A Cold Day Outfit Kit

This little outfit is perfect for cold weather and includes a hand-stitched wool-felt duffel coat, a hand-knit stripey wool sweater, a pair of machine- stitched jeans, a pair of hand-stitched wool felt boots, and a hand-knit wool cable scarf. It will fit all animals in the Little Animal Family and the Dovegray Dolls.

Please note: This kit does not include instructions or materials for making the animal doll itself. Please purchase animal doll kits separately.

Finished Size: To fit all members of the Little Animal Family and the Dovegray Dolls

To make A Cold Day Outfit, this kit includes:

For duffel coat:

• One 12" x 18" (30cm x 46cm) piece of National Nonwovens wool-blend felt in color TOY002-2308 Love Bug Blue OR #TOY002-0944 English Rose
  
• Seven ¼” (6mm) buttons

For sweater:

• 30 yards (10g) of Brown Sheep Nature Spun sport-weight wool yarn in Butterscotch 124 OR Fanciful Blue 158 (main color)
• 20 yards (10g) of Brown Sheep Nature Spun sport-weight wool yarn in Aran N91 (contrast color)

For jeans:

• One 9" x 12" (23cm x 30cm) piece of 6.5oz cotton denim

For boots:

• One 5" x 8" (13cm x 20cm) piece of National Nonwovens wool-blend felt in color #WCF001-0663 Light Brown (which is actually a dark brown, in my opinion) OR #WCF001-2103 Ember

For scarf:

• 40 yards (about 10g) of Brown Sheep Lanaloft sport-weight wool yarn in Sandstone Cove LL42 (beige) or Bridal Rose LL09

As well as:

• Three colors of 6-ply DMC cotton embroidery floss: #930 (light blue), #932 (dark blue), and #3860 (brown) OR #3733 (dark rose), #151 (light rose), and #938 (brown)

And:

• Stitching instructions with photos
• Embroidery tutorial
• Knitting patterns
  
• Pattern templates

You will need:

• Water-erase fabric marker
• Paper scissors, sharp fabric scissors, and sharp-tipped embroidery scissors
• Size #5 embroidery needle for stitching coat and boots
• Spray bottle with water
• Sewing machine and thread to match jeans
• Iron, ironing board, and dressmaker’s ham (for pressing)
• Size US5 (3.75mm) knitting needles
• Yarn needle
• Cable needle

Please note: The members of the Little Animal Family and the Dovegray Dolls are special and are not meant to be played with by unsupervised babies or small children who might swallow the small pieces of their wardrobes, or chew off an ear or a leg. Please use your judgement and watch your baby or child carefully when they are playing with handmade softies, or any toys with smaller parts. Thank you!