If you were a five year old girl and your aunt was a knitter. . .

[Flor]

what would you want for Christmas? I think they are both into more realistic dolls, so I wasn't going to knit them a doll. They may like play food, or some sparkly hat, I was really trying to think of a play item.

[DBZ]

How about doll clothes?

[Yo Becca]

I knit DD (4y.o) a scarf with a slit for tucking the end through (so she doesn't have to wrap or tie it to stay on).

I am also hoping to go get some furry yarn and do a faux-fur collar (tied with a ribbon) - from a Lion free pattern in the yarn section of the fabric store.

[geekgolightly]

here is a directory of different play foods you can knit.
http://www.knittingpatterncentral.co...ctory/food.php

[LaughingHyena]

I used to love it when my gran knitted something for me and a matching doll sized one too.

[flapjack]

A really great bag of dolls clothes. Bright colours, stripes, intarsia stars and hearts, cotton not acrylic, the works A booga bag might work well too, though.

[Flor]

I was looking at doll clothes. Were you thinking Barbie? I'm sure they have some Barbies, other dolls I wouldn't be sure about. That is an idea. I was also thinking of these:
http://littlecottonrabbits.typepad.c..._knitted_toys/

and

http://littlecottonrabbits.typepad.co.uk/

(It's two 5 year olds, btw) I thought I could knit them a few little animals or even fairies/people/gnomes--they are TINY I knitted one last night to check it out, from the top of the head to the bottom of the body is 1.5 inches!-- but I was trying to think of something a little more, like some assessories to go with them. A purse to carry them? little sleeping bags for each one? Any ideas?

Is a Booga bag a felted purse?

[Aubergine68]

Oh, thanks so much for the little bunny pattern!

I am getting my kids (and me) a set of Beatrix Potter books for Christmas and wondering where to get/make some little toy bunnies for related dramatic play.

Maybe a purse that could also double as something like Peter Rabbit's rabbit hole home would be nice to carry them around in?

Or just a nice little basket? My mil has a set of knit people that live in a basket on her shelf for when the grandchildren come to play with them.

[channelofpeace]

http://knitty.com/ISSUEwinter06/PATTtwinkletoes.html

I made these for my 5 year old daughter last week and she has worn them every second of every day (except when I make her take them off so we can go out ) since then. Simple and she loooooves them

[Flor]

Originally Posted by channelofpeace

http://knitty.com/ISSUEwinter06/PATTtwinkletoes.html

I made these for my 5 year old daughter last week and she has worn them every second of every day (except when I make her take them off so we can go out ) since then. Simple and she loooooves them

Those are really cute! Did you use the yarn listed in the pattern? It makes such a big deal about he strechiness of the yarn. I can't get that locally though I could order it. . . .if you used a different size yarn, did you have good luck with sizing.. . of course your daughter was there to adjust the size. . hmm...very cute.

[flapjack]

http://www.blacksheepbags.com/booga_bag.html

[leerypolyp]

http://knitty.com/ISSUEwinter06/PATTpiggle.html

[Flor]

Originally Posted by leerypolyp

http://knitty.com/ISSUEwinter06/PATTpiggle.html

Cute!

[texmati]

That pigtail hat is so adorable!!! I want one for myself!

[EviesMom]

Small bags to carry treasures around are always a hit around my house! And a larger and smaller one that can work for girl and doll are popular too.

[Think of Winter]

Puppet mittens have been a big hit among the kids I knit for. There used to be a pattern online, but last time I looked, it had been removed. You can really just wing it if you've knit mittens before. Do 2 thumbs on each mitten, change color from sweater color to face color after the thumb gusset, then switch to hat color a row or two before beginning the decreases. When you get to the thumbs, use the face color for the last few rows so they look like hands.

[courtenay_e]

My daughter LOVES purses. I was actually at the store today for another gift (2 for one skeins), and saw some really cute yarn for her for a purse. She's been begging for a new one for a while.