Mistakes I made on machine knitted Lady Tabitha Doll

I haven't finished her properly yet, and in truth have made so many changes that it feels wrong to call her such, but as the pattern was based and followed, I really want to give it credit.
Also, wow, I can't believe it has been 10 days already  since the last post and since the last update.
This doll is so quick and easy to do, if you follow the instructions, it's just that this sick thing I STILL have, has really hit me for a six, on more antibiotics, pleeeeeease let it go away today.
I feel for people with chronic illness as a staple, and always when sick say to anyone that feels sorry for you, that it could be worse, and it could, but wow It's like I get an insight into feeling sick every day.

Oh well enough of the whining.. I will look back and read this post and say to myself " wtf Jo you whiny puss, pump up!"

So here is the picture heavy, almost finished, all my mistakes post. :)

This is the front of Miss Tabbie, yes! I sewed the arm on with the seam facing the front on the right hand side.. duh?

This is her face. I was going to do it in that Swiss darning/duplicate stitch, but just could not see the stitches enough to do it, so I got out books on embroidery and used that, in the pink mouth it looks terrible! This is something that I have to undo and re-do in order to finish her.

This looks so funny, but it is the backside, underside of her hair.

In the pattern she has no hair and is wearing a hat. I didn't make the hat and opted for hair. I was going to do a full weave, but opted out after an hour of putting the hair on what you see. I used the latch tool from the knitting machine, which reminds me I have to write it down to get more, that is one handy little tool, not just for knitting machines! 

So the hair, at least can be styled somewhat, ponytails, to the side etc etc, just like a wig made of wool! :P he he

This is one of the things I am in love with!! The picot hem!

Another mistake, the mistaking of how wide the stitches would be. I drew the pattern on with a  sharpie.. OOPS, now you can see the drawing behind the embroidery, but it looks funny if you embroider thicker. Also, instead of the knitted white spot "sparkle in her eye", I was going to use beads or rhinestones. The rhinestones wouldn't stick to the wool and the beads ( all sizes I tried) looked funny, so I still have to add the boring knitted sparkle.

As you can see from this picture and previous posts, her duds did not line up because I cheated and serged the body seams closed. But this was my first fair isle, which was just a line of dots punched out one row on a punch card and kept in the holding position. I love that idea! You can have several designs on the one punchard! At least the skirt worked... till the next picture.. lol

As you can see here, I sewed up the skirt with the wrong colour. I was going to unpick it and re-sew, but I am telling myself it is like the vaudeville lace ups lol

I am also unsure weather to cut her hair straight at the back, I kinda like it textured.. any opinions?

So here she is so far. There are only little things to do to her now before I declare her done.

All in all it was such an easy pattern to do, the machine knit side where I actually followed the instructions was perfect and had no problem at all, it was when I started playing around with things was when all the fuss came about. It would have been also very quick to do, I would estimate about 4 solid hours total in a newbie stage like myself, IF you follow the pattern and not be all sick like I have been.

Next post of Miss Tabbie (not right to call her the pattern name), will be of her, after declared completion. :)

ooh PSS, and because my baby girl helped my take the pictures,here she is in her beautifullness: