Clothes for Baby Anabelle

castleton

We have bought my grandaughter a baby Anabelle for Christmas and would like to make clothes for it, both sewn and knitted.The ones to buy are so expensive. Please does anyone know of any sites that I can download patterns from. Thank youso much.

pamela

MrsRogers

http://free.wollyonline.com/annabell_dolls.asp#

Try this

meritaten

There are different sizes of Baby Annabel - but, I have found that if you measure the chest then the arms, you can easily knit from premature baby patterns. I have done this for my GDs as I already had lots of patterns.

If you measure the chest and arms of the doll you have purchased, I would be happy to look out a couple of patterns of matinee jackets, cardies etc for you and email you a copy.

Otherwise there ARE loads of free patterns online. just watch out for American ones as their needle sizes are different as you know.

whitesatin

I know you may want to make them but just thought I would say how tempted I was to buy lovely, hand-knitted outfits available at a car boot sale I went to today. At three or four pounds, I really couldn't believe how much work had gone into them. Might be worth a look. The one I went to today was in Hertfordshire.

DianneB

When my daughter was small I used to buy first size or tiny baby clothes for her Baby Annabel in the sales or from charity shops, clothes that size seem to get very little wear. Baby A had an extensive and beautiful collection of clothes for very little cost. I also bought the premmie nappies for next to nothing compared with the cost of Baby A nappies. I am now scouring the supermarkets and CS doing the same for my granddaughter!

gayleygoo

Preemie clothes in the sale fit Annabell well. My DD had some 5-6lb clothes (she was overdue but still fit into them!), and it's nice to see them on her doll now. Most of the "proper" dolls clothes I think are bit a yuck and plasticy, not to mention expensive for all they are. I used cloth nappies on DD too, and the tiniest ones can be used on her dolls!

castleton

Meritaten

Many, many thanks, that's so kind.

Total height: head to toe 46 cm
Chest: under the armpits over the shoulder blades and across the chest 35 cm
Waist: around the waist 38 cm
Hip: around the fullest part of the hips 40 cm
Neck to Waist: from the cervical to the waistline 9 cm
Inside Leg: from the crotch to the soles 16 cm
Arm & Shoulder Length: from the side of the neck to the wrist bone 18 cm
Head Circumference: around the head right above the ears. 33 cm

Hope that's enough, and looking forward to be knitting from now 'til Christmas !