Rambling into the Void

filed under: project logs	02.04.25
Mori Kei Kitty #1 A couple weeks ago, I beheaded one of those Cutie Loo figures to transplant onto a Penny's Box string-jointed doll body. This is my first hybrid doll and I'm really enjoying working on it! I'm dressing her up in a mori kei inspired style. Tonight, I finished the skirt for her. I've been working on it off and on for a little while, and I've scrapped a couple previous attempts, but I think I'm happy enough with this one. The stitching on the waistband is absolutely wretched, I know, but I was so sick of trying to get the folds to look right and I figured it would all be hidden under the shirt anyway, so... I just kind of haphazardly pinned it down however I could. The socks were made from pieces of regular, adult human sized socks. The shoes are from Kika Goods, same as the body itself. I really want to try to either legitimately crochet a tiny cardigan or figure out a fun way to imitate a patchwork cardigan style with cross stitch. Maybe. I also want to make some sort of cute hat, either a beret or a beanie. Well, I guess I shouldn't get ahead of myself because the next step is the undershirt.
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02.04.25

Mori Kei Kitty #1

A couple weeks ago, I beheaded one of those Cutie Loo figures to transplant onto a Penny's Box string-jointed doll body. This is my first hybrid doll and I'm really enjoying working on it! I'm dressing her up in a mori kei inspired style.

A cat head on a small string-jointed doll body.

The same hybrid doll wearing a floral skirt, pink shoes, and white socks.

Tonight, I finished the skirt for her. I've been working on it off and on for a little while, and I've scrapped a couple previous attempts, but I think I'm happy enough with this one. The stitching on the waistband is absolutely wretched, I know, but I was so sick of trying to get the folds to look right and I figured it would all be hidden under the shirt anyway, so... I just kind of haphazardly pinned it down however I could.

The socks were made from pieces of regular, adult human sized socks. The shoes are from Kika Goods, same as the body itself. I really want to try to either legitimately crochet a tiny cardigan or figure out a fun way to imitate a patchwork cardigan style with cross stitch. Maybe. I also want to make some sort of cute hat, either a beret or a beanie. Well, I guess I shouldn't get ahead of myself because the next step is the undershirt.

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filed under: project logs	12.12.25
Mori Kei Kitty #2 I've been poking at this project off and on for a while now. I really, really wanted to figure out a way to crochet a tiny cardigan, but... Well... It's just not working out the way I hoped. I tried so many times, but it's just too dang bulky on such a tiny doll. Instead, I think I'll crochet a scarf for her. I won't have to worry about things like seams, and I think a bulky scarf could be cute! I then tried out various other materials--socks, scrap from an old robe belt, stuff like that. All still a bit too bulky. Frustrated, I put it on the backburner for a while. However, I think I've discovered the solution: flannel! Because I have to draft the pattern myself (and I'm also very inexperienced with sewing), I thought I'd just slap a sample together so I can first see how it fits. Another consideration I'm keeping in mind is how it lays on the doll and how it wrinkles when I pose the arms. So, anyway, I've had this flannel fabric lying around for years, so I experimented! Clearly, it doesn't quite fit. But that's fine! I've learned some important things here, and I think I'll be able to achieve a pretty decent result with my next "proper" attempt at it. What have I learned? Flannel lays the way I want--slight visual bulk without the actual bulk. I should make the back panel at least a quarter inch wider. The shirt may need to be a panel sewn into the front of the jacket to ensure the fit. If I do attach the shirt to the jacket, I may be able to put a couple tiny snaps on one side of the open jacket. That way, I won't have to add even more velcro to the back of this doll.
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12.12.25

Mori Kei Kitty #2

I've been poking at this project off and on for a while now. I really, really wanted to figure out a way to crochet a tiny cardigan, but...

Well... It's just not working out the way I hoped. I tried so many times, but it's just too dang bulky on such a tiny doll. Instead, I think I'll crochet a scarf for her. I won't have to worry about things like seams, and I think a bulky scarf could be cute!

I then tried out various other materials--socks, scrap from an old robe belt, stuff like that. All still a bit too bulky. Frustrated, I put it on the backburner for a while.

However, I think I've discovered the solution: flannel!

Because I have to draft the pattern myself (and I'm also very inexperienced with sewing), I thought I'd just slap a sample together so I can first see how it fits. Another consideration I'm keeping in mind is how it lays on the doll and how it wrinkles when I pose the arms.

So, anyway, I've had this flannel fabric lying around for years, so I experimented!

Clearly, it doesn't quite fit. But that's fine! I've learned some important things here, and I think I'll be able to achieve a pretty decent result with my next "proper" attempt at it.

What have I learned?

Flannel lays the way I want--slight visual bulk without the actual bulk.
I should make the back panel at least a quarter inch wider.
The shirt may need to be a panel sewn into the front of the jacket to ensure the fit.
If I do attach the shirt to the jacket, I may be able to put a couple tiny snaps on one side of the open jacket. That way, I won't have to add even more velcro to the back of this doll.

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