Chickens!

    We have been living at our new house for a few months now, and a lot of things have changed. For one... We have 14 chickens! They all have names and we have a beautiful rooster. We have six Red Star hens, five Rhode Island Reds, two Silkie cross hens and our rooster, Winston, is a Silkie cross.

This is Mary. She's really curious. :)

This is big Kitty

Barbie Overalls!

I love these overalls! I was inspired by My Froggy Stuff's newest video, How to Make Doll Overalls, but I did make a few of changes, like putting a snap in the back.

More Barbie Things

Here are some more things I have made:

I made the couch and the blanket. I sewed Evline's pants and knitted her sweater.

I knitted this blanket:

I crocheted this dress:

I made this whole outfit:

More sewing:

You can see my profile on Ravelry here, and the pattern for the dresses here.

Spring

     It feels like Spring! Actually, it has felt like Spring since February, but now it's getting warmer. My Barbies are really enjoying the weather, so we went out and had a photo shoot. I made a couple of the things shown, like Evline's stole and Meadow's cape thingy.

Crochet Barbie Sweater Pattern

This is a simple but pretty sweater that can be made quickly. I added a the amount of rows that I did, I thought it might be helpful. Sorry if it's confusing in places, I'm still trying to master pattern writing. :)

Use size 10 crochet cotton and a 1.8 mm hook. (You could also use fingering weight yarn)
Ch 13
Row 1: Sc in second ch from hook, sc to end, ch 1, turn (12 sc)
Row 2: Sc in each sc, ch 1, turn
Repeat row 2 until piece measures 2 inches (which was 18 rows for me) don't turn on last row.
Start of sleeves, row 1: Ch 7, turn (12 sc, 8 ch)
Row 2: Sc in second ch from hook, sc to end, turn (19 sc)
Row 3: Sc2tog, sc to end, ch 1, turn (18 sc)
Row 4: Sc to end, ch1, turn
Row 5: Sc2tog, sc to end, ch 1, turn (17 sc)
Row 6: Sc to end, ch1, turn
Row 7: Sc2tog, sc to end, ch 1, turn (16 sc)
Row 8: Sc to end, ch1, turn
Row 9: Sc2tog, sc to end, ch 1, turn (15 sc)
Row 10: Sc in each sc, ch 1, turn
Repeat last row until sleeve measures 1 1/2 inches long. End last row on the sleeve side, not the part close to the neck. This might be a row shorter or longer than 1 1/2 inches (mine was 12 rows).

Repeat everything from ch 13 for the other side of the sweater front.
Connecting front and back, row 1: Sc 15, ch 4, sc 15 in other front piece so the sleeves are facing out, ch 1, turn
Row 2: Sc across, ch1, turn (34 sc)

Repeat last row until sleeve measures 2 inches long.
Back of sweater, row 1: Sl stitch 7, ch 1, sc 20, ch 1, turn
Row 2: Sc 20, ch 1, turn
Row 3: Sc to end, ch 1, turn
Repeat last row so you have the same amount of rows down as you have on the front (which was 18 rows for me), or 2 inches.
Sew sides flat, as shown in picture. If you do it this way, the doll will still look thin, and it will look neat.

You can so a few rows around the neck and around the sleeve for a finished look. You can also sew on tiny buttons or beads!

And that's it! I hope you like the pattern, and if there are any mistakes, please let me know.

My Sister's Hamster

     My sister got a hamster a week or so ago! His full name is Leonard Fluffy Chuffey, but I call him Mr. Chuffey. He is so cute!

Sewing For Barbie

     Hi! I have been sewing a lot for my Barbies lately, and thought it was about time to show them to you. I made all of the clothes you will see in the pictures. Four of these are from a pattern, but the rest I made without one. I hope you like them!