My daughter is really into Nightmare Before Christmas right now, and wants to be Sally for Halloween (guess I need to figure out how to use that sewing machine I got 3 years ago) however I did find this cool pattern for a crocheted Sally doll, the colors are different, but you can tell she was going for a Sally doll, she even refers to her by name in the pattern but I think she was trying to avoid copyright issues. Either way, I have modified the suggested yarn colors and I also ended up doing the project in a much larger size crochet needle than the pattern called for. Being my first attempt at crocheting ever, it made it easier for me. I ended up using a size 8 5.00 mm needle instead of the 2.5mm called in the pattern linked below. My daughter really liked the doll and it was a fun way to start into the world of crochet. I found it useful for doing little craft animals and dolls, and quicker than knitting, also nice just having to deal with the one hook and the chance of dropping or losing stitches is much less. However, I don't find it as good for clothes or such, as it makes it quite tight and not very soft or flexible for blankets/clothes/ etc.
You can find the pattern for the doll
here
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