This is Bedted. He’s my sister’s 40 year old childhood companion. And he’s wearing a handknit poncho courtesy of my Great Granny.
My ten year old niece decided to bring him with her on a trip to Madeira as ‘he needs a holiday’….
My sister is mildly anxious about him (yes he might be wearing a dress but he’s definitely a boy) as he’s quite fragile. Incidentally my niece’s teddy Timmy is also a boy that wears a dress (or today a pink gilet, sparkly top and shorts). With impeccable logic my niece advised me that Timmy’s a tomgirl. And why not…
Anyway back to Bedted. I’ve never had cause to examine Bedted’s poncho before now but it’s a really pretty stitch pattern. It was originally made for my Sindy doll in acrylic that’s gone fuzzy with age. Can anyone tell me what this stitch is?
Mollie & Claire 
My goodness – SIndy! I’d forgotten I had one of those….. 🙂
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My niece now has mine and my sister’s! Do remember how their hair basically sticks upwards!
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Mine had her own double-door wardrobe. I remember the wardrobe more clearly than Sindy herself, actually.
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My sister had a Sindy horse. And I had a stove! I’d completely forgotten that til now!
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Oh what a pretty stitch. Hope someone can identify it for you x
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Is it the same stitch they use here? Scroll down to the mermaid shawl pattern. http://yarngarage.blogspot.com/2009/08/knit-glamorous.html
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Thank you so much Kathryn. We’ve just landed in Madeira, but as soon as I have wifi I will check that
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It doesn’t list a name for the stitch used, but when made up it looks very similar to your poncho, at least what I can tell from the photo. I can look in my Harmony Guide, though sometimes the names aren’t up to date as my book is kinda old.
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Oh how fun to still have childhood items! I still have my blankie, a green variegated acrylic rectangle that’s small like a book almost. I have it in a Chinese box and once in while I like to take it out and show my girls. It still has that comforting touch. My mum crocheted it when she saw my cousin dragging a big blanket around that dragged on the floor like Linus. She didn’t want me to do that while I had sucked my thumb.
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It’s important to keep the handmade things I think! Plus I have my 43 year old teddy bear still 😄
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That is just awesome. I still have the doll I got for my 4th or 5th birthday. The best part is, she still has all her hair. 🙂 I still love a few of my very old toys, and they just seem to linger around forever. 🙂
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I have my Sindy still, complete with a little dog. Sorry I don’t recognize that stitch.
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It may be Cell Stitch, which my book gives as a 4 row pattern of 4 sts + 3. The other one I linked to is only a 2 row pattern.
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I still remember my Sindy. Long before the Barbie days. She was very special, and always dressed spotless.
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