Comments on: Fibi the Fox Lalylala Doll

By: Bethany

Bethany — Wed, 13 Mar 2019 13:29:21 +0000

In reply to Deanna Nutter. This is SO helpful! Thank you!!

By: Deanna Nutter

Deanna Nutter — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 12:50:33 +0000

I’ve made several different dolls using Lalylala patterns. something that I just recently tried was stuffing the majority of the doll with pellets (little plastic seed-ish looking things) and then using stuffing to fill the neck bit while I crochet the head on (cuz trust me, you do NOT want to try to push those pellets into the body through a tiny hole in the top of the head) and then again to help keep them in the head while I close up the top (doesn’t have to look perfect up there, the hood hides any oopsies). I learned pretty early on that I do NOT like sewing the head onto the body, so I work the head backwards directly onto the neck, which lets me stuff the neck much more firmly than if I were to sew them together after the fact. (which is the reason the heads feel wobbly, there’s not enough stuffing in the neck) if you prefer to sew the head onto the body after both are finished, I would recommend getting a small dowel or wooden hook with a flat end, and using it to push stuffing into the neck as you sew it shut to make sure that it gets enough stuffing in there to hold up the head. (and yes, I’ve made some with worsted weight yarn, and even some with bernat blanket yarn) making sure the neck is stuffed SUPER firmly will keep the head from wobbling.
(My big issue with sewing the heads on afterward was that I couldn’t get the safety eyes to face directly forward that way, so the dolls I did like that all kinda look off to the side…)

By: Bethany

Bethany — Mon, 26 Sep 2016 14:24:33 +0000

In reply to Alissa. Thank you :) Oh intersting! I might use that other method next time. Maybe she counted on the scarf keeping the head from wobbling? It does actually work. I might need to sew mine in place so it's permeant. Thanks for your kind words and the tips!

By: Alissa

Alissa — Mon, 26 Sep 2016 05:50:44 +0000

You did an amazing job. I have made several of her patterns and I have noticed that some of her patterns have you making the head separate and sewing it on and others have you changing colors and hooking the head onto the body. My first pattern was the Lupo the Lamb, which called for a color change and then it increased for the head. The pattern specifically stated to place a ball of stuffing firmly into the neck connection to keep the head from wobbling. So when I made some of her other patterns (Bina the Bear and Dirk the Dragon) I worked the heads in reverse and connected them directly to the dolls body. And like one of your other commenters said, I crocheted the arms into the second row from the top of the body so that they looked smoother and were less likely to come off if my goddaughter decided to rough house with her dolls.

By: Bethany

Bethany — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 03:03:09 +0000

In reply to Kimi Blundell. Oh thank you for your tips! I am so new to making and sewing stuffed toys, I really appreciate your help! I am interested to see if your head-over-the-top method works, that sounds like a really good idea. I actually have a few needles shaped like that, and I never knew what they were for (I clearly do not sew things often!). I will definitely break those out for my next project. Thank you!!!