LETTI - Knitting and doll-making perfectly combined!
With this e-book you can create the Mariengold doll Letti yourself. I also offer a suitable doll making kit as a start-up.
The e-book contains knitting instructions and patterns for a 25 to 28 large doll as well as for her clothing.
Letti is a simple doll with a knitted body like it is well-known and popular mainly in the Waldorf community, interpreted here in a modern way with a twist and the signature of Mariengold. The doll can be worked in two different ways: either with arms and legs or only with arms and a small pouch instead of the legs.
Letti is suitable for very small children. The head is made like the head for a Waldorf doll, but I simplified the technique so that it will be easy to work for beginners as well. The doll can even be made with a neck and I came up with a simple way of working that part.
It was important to me that the knitted body stays as ingeniously simple as the original. At the same time, I wanted to refine the form and changed the measurements and proportions a bit, using short rows and decreases. No worries, this will all be explained in the pattern!
Letti has pronounced hands and feet and even has a small thumb. Eyes and mouth are embroidered, the hair is crocheted and knotted with mohair yarn. For those who don’t have much time or practice, there is a simpler version, with facial features painted on and a hat sewn to the head.
The doll is warmly dressed with a pointed hat with ties, a headband that can also be worn as a scarf, a pair of dungarees and a dress with large pockets.
Knitted dolls such as Letti are suitable for children from 1,5 years.
LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY AND REQUIREMENTS
The instructions for Letti are suitable for beginners in knitting as well as doll-making.
Basic sewing techniques are explained at the beginning of the pattern, everything else is shown and explained in the pattern in detail.
The pattern assumes that you have basic knitting skills for the body and crochet skills for the hair cap.
MARIENGOLD E-BOOKS
My e-books are detailed, professionally laid out directions for the creation of dolls according to Mariengold designs. They contain step by step explanations with lots of pictures and detailed descriptions, clear illustrations and explanations of the most important sewing techniques, patterns for several doll sizes and for first clothing like underwear or diapers, extensive notes and sources on materials and tools, background information and stories from the Mariengold studio and of course lots of encouraging words for your work.
COPYRIGHT
I didn’t invent Letti’s knitted body, it has been common knowledge for many decades, especially in the Waldorf community. Patterns can be found for example in “Spielzeug von Eltern selbstemacht” by Freya Jaffke (title of the English version: “Toymaking With Children), from 1973 or “Das Puppenbuch” – The book of dolls in English – by Karin Neuschutz from 1982.
For this reason, Letti’s knitted body is not protected by copyright and can be used beyond using it for private purposes – even though I made changes to the knitting pattern which distinguish it from the original pattern.
All other aspects of Letti, the clothing and the pattern itself with all texts, pictures and the sewing pattern are copyrighted by me and it is not allowed to reproduce them or use them for commercial purposes. This means that you can use this eBook to create however many dolls you want and give them to your children, grandchildren, friends, family members or neighbors. If you want to sell the dolls or use them for teaching, you can purchase an appropriate extension of use directly from me.
DISTRIBUTION
After payment is complete, you will automatically receive a download link for your copy from Etsy.