Raggedy Ann and Andy

[Becks]

A while ago I told you-all how I had gotten the Raggedy Ann and Andy crochet doll kits from Hobby Lobby. Well, I finally finished Andy last night. Woohoo!!!
(Click on pics for larger views).
Here they are...
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This is the two kits in their boxes. Look for them! These kits are wonderful!!!!

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I opened up Andy's shirt so you could see the stitched I "heart" U that you make on the chest of the dolls.

I had sooo much fun making these! I think the designer did a fabulous job in creating these for crochet. The many layers of clothes, (especially for Ann), are so neat!

[nutz4crochet]

Oh I just love them! Great work.

[nevadamama]

ADORABLE!!!!
:2rock
I'm impressed!! You did an awesome job. Great pictures and very nice information too!!

:tup :tup

[smokeyp81]

They are soooo cute! Great job. Too bad I don't have a Hobby Lobby anywhere near me!

[QueenOfCrochet]

Great work! Those are so cute.:manyheart We don't have a Hobby Lobby in NY, but my mother lives in KS & they have one, so i'll have to get her to buy them for me. :hook I love dolls & these are just so classic, you've got me excited and hooked, hehe.:cheer

[Roli]

Really cute! A couple of my favorite dolls!:)

[mimi_mia]

They are the greatest!! I love them :manyheart

[FelixLake]

I saw those and was tempted to get them. I just wasn't sure how good a kit they were. You did a great job. I may have to get them now.

[Tampa Doll]

I love Raggedy Ann and Andy. I have looked at those patterns a couple of times. Glad to hear they were not complimited. I may rethink about getting them.


Good job Becks.:hook

[stormy]

Cute, cute, cute!!!!:hook :yay

[sallenlouise]

Wonderful job!!!!! I've seen the kits, and considered it...but didn't get them.
I just might now!!! They look beautiful!!!:clap

[shella85222]

Oh they are just to cute..:c9

[froggy]

:) Adorable!:)

[Sahmlock]

Man, I wish I had a hobby lobby because those sure do bring back memories. I used to collect the raggedy ann and andy dolls when I was much younger. wonder what ever happened to that collection?

[Mom w/a Motif]

I had a Raggedy Ann when I was little. And, I have a Raggedy Ann and Andy sewing pattern and fabric to make them with, but I have never crocheted one. They are TOO cute!!! :clap I love them. You did a really good job. I wish I still had my Raggedy Ann. :(

Tina

[Kevspepper]

They're adorable!

I've always love Raggedy Ann and Andy.:manyheart

[yarncat]

Too cute dolls,Becks!

[ReneeH]

Awww...makes me wish I still had my Raggedy Ann! They're so cute!

[EugeneClarence]

I have these kits in the back of my closet somewhere. I think I bought them from Herrschners. Yours turned out so well that I will have to dig mine out and give them a try. Did you make any changes to the patterns? The hair looks cuter on the ones you finished.

EugeneClarence

[Becks]

It's funny you should ask about the hair. It is very time-consuming. You take one 12 inch strand of bright red and one strand of dark red, and twist them together until they magically twine into a 4-6 inch cord. Then once you have a lot of them, you have to sew them to the head individually.

Well, I wanted to make sure there were no gaping bald spots, so I really went to town on Ann. Later, while making her legs, naturally I ran out of the dark red. So I had to open up the Andy box and steal the dark red to finish Ann.


Well, with Andy I tried to be more conservative, (he does wear the hat and all), but I still wound up opening the next Ann box, (I bought two of each doll kits as they were clearanced at Hobby Lobby for about six dollars each). So, when I go to make Ann again, (eventually :lol ), I will have to steal from the last Andy box. :P Last Andy will just have to have less hair or I will have to buy some yarn to match, (which is always scary since this yarn is from a kit and I will have a tough time). Ah well. Last Andy does have that hat, thank goodness!

Now, EugeneClarence, aren't you sorry you asked about the hair? :lol

One other weird thing was the picture of her apron along the side on the box cover is different than the one in the big picture on the cover. I like the one in the big picture on the box and was glad that that was the one in the instructions to the pattern.

[Chiscrochetcrazy]

They're darling Great job!!

[Niccers]

Those are very cute! I will have to look for them!

[eyenowhour]

Wow. They look great. Good job.

[EugeneClarence]

Thanks Becks for your reply. I really like your hair so I now know I will have to buy buy more yarn before I start. That's useful information. The results you acheived are worth some extra planning.

EugeneClarence

[amhmsh]

I won both of these on ebay last week!! I cant wait to start on them, but I must finish a ghan that just needs its border:lol

I am glad to see they come out so cute and were easy to do. I appreciate you describing how you did Ann's hair.

Michele:hook

[kdwaye]

Very cute! Great work!

[marycat]

For those who want a free crocheted pattern of these dolls it can be found here. www.members.shaw.ca/b.e.webb/index.html (http://www.members.shaw.ca/b.e.webb/index.html)
The page that comes up says Betty's Place. Scroll down and click on index of recipes and patterns. When the index comes up under crochet click on Raggedy Andy and Anne and there is a pattern for these dolls. I've printed it out and haven't had a chance to make it yet.

[cher49]

they are so sweet

[sOCKsgirl]

How cute are those!!! Excellent Job! Every time I look at someone's project I want to make it too!

Can you get them anywhere besides Hobby Lobby? I don't have that around here, I only have JoAnn Fabrics, AC Moore, and Michaels or WalMart for craft stores

[amylu]

They are adorable! :manyheart
Great job!!! :clap

[KimberlyInHawaii]

Great job! So cute! Thanks for sharing.

[clare]

they are the cutest cutest ever !

[amhmsh]

How cute are those!!! Excellent Job! Every time I look at someone's project I want to make it too!

Can you get them anywhere besides Hobby Lobby? I don't have that around here, I only have JoAnn Fabrics, AC Moore, and Michaels or WalMart for craft stores

The only place I have seen the kit or pattern for this particular set of dolls is on Ebay. I did look around on the web and found a website called Raggedy Land :think that had the kits but they were a ridiculous price. I think your best bet would be to watch ebay. I got both kits sealed for $15.00. Hope that helps;)

[misssmaggie]

They are so cute !!! Thanks for sharing !!!

[unicorn37757]

How cute:clap

[Lollie2639]

Todays my birthday and I have $50 extra bucks! I am fixing to go to Hobby Lobby tonight and get myself something. I will look for them. I also want a light up hook, more yarn (like I need it) and maybe a new pattern book.

I love these.

Have you seen one for Hollie Hobbie?

Laurie

[oliveoil]

How cute!! :)

[breeze530]

Great job. They are very cute!

[miss_soarneagle]

I have a question, or two.. lol. How did you get the rows on the dress to work out? the pattern says to dec evenly for like 5 rows and i can't figure it out! please help me!

I have a suggestion about the hair that i thought of after i read thread. How about using the thick and lofty yarn for the hair?

Your version of the hair, did you insert hair in all of the sc's to make it full?

[miss_soarneagle]

I finished my Ann dolly yesterday, I'm such a proud mom!, though my parakeet is jealous that there is something else to have my attention, besides her! she was climbing all over her house yesterday, in hopes of some attention! lol made the bloomers but dress and apron not umm big enough to warrant the bloomers, like her better without them.

Yea! for me! lol must be talking to myself cause umm been a week since posted and no responce... hmm

Happy Crochetting!

[nana]

sooooooooooooooo cute, great job.

[Becks]

miss_soarneagle

Gosh, I'm sorry I didn't see this post of mine was brought back to the front page after so long! (I posted it two years ago.) LOL! IDidn't even know what category it would be in now that they've rearranged the posts into new categories.

Let's see, about your questions....
How did you get the rows on the dress to work out? the pattern says to dec evenly for like 5 rows and i can't figure it out!
I remember this was really strange. The photo of Ann on the box cover shows her wearing a pinafore with the double crochets going top-to-bottom.
Yet, the photo of the individual clothes pieces to the side of the big photo of Ann show the pinafore with the double crochet rows going horizontally. But the instructions are written for the pinafore that Ann is actually wearing, (the top-to-bottom one), so that's the one I made.

I looked back at my instructions and see that I made notes for her pinafore.
After the word Apron: it says "with ivory ch 22 loosely. I had crossed out 22 and put 16.
Then, for Row 1 the final dc count is 20. I crossed that off and wrote 14.
Then for row 2 - 28 I crossed out the 28 and wrote in 30 so I made 30 rows in all.

I realize you just posted that you finished your doll and so this info is too late for you to use. Maybe it can help someone else though.


Your version of the hair, did you insert hair in all of the sc's to make it full?
I didn't do every single crochet, (I don't think there'd be enough yarn to do that), but I filled it in really well.

I bought all the kits of Ann and Andy they had left at my Hobby Lobby and I I did open another Ann kit to finish my first Ann because I ran out of the flesh color yarn and I think the blue (but I'm not positive, it could have been another color. It was two years ago.) Maybe that's why they were clearanced. Perhaps people complained that they didn't have enough yarn or the pinafore instruction/ photo was wrong.

Anyway, it's still an awesome doll. They both are.
I have four unopened Andy kits, one unopened Ann kit, and one opened Ann kit if anyone is still looking to make one of their own. Just pm me. :)

[miss_soarneagle]

Thanks so much for the info, but like I have said Ann is finished. I'm so proud of her!!! That was the only kit I had and I talked my self into getting an Andy, which ended up being 15 more than I paid for Ann but hey! I GOT to have them BOTH!! I'm wondering when I should tell my mom, cause either she will take them from me or say she needs some too! hahah! I'm Impatiently waiting for Andy to arrive. Maybe will post pics someday!

Happy Crochetting!

Trina o:o)

[miss_soarneagle]

Have you seen one for Hollie Hobbie?

Laurie


Happy Birthday Laurie! I love the idea of Holly Hobbie crochet doll! I still have my doll from when I was a kid. She has got a little wear and tear and results of battery acid on a patch of her hat but I'm still glad to have her.

Curious.... what did you get with your b'day money?

[pasteeater]

Those are SO cute!!!!!!

[crochetgirl2]

OMG - OMG!! I got those 2 kits when they first came out in the catalog but have NOT made either doll yet - good job!! Was there enuf yarn in the kits to complete easily????

[miss_soarneagle]

I'm on cloud 9! I got my Andy in the mail today!!!!!! whoo hoo! if it wasn't for work I'd be working on him!!!!!!!! I'm like a little kid.... is it 5:00 yet??? at least SOMEWHERE??? lol