Crochet doll for my granddaughter

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For this post I'm happy to share my very first all-crochet cotton doll. I used our locally available 100% cotton mercerized crochet thread. I used double strand, to substitute for the fingering weight cotton yarn used in the pattern.

I bought the pattern at crochetree.com  I'm not affiliated with the site, I only want to share my appreciation for the well-written patterns of  the designer. 

This project took me about 5 weeks, since I crochet only a few hours a day. It really requires a lot of patience, but it is very doable for crocheters just by following the pattern instructions.

Here are some of my progress pics...

I modified the pattern a bit, especially for the dress and the bag...but overall, it pretty much looks like the model of the designer, here are the pics side by side. My work is the one on the right, with the yellow bag.

My granddaughter loved this doll I made for her.