Make My Socks" link It is made on dp's and I have already cast on.  I will keep you posted.  My 'right brain' thinking has to do it this way.  I have to start over. 
I am going to knit for a very long time tonight in an attempt to get caught back up even though I know that is not possible.
Lambie