One of Sonia's BFFs (yes, I believe you can have more than one!), Sami, is a huge Strawberry Shortcake fan, so for her birthday, I crocheted-- what else?-- a Strawberry Shortcake doll. Sami's mom said that Sami has watched both the classic Strawberry Shortcake cartoons and the more contemporary one (in which Strawberry has received a sassy makeover), so any incarnation of SS would be adored by Sami. I had these images to choose from for use as inspiration: I chose the last (most contemporary) one because I thought that Sami would enjoy it the most. Scouring the web for free crochet patterns, crochet patterns to buy, or even pictures of a contemporary SS doll that someone had crocheted resulted in nothing. I was surprised-- the amount of crocheted Lalaloopsy dolls I found on the internet was staggering-- no one has crocheted Strawberry and bragged about it on the internet yet? Oh well, I'll have to be the first to brag. I used a pattern for an Alice in Wonderland doll for inspiration and a starting point (pattern found here). Then, unhappy with the arms on Alice, I referenced the Lalaloopsy doll pattern to create SS's arms. The hat and hair were freehanded. Voila! To give an idea of the size of the finished product, here's a picture of Sonia and Strawberry Shortcake sharing a little snuggle. So, there you have it.... The first (as far as I know) crocheted contemporary Strawberry Shortcake to be presented to the internet.

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