Seeking fairly simple doll...

[scarycatlady]

In a fit of...(fill in the blank) I've decided that I'm teaching Othello this year instead. I teach with a lot of emphasis on staging, and I've found that while students don't like being forced to *act* they have less of a problem if they're moving puppets or dolls around. (This is all so you don't think I'm totally nuts--not sure it's working!) Hamlet, I did with a series of simple sock puppets, but I really want to 'upgrade' to dolls (about 8"-10" or so) for Othello, esp since the cast is so small.

Lots of the sites I've searched have doll *clothes*, but nothing approaching what I want: a pretty simple humanoid doll pattern that can be customized for characters pretty easily. (Add a skirt: voila! it's a girl; add pants and a beard, voila, it's a boy). Please tell me someone out there can help me with this quest?

SCL

[Granny Square]

Here is one that would work up quickly, you could whip up a cast of thousands in no time
http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=49733&highlight=doll+pattern

[Ladycrochat]

Not sure how big you want them....these are about 10 inches tall.....
http://cache.lionbrand.com/printablePatterns/60680.pdf
Some others but with British crochet terms (you have to convert them to American terms)
http://www.garnstudio.com/lang/en/visoppskrift.php?d_nr=b13&d_id=33&lang=en
larger than the others...
http://www.crochetme.com/sprite
I hope these are helpful for you! Have fun and please show us your dolls when you have finished........this sounds like such a cool idea, I am very interestred to see how they turn out!

[julie5813]

Crochet Me (http://www.crochetme.com) has an Amigurumi Dude (http://www.crochetme.com/amigurumi-dude) that could be customized easily based on yarn colors.

[01buckler15]

Not sure how big you want them....these are about 10 inches tall.....
http://cache.lionbrand.com/printablePatterns/60680.pdf...
I like this one!

[diane gladys]

your message got my wheels turning about making a simple doll that doesn't need to be sewen together,depending on the clothes and hair it can be what ever or who ever you want,I need a break from beddolls ,give me a couple of days I'll see what I come up with

[diane gladys]

sorry I hadn'd got back to you sooner I was sort of indesposed,check the originals tonight I'll try to have it posted then

[miss.kimberly]

I found some really cute *dolly* patterns on www.roxycraft.com
They're super cute... and the possibilities are endless to "dress them up"
I'm currently making a hula girl :)

[diane gladys]

I have it posted now it's on the originals page hope you can follow it ,it was easy to do even if it doesn't look like it.It is about 8" tall.

[mamarose22]

Perhaps this dammit doll might be easy enough to do.
http://strngbn.tripod.com/girldammitdoll.html

[Nutsaboutcrochet13]

Perhaps this dammit doll might be easy enough to do.
http://strngbn.tripod.com/girldammitdoll.html

:lol I love that poem!