Bamm Boo

I planned on making two sets of Sleepover Pals from my Wee Wonderfuls book for two of my nieces for Christmas. Looking at the picture I assumed they’d be hand sized but when I sewed one up they were much bigger than I expected – I must learn to read patterns properly!!!

I decided that I’d make each of them one doll because three largish dolls seemed a little young for them. (5 and 6 years old).  It’s hard to explain – it made sense at the time. I loved the pattern and would definitely do it again for a younger girl.

I made up the pattern for the fleece lined sleeping bags (as I went along!). Don’t they look cosy!

My sister asked me to make this as a Christmas present for her octonauts  obsessed son. 

I spent a long time musing over how to do it but the actual sewing didn’t take very long.

I used a plain navy hoodie for the base and made a collar out of denim (because that’s what I had). I stitched it onto the jacket flat. If I ever do another one I’d stitch it on sticking up and then iron it down to make it more like an actual collar.  For the hood I used a cheap baby blanket and used the shape of the actual hood to make a pattern.

The hat is denim with fleece inside to stiffen it, joined at the back with velcro. I couldn’t figure out how to put an octopus on the hat so I stitched a plain circle on to the centre so my nephew can draw his own on.

Edit: Here’s a picture of my nephew with the outfit on

**If you’re interested in commissioning one of these or any hoodie please leave me a comment or email me at beth @ lysozyme.net  (without the spaces)**