1:24th scale (half inch/half scale) knitting and crochet patterns
Our 1:24th scale knitting and crochet patterns will mainly be for household items with a few items of clothing. As with the 1:12th scale patterns all our printed paper 1:24th scale patterns come with a 1:24th scale pattern front. We currently have several knitting patterns and a few crochet patterns in this range. Digital versions of all these patterns are all available to buy on these blog pages.
At the moment 1:24th (half inch) scale is not very common in the UK, but there is a growing interest in this area. We are therefore interested to hear from you as to the type of patterns you wish us to design. As differing styles of furniture and accessories become available then the eras we design patterns for will be increased-at present most of our patterns are for more modern settings.
Please remember though that there are certain restrictions to designing patterns in this scale such as:
– Only a small number of stitches can be used, which makes children’s and baby clothes extremely difficult to design effectively.
– There are not many dolls available in this scale that can be easily dressed in miniature knitting or crochet. As the garments are so tiny there is very little room to manoeuvre arms and legs into the garments. Sewing garments up on the doll does not always work with knitting and crochet, as stitches often need to be picked up for neckbands, etc. There are problems locating buttons in this scale and beads may be too bulky.
– Some items do not adapt at all well to this small scale and the stitches look too large, this is particularly the case with crochet work, where gaps between stitches would be several inches/cms in real size.
Please note: ALL patterns produced by Buttercup Miniatures are copyright and may not be reproduced in any form (including knitted up) for commercial gain without written permission from Buttercup Miniatures.
1:24th scale (half inch/half scale) accessories
As with patterns not all accessories can be successfully miniaturised to this scale. We have designed a 1:24th scale boxed set of dominoes and some small paper items such as letters, postcards and school reports. We also have photos and negatives in wallets, cheque books, plus other boxes for board games, postal items, a few 1:24th scale necklaces with clasps so they can be worn by a doll and on occasion some 1:24th scale knitting on needles to place in the dolls house-this sells very fast so check out our online store for availability.
1:24th scale photos and negatives in wallet
Some of these items can be seen in the photo at the top of the page. These and other items will be displayed on the web shop as they become available. We are constantly adding to our range.
We also stock a small selection of 1:24th scale items from other sources on our web shop.