Meet Rustic Doll, everyone.  Or, to be more precise: meet the head of Rustic Doll.

I thought it would be fun to craft something a little more three dimensional than what I normally work with.  The first thing that came to mind was a doll and so I trundled off to the local craft shop to pick out some yarn and buy a bag of stuffing.  While I was there I found these awesome leather buttons that I thought would work great as eyes.  (I was right!)

This is the first project I’ve done where no pre-planning was involved.  By that I mean that  I didn’t sit down and figure out exact row-by-row stitch counts on paper.  I did have a general idea in my head and I drew a cartoonish approximation on a scrap of paper.  That makes this doll an official first draft and I’m so happy with the way she’s turning out.  I had my moments of doubt while I was yarning away, but the end result (post stuffing and attaching limbs) is super cute.

The next step will be to design clothing for Rustic Doll.  I have to say that I’m really looking to accessorizing this little gal.  It’s going to be a challenge, but I feel that I’m up to the task.  I’m thinking something with a distinctly 1940s British feel.