5/28/2021 Pattern: M'sters XS
Click here to download .pdf directly. Pattern also available on Ravelry.
2021--Just a note: Weebly seems to be acting goofy, and when I view this post from the site editor, it shows an image of my Ever Evolveeeng afghan square. If you are seeing that as well, don't let it throw you off, this is indeed the pattern for the miniature Frankenstein monster.
The last apartment I lived in was in a neighborhood that saw plenty of Trick-or-Treaters come Beggar's Night. Our first Halloween there, on a whim, I started whipping up little stuffed crochet candy corns to handout instead of candy. The apartment was that of Adam's mother and brother, and his mom also handed out candy, so don't worry, if you were...the kids got some tooth-rotters as well. The stuffed candy corns were a big hit, and there was one family in particular who usually came later in the night who, when they came back the next year, said that they hoped we still lived there as they liked the candy corns so much. They kept them out and played with them year-round. They wanted to see what I would have in store the next year, and the next. I only ever spoke to those people on Halloween for a few minutes at the door. Their costumes were always elaborate and original. One year, the boy-age 11 or 12 maybe--went as a venus fly trap, the plant. He had done such a good job that I knew what he was, he didn't have to tell me. Anyway, I had so much fun that first year that I made it a tradition and went on to make something different each year and designed a few different miniatures to handout. M'sters XS represents maybe the 4th or 5th year that I was adhering to the tradition. In fact, I designed them for our 3rd Halloween as nomads and handed them out at a food bank where I happened to be volunteering on Halloween. The next year, our 4th Halloween as nomads, I hammered out the pattern, published it, and gave the samples (pictured) to the gals at McDonald's where we bought coffee and sandwiches on Halloween morning. When writing up the pattern, I came up with the idea to use white in place of the green and use a piece of pine needle in the neck (to represent a knitting needle) to make a Micheal Myers doll. I plan to publish the knit version in time for Halloween this year. Some quick pattern facts: Yarn ... medium weight 7 yards/6.5 m of a Main Color and 2 yards/1.8 m of a Contrast Color Hook ... 3.5mm Additional Materials ... 3 pinches stuffing, embroidery needle, approx. 12"/30cm red embroidery floss, optional: toothpick or dry pine needle for embellishment After making a few, pattern is not difficult to memorize and takes about 20-30 minutes per doll. Comments are closed.
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