The dolls were first created many years ago, when I lived off-the-land with my family and plastic 'luxuries' weren't part of the picture. With just a few oddments of yarn, the Ekokids sprang into exisance and didn't go away!
Dolls have been collector's pieces, decorative items and actual toys for many years. I'm not sure how popular Barbie is these days, but for at least a couple of generations they have been collected and cared for.
The Ekokids are the eco-version of Barbie. They can be made for a few pennies and in a very short space of time. Knitting is relaxing, creative, completely incompatible with eating chocolate, and the results are AWESOME!
Choose your colours, get the kids involved right from the start. Many children will be able to follow the pattern themselves. I'm working on getting the Ekokids into schools so that children can learn one of the most practical of traditional skills, while having fun!
And the Ekokids ARE fun. Their play value is second to none and the whole family can get involved with making accessories, furniture and maybe even their own Eko-house?
The patterns have been modified, simplified and laid out in step by step instructions so that the most inexperienced knitter can make something special in a few hours, rather than the weeks it can take to make a scarf or a woolly hat.
The Ekokids are part of many projects including TV programmes, board games and story books. Later on in the year, they are launching 'Knit-a-Kid' kits which will include all tools and materials to make one character doll.
In the meantime, get your own home made doll collection started. There are three Kindle books so far which you can borrow free if you join the Kindle libraray, although the prices have been kept deliberately low so you won't be put off by the cost before you start!
Choose from:
Knitting For Beginners: The Ekokids ... The basic Ekokid doll pattern and ten items of clothes to make.
Knitting for Beginners: The Ekokids
How to Make a Doll: The Ekokids .... Simply the basic doll. Buy this book if you want to start with a doll and create your own clothes from yarn or scraps of cloth.
How to Make a Doll: The Ekokids
Dolls Clothes: The Ekokids .... The ten items in 'Knitting for Beginners' in case you already have a 12" doll you'd like to dress in designer clothes! These patterns are designed to fit an Ekokid doll.
Doll's Clothes: The Ekokids
"More patterns coming soon"
Happy Knitting!
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