Wovenflame’s Simple Pull On Pants for Pukifee

The actual pattern piece for these simple pull on pants is included in a knitting pattern collection available on Ravely for $8.95 US as a PDF download. Look for:

"Wovenflame's Knitting Patterns(c) for Pukifee"

Cut two pants pattern pieces from lightweight cotton or, for a denim jeans like effect, from shirt weight denim. Be sure not to cut the notches too deep as the seam allowance is only ¼” on these small pants.

Use Fray Check on all edges to reduce fraying. 

Press up the ¼” hem allowance and top stitch in place.

Match CF edges, right sides together and sew seam. Trim seam allowance to 1/8” in crotch area, and press seam open.

Press down 3/8” casing for elastic, wrong sides together.

Measure and mark a piece of ¼” elastic at 3 ¼” . Do NOT cut!

Place the elastic next to fold line, under the pressed casing, butting the unmarked end of the elastic up to the raw edge of the pants piece. Take a couple of small stitches forward and back through the elastic and both layers of fabric and leave the sewing machine needle down.

Hold onto the thread tails behind the machine---------

---------- while you stretch the elastic until your measured mark is even with the opposite side of the pattern piece.

Sew through the centre of the elastic through all layers to the opposite side. Be warned, the second the machine needle starts in motion your elastic will want to contract! That is why you are hanging on to the thread tails.

Sew a second line of machine stitches below the first. It’s decorative, but it also holds down the extra width of the casing.

Sew CB seam. Trim to 1/8” width in the crotch area. Press seam open.

Match inseams and pin at cuffs and crotch seam.

Sew, then trim to 1/8” in the crotch area. 

Press seam open. A wooden dowel is a handy tool for this task.

Turn  pants right side out.

A "tube turner" tool is wonderful for turning these little pant legs.

Ta da! You’re done!

Pukifee Line Goes Live

Well it took much longer than I ever expected but my line of knitting patterns for PukiFee and Lati Yellow sized dolls finally went "live" tonight. It's now available on my Ravelry pattern page as an instant PDF download. A few minutes after I activated the link I had already had my first sale! Yay!

This is just a scan of the cover image and the quality and colour are poor, but it gives you an idea of what is included. There are 13 knitting patterns, with additional variations, and also a bonus of 3 simple sewing patterns. If you've come here looking for the promised sewing tutorials, I'll get those edited and up tomorrow. I need some sleep!

Thank you everyone for being so supportive and encouraging while I worked on this big project. It really means a lot to me.

Off Season Butt

Not exactly the appropriate time of year, but after taking the photo for a Pukifee knitting pattern collection I'll be releasing later today I just couldn't resist posting it here.



The pattern package will also include the sewing pattern for the tall stockings and the arm warmers.

Snow Day

Not unheard of, but certainly not the norm here in the Fraser Valley.



The snow was kind of pretty at first.



But now it's getting a bit ridiculous! Stop! I say. We've had enough.



Serenity doesn't agree though.



She loves every last flake of it!



And wouldn't you know it? She owns seven pairs of boots and I find her outside playing in her shoes.

Hello Sunshine!

Whoa! What's the bright gleam coming from the sky? Could it be? Yes, yes! The sun made an appearance today! Nothing quite like a jolt of bright light to lift one's spirits.



After she got over the surprise Serenity dashed around making the most of the fresh air and sunshine while it she could.



I only gave her a minute or two before she had to find some shade to play in.



Direct sunlight isn't too great for these little resin kids. Just like real kids their "skin" can be damaged by too much UV light.

The little hoodie sweater is one of the designs I'm reading for publication in "Wovenflame's Knitting Patterns for Pukifee". It will be available through Ravelry in the next week or so. I just have to give one final design a second knit through and then I can invite Tessa over to help Serenity with all the necessary modelling. I hope we get some great sunny days like this for the photoshoot(s).

Nearing the End

Well she got what she asked for,



.... a hat to match her new dress.



The knitwear pattern collection for Pukifee will be published soon. I think I'm down to doing a final test knit of the last two designs. Then there is still all the photography and publishing end to do. Two weeks, tops, I'm guessing.

Attention Hog

While I've been working at getting out a Pukifee knitting pattern line Serenity has really had more than her fair share of the attention around here (according to Peanut and Pumpkin anyway). 



But Serenity had better enjoy it while it lasts because once this pattern line is complete and published it's going to be all Minifee knitting for quite some time. My poor LittleFees will be standing at the back of the line for a while yet. Good thing they already had a pretty good sized wardrobe themselves.

Proudly Matching

Serenity is very proud to have a hand knit tunic sweater just like her "big" friend, Peanut.



Peant is hoping I'll make her a lovely, soft, cashmere, "slouchy hat" just like Serenity's!

Minifee Knitting

Though I am still plugging along on getting a collection of knitting patterns for Pukifee/Lati Yellow dolls ready for publishing, I couldn't resist a bit of celebratory knitting. In late December I ordered a new, larger doll, a Fairyland Minifee.

She won't arrive until late February or early March and then must go out to have her face custom painted as I'm ordering her "blank". So yeah, I do have a lot of time to get a homecoming outfit ready for her.

But when I received a collection of Minifee sized knitting and sewing patterns for my birthday I just could not resist taking an evening to knit up something quick and easy.

This is the "Romantic Cropped Cardigan" pattern by Cynthia Berrier. I'm thinking of pairing it with a simple dress with an empire waistline.

Pukifee Coat and Hat

Slowly plugging away at getting patterns for the Pukifee collection ready. This is the second knit through of a coat and hat pattern I designed. I'm really happy with the way it turned out.





Her buddy there is "Benjamin Bowser", handmade by Ban Sidhe.

Project in Waiting

A few days ago, on my birthday, I received a gift certificate good for any Jackie Erickson-Schweitzer pattern of my choosing just for being a member of her Ravelry forum! Yay!

I chose "A Touch of Beaded Class" and went out to our local yarn store and bought a gorgeous, soft alpaca fingering weight yarn that will match beads I already had on hand.

I'd love to get started on this project right away but I really MUST keep working diligently on my Pukifee pattern line. I'd like to get that finished and out there making money (for my doll collection of course!).

Time For a New Year

Hickory would like to get this one wound and set in time for the New Year celebration.



He figures what better way to ring in the new than honouring it with the old?

First in a Series

Hickory Dickory wants to do a photo series posing with as many clocks, watches, and other time pieces as I can find for him.



I'll start with the ones within my own household and then I guess we'll have to branch out, going on "road trips" as time and opportunity allows. 



This Bertmar, Westminster chime, mantel clock is a family heirloom. It once belonged to my husband's grandparents.

Hickory Dickory

Ooops. After a day of trying dresses on the little mousie ......



....HE indignantly informed me he was a BOY. 



.... and his name is Hickory Dickory. His occupation is monitoring the accuracy of clocks, watches, and other time pieces.

Mary Chris Mouse

A little mouse came to visit today....



.....and when the day was over she decided to stay.

Sleepy Heads

Peanut and Pumpkin were all set to watch Christmas specials on TV tonight, but they fell asleep in the middle of the first one!

I made a couple of these little robe, pyjama and slippers sets several months ago and just this evening finally got around to listing them on Etsy.

Through the Eyes of a Child

What a joy it is to spend one on one time with a grandchild.



A simple walk around the block becomes so much more when observed through the eyes of a two year old. Check out Kenzie's great ladybug find on the kids' blog.

Is It Time Yet?

I made the mistake of letting the girls try on their Christmas dresses. Now they are sitting around sighing and "waiting for Christmas". Apparently having pretty Christmas dresses to wear does not make time pass any quicker.



I had Peanut and Pumpkin's dresses ready a whole year ago. I had thought that they would be arriving before Christmas. Little did I know at the time that it would be late January before either of them showed up.

I have enjoyed these dolls SO much. Creating clothing for them, posing them, photographing them, and arranging the photos into "photo stories" has been so much fun.



A year ago I also had no idea that I would end up with 6 ball jointed dolls in less than a year. I now have the original two Littlefees, a Pukipuki, the Realpuki pair, and the recent addition, a Pukifee.



Looking through my stash I was lucky enough to find the remains of the fabric from the Littlefee dresses so Serenity got a dress that coordinates with the bigger girls'.

New Friend

Serenity went to Tessa's house for a visit and while she was there she met a new friend.



The cutie on the left, wearing the bonnet with ears, is Neelsie. She's a Fairyland Pukifee Bonnie that belongs to "nixipixie".

Adding Curl

Serenity would like her ponytails to have more curl so Pumpkin is doing what she can to make that happen.



Serenity looks hopeful anyway.

Adventurous Visitor

Tessa is visiting Serenity again this week. I had sent them out on the back deck for some fresh air when I heard them arguing.



It sounded like Serenity was trying to talk Tessa out of doing something. With a mother's instincts I knew that it was probably something that needed investigating.

Sure enough I found Tessa had climbed up onto the ledge to chase after a ladybug.



I caught her and lifted her down just before she reached the end of the railing!



Yes....erhem.....they are playing inside now, where I can keep an eye on them!

Trial and Error

A lot of trial and error, knitting, ripping and reknitting goes into developing even the simplest of patterns.



The basic numbers on this little pullover for Pukifee and Lati Yellow dolls seem to be okay, but the pattern will need some extra length added to the sleeves. I'll write that in before moving on to the next project. Before it's published I'll have to knit the pattern one more time to double check everything.



I also came up with a simple pattern for sewn Pukifee pants. This pattern also needs work. The legs are at least 1/4" too short, probably as much as 3/8". When working with a doll of this size a small difference is a BIG fitting problem.



For now Serenity will just call them "capris".