Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Baby Betty



I’m not sure about Baby Betty’s origins, only that she was a special doll that my mother-in-law shared with my girls when they were little.  After my in-laws’ estate was settled, Baby Betty came to live at our house.  She’s as big as a year-old child, and so has her very own storage shelf in the toy closet.

Baby Betty is a Velveteen Rabbit kind of baby doll with arms that have been literally loved off.  Her eyes roll around in her head a little more sleepily than they used to, but she still has her rosebud smile and pink cheeks.

I recently knit a baby cap for one of our new granddaughters and tried it on Baby Betty (who, by the way, has a very large head) as a model.  Here are some pictures of the fitting.






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