Sleeping Babies

I am working on a new design, Sleeping Babies, which will include pyjamas, a nightdress and bedding for your Sylvanian Families and Calico Critters babies. The bedding will fit the basic cradle of Sylvanian furniture, with pillow, mattress and shawl to cover. The cute pyjamas and nightdress will fit crawling, sitting and standing babies and the length of the nightdress can easily be adjusted. To make all these items you will need fine yarn; I suggest laceweight or 1-ply weights, and a pair of 2mm (old UK size 14) needles. The pattern will be supplied as a downloadable PDF or a complete pack including yarns, needles, buttons and pattern. The designs will also fit Forest Families and other similar woodland creatures. Watch out in my shops on Ravelry, Ebay and Etsy for Sleeping Babies! My new website will be ready soon too.

In a moment of whimsy I decided to create a Santa Claus costume for Sylvanian Village. I fancied that this would allow you to enjoy a Christmas night in your Sylvanian homes. The pattern shown above is made with 2mm needles, therefore easy for non-miniaturists to source needles, and red, black, white and brown yarns of thin 4ply and finer. The boots are joined to the trousers, so avoiding them being lost. Santa's beard is made in a very simple manner and tied around his head under his hat, and is very effective.

The pattern (as are all others) is available from my website, and Etsy, Ravelry, Ebay, Folksy and HobbyBuddies - (search with Sylvanian Families).

I have a pattern "Pretty Frocks" which gives several dresses for Sylvanian ladies of various sizes. Now and then I have knitted dresses shown in the collection and put them up for sale and they have been very popular.

I have made the design up in bright red and yellow yarns, and in a dusky green vintage wool. The green wool is a 1930s Fairisle spun wool inherited by myself and as a little girl I can recall my Mum wearing the jumper. She gave me the bag of left-over balls and am delighted that collectors have asked for this version. Fairisle yarn in those days was thinner and smoother and makes a delightfully soft frock. I sell the dresses on my website www.woollywoodlanders.co.uk and from time to time on Ebay and Etsy.