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Sunday 28 July 2024

Raffle boy from the Sasha Festival 2024

My younger daughter (Dmd) was very fortunate on the last day of the 2024 Sasha festival when her ticket was picked so she won the boy plus all his clothes and accessories which Dawn L had pulled together from many donations. The boy and the clothes he was wearing plus another shirt were donated by Florence when she gave him to Dawn at last year's festival to bring back to England for the raffle.

Last weekend we finally found sufficient time to properly examine his extensive collection of clothes, toys and accessories. I ironed some items while my daughter photographed everything, it took some time! She also redressed him from the shorts, shirt and green trainers he had been wearing at the festival.

He is rewigged, originally blond with blue eyes, now wearing a very nice auburn wig which goes well with his eyes. He has taken his time to inform us of his name.

We were stunned by the range of lovely items donated to his collection from many people. We were told there were two items by Catherine French and some items by Dollydoodles in his wardrobe, plus we discovered a Sashapotomus item and a wonderful range of other clothes by talented people who hadn't labelled their work.

There are two items of knitwear which were both made by Catherine French.

Gorgeous cable cardigan with matching mittens, and a beautiful blue fair isle sweater made by Catherine French

The cable cardigan which has a collar and six buttons, plus the cable mittens

Close up of the fine cable knitting on the cardigan and mitten

Back view of the cable cardigan and mittens

Back view of a mitten and the cable cardigan

Close up of the cable cardigan

The blue, black and white fair isle sweater, very fine knitting

Closer view of the blue fair isle sweater

Blue fair isle sweater

Neat row of nearly invisible buttons on the back shoulder of the fair isle sweater

There are several Dollydoodles items which he will enjoy wearing.

Dollydoodles clothes including 3 t-shirts, one pair of crop leggings,
two pairs of shorts and camouflage tracksuit


Mid blue shorts

Star Wars t-shirt

Blue camouflage shorts

Grey t-shirt

Navy crop leggings

England flag butterfly t-shirt

Camouflage tracksuit

He has an extensive range of knitwear, several pairs of jeans and trousers including a pair of Sashapotomus jeans, seven pairs of shorts (excluding the Dollydoodles shorts), a tracksuit for hiking and a tracksuit for play, a pair of velvet trousers with matching lined waistcoat, two pairs of dungarees, a long sleeved shirt, the short sleeved shirt he was wearing for the raffle, six pairs of footwear, a Jadzia hooded coat, a hooded jacket, a fleece top, a peaked cap and a straw hat.

Dark green hiking tracksuit and playtime tracksuit

Summer (whale) and winter pyjamas

Seven pairs of shorts including the belted shorts he was wearing during the festival

Velvet trousers and matching lined waistcoat

Short sleeved shirt (Vicky Chapman) and 1960s style long sleeved shirt (both donated by Florence)

crop dungarees and long dungarees

Three pairs of corduroy trousers, blue, spotted and grey

Beige trousers

Dark and mid blue denim jeans


Sashapotomus jeans front view


Close up front of Sashapotomus jeans


Close up back of Sashapotomus jeans

Patterned winter fleece with zip and front pocket

Hooded jacket

close up of the hooded jacket

Jadzia coat

Jadzia coat label showing the lining


Peaked cap

Straw hat

Front of grey sweater and hat

Back of grey sweater and hat

Striped cotton sweater

Green tank top

Fair Isle patterned sweater

Yellow sweater

Orange tank top

Blue cable sweater

Flecked sweater

Grey cable sweater

winter cable sweater and matching hat

Most of his knitwear except the Catherine French items

He also got an England top, it isn't made for a Gregor, I think it is England merchandise made for display rather than wearing.

The England souvenir shirt

He has lots of toys and accessories, including a box of delights put together by Patricia Rose, a radio flyer scooter, a skateboard, plus two items by DollMum (me), one of which I donated (the marionette) and the boxed quoits set donated by someone else.

Book, mini computer, hot water bottle, skateboard, clock, toys, harmonica and art materials

The box set of delightful toys and games donated by Patricia Rose

Garden Quoits by DollMum and the box set of toys put together by Patricia Rose

The raffle boy with his scooter and marionette

The marionette I made and donated for him

He has a cool rucksack and in the pocket was a miniature fidget spinner.

The very cool rucksack

His fidget spinner beside the rucksack

He has finally told us his name is Archie.

Here he is wearing his whale outfit - we think of these as summer pyjamas.

Archie in his whale outfit

My younger daughter and I would like to thank Dawn and everyone who donated the raffle boy and items for him. Archie's extensive collection of clothes means he has plenty to share with his brothers!