Vintage Mermaid Sock Dolls

Mermaid Tail is made from a brand new knee sock.

The head, torso and arms are inspired by a vintage doll pattern from 1953.

It has been a very long time since I have actually sewn some dolls. Life with children is the culprit, but I have no regrets. 

Today I want to feature the first of several new dolls. This is a combination of a sock doll, and a cloth doll with a three part facial construction. It's inspired by a vintage doll pattern from he 1950's. I purchased a huge lot of vintage patterns over the past 2 years. Overall, no one single pattern worked well with the the mermaid tail, so I had to draft my own pattern. It has been a time consuming labor of love, but I'm happy with the results. 

For me the biggest challenge was the hair. I wasted almost 2 skeins of wool yarn before it looked right. Did NOT see that coming.

Anyway, today is the first official day my shop is actually back in business for complete dolls. It's been a while, but I'm glad to be back. You can see my shop (with 2 whole items in it) here.