Ok, so she’s still freaking me out, and she still only has one of her four limbs, but the knitted babe is starting to look slightly cuter. She also has some pretty lace knickers which I think is a good thing for everyone concerned…
It took me ages to choose yarn for her hair; in the end I went for Rowan Damask. It has a beautiful shine to it, and I love all the subtle colour changes. It’s not attached yet – I want to try finger-curling it and giving her a 1930s-style bob. I’m thinking of knitting a sort of cap that I can attach the strands to, rather than fixing them directly to her head. I think it might be easier to adjust it and get it looking how I want that way.
Although the Knitted Babes book is clearly a work of pure genius, it seems to me that it is written primarily for non or new knitters.There are quite a few changes I’m making to the patterns that are probably just be extra techniques to learn if you are new to knitting. For example: making the legs and arms as i-cords, knitting the body in the round and making the decreases in the knicker lace pattern point towards the centre of the pattern.
She looks startlingly like Posh Beckham (the hair, the figure – minus the fake boobs though). You could add some silicon to her chest and make her a blond soccer dude partner.
There is just something about those knickers, isn’t there! I love them. And the hair is great. I was thinking about doing the hair as you’ve suggested for my next one – kind of like a wig – so I could do different types of hair for her. And agree on the way the patterns are written – more for beginners, but very easy to modify.
I’m loving the tasteful hair and ‘Victoria’s Secret’ knickers. Top babe!
Oh thank God she’s decent!!! Imagine the traffic you’d attract! š
Yay for parachute pants – guaranteed to cover a girls modesty!