A stash-busting Christmas present! I was thrilled to find out I had a four-year-old girl in the cousins’ gift exchange. And one who loves pink, no less. I’ll be buying a copy of the book, and knitting the doll to look like her, probably replacing the pea embroidery on the nightgown with a “K”.

Instead of whip stitching the arms on, I’m going to join them to the body raglan sweater style.