"The Grande Finale"

Crochet artist Kathleen Early's tribute to Elvis in preformance

Kathleen's Celebrity doll captured the essence of the King's personality in action at the finale of his Las Vegas show.  Knees bent, arm upraised to salute the crowd, this is pure excitement by the greatest Rock 'n Roller of all times.  The unique sutile position of his microphone cord (crocheted over a piece of common household wire clothes hanger) forms a three point base with his bent legs, which allows this 15" doll to be "action posed" but "free standing" ; without requiring mounting on a display base or use of a "doll stand". 

He's dressed in a cloud white jumpsuit with a beaded red firebird design on the front and back of his shirt.  A full graph of the beaded bird and trim patterns is included in our crochet pattern. 

This Crochet Artist Impression "Personality" Celebrity Doll is a tribute to the King of Rock and Roll.  Kathleen's patterns are like crochet "paint by number" art which allows you to reproduce an impression of the King's personality for your own doll collection.  When her patterns capture a celebrity's personality, you don't have to reproduce a celebrity's actual facial features in crochet.  Because the hair & features will vary on every reproduction, we've shown you a variety of views - with the pose, clothing and hair alone, there can be no doubt that this is the King.  Because the pattern for his head has the face shape, nose and ears crocheted right in, more timid "crochet artists" can leave off any other facial features and still produce a collector quality Elvis impression doll by just adding the appropiate hair style.     

No expensive or difficult to find, plastic doll heads needed.  Yes, everything is crocheted except for the beaded trim detail!   

As with all Kathleen Early patterns, he is made using simple, well-known stitches, uniquely combined.  He's made from economical 4-ply knitting weight acrylic yarn, Rochelle beads and gold pins which are readily available in most craft departments.  

A Collector’s Item", he’s truly an Artistic Sculpture!!  This is an excellent gift for the pattern collector on your list or the avid crocheter looking for something unique. When is the last time you've seen this kind of detail in soft-sculpture crochet?

This is  the first doll of Kathleen Early's Celebrity "Personality" Doll Collection Series.  Her Marilyn and Princess Di dolls are still in the pattern graphics process.  You can use our "contact us" button to leave your suggestions for future dolls in this series.  This YarnArts pattern gives complete instructions for creating your own Elvis impression 15" Celebrity "Personality" Doll.

Order now and start your own collection of these Celebrity Dolls, beginning with this tribute to a legendary performer!

$9.99 for this pattern with color cover plus $2.00 S&H. 

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