Stockings:

I like to use the 4-way nylon/spandex stretch net used in dance

costumes. My local Joann fabric store has lots of pastels that I

really like. I make the stockings to fit tight on the doll leg and I

use stretch lace at the top.

Mary

Crochet

I've never used embroidery floss for crochet, but generally when I am using yarn of any description, I never make

knots. When I am nearing the end of a piece of yarn I strand the new yarn behind the work and catch it in the back of

the stitches (cover it with the stitches). Once it is firmly anchored, I start using it and cover the tail of the old yarn in

the same way. If this sounds too difficult, you could always thread the floss through a tapestry needle and weave it

into the back of the work that way.

Regards

Iz

Working with the guage on most patterns is very necessary, I crochet tight also, the way I do it to get the right

guage is keep a doll handy and check the fit as I go, usually when a pattern calls for a size 7 hook I use a size 6

and it comes out perfectly...sometimes a 5 is needed..

Gidge