After making several elves, I branched out to angels. This is basically the same as the knitted elf, except that the sweater is longer and additional increases are made to make the skirt flare out. The bottom border of the skirt and the cuff end of the sleeves are a series of shells topped with picots.
The wings, each worked separately off a center ring, are shells in shells, ending with the same picots.
The hair is wool roving, though yarn ringlets or braids would be cute too.
The heart is a small wood heart colored with a permanent marker and attached with double sided tape (I didn't want to glue on the knit.
The head is a two inch wood ball, flat on one side into which I put a screw, but did not screw it in all the way, so that there would be a little flange to use in attaching the body. I did the same with the ends of the dowel used for arms and legs (each of which is about 4" long).
I could post more detailed instructions if anyone is interested.
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