Tons to catch up on---and look at whittling post below this one...

 

I got a dollhouse off Craigslist.  I think it was supposed to be a Barbie house, so the ceilings are a bit high for Hitty.  Yet Hitty is 6.5" tall, which makes her a giant in the 1/12 scale houses.  (Do I have that right??)

Here are a few pics of the doll rooms.  Also, I have returned to needlepoint for rugs for the Chateau.  Mind you, it is PLASTIC CANVAS (gasp) but is 10 mesh.  I can design patterns (similar to cross stitch, a passion of mine in the 80s) and use up all sorts of types of yarns.  Can anyone say HAPPY????

 

Great to pull out Julia's dollhouse stuff. 

 

 

Hitty Gran enjoys some solitude in the writing room.

 

 

Several Hitty friends gather in the parlor to catch up on the local news.

 

 

Ten mesh (per inch) plastic canvas rug.

 

 

No, I didn't cross stitch this----it's paper!

 

 

My rendition of Hitty's whale.  Send to a doll-friend as a pif (pay it forward).

 

 

This is my Rakes and Leaves rug, with my hand showing a size reference.  Pretty daunting----approx. 6,500 stitches.

 

 

Rakes and Fences rug finished and in place...

 

 

Fence and Fowl was done for a doll-friend...

 

 

I decided to do some pieces as "greeting cards" and call them "needlepoint greetings."  This piece was sent to a dear friend.

(NOT my pattern.)

 

 

Another needlepoint greeting.

(NOT my pattern.)

 

 

My daughter made this for her English teacher who loves unicorns.  It is 4" tall.  She has become quite the easy hand at amigurumi.