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Get ready to sew some adorable clothes for your Elf on the Shelf with free patterns for the cutest tiny turtleneck sweaters! #Funny #HolidayCheer

Elf on the Shelf, slyly glancing to his right (the viewer's left) takes a step toward the viewer in his long pants made of blue denim jeans fabric and his black turtleneck made of jersey fabric. His pointy red hat has a white trim around the crown. His little mittens show under his shirt sleeves, but we can see nothing of his feet or shoes. He walks toward us in a room that has a purple speckled wall and a white floor. The ChellyWood.com logo appears in the lower left corner of the image.
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As part of my Elf-on-the-Shelf series (requested by followers), today I’m posting a full outfit that was originally designed to fit Ken dolls, for your Elf on the Shelf.

Elf on the Shelf models a handmade pair of jeans and a handmade turtleneck sweater. He looks slightly uncomfortable as he glances to his left with his little blue painted eyes. He smiles, his cheeks slightly blushing. His pants seem to fit in a way that looks snug at the waist, but as his legs are permanently bent for shelf-sitting, there are slight waves in the fabric of his pants/trousers/jeans. He wears no shoes.
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The turtleneck sweater fits my Elf on the Shelf quite nicely — at least I like the fit anyway. To be honest, though, the roll in the turtleneck sweater was unintentional.

Elf on the Shelf seems to have something of a manly wide neck, like a pro wrestler, so as you can see in Figure 1 below, this caused the neck of his turtleneck sweater to roll or fold, unintentionally.

Figure one shows how Elf on the Shelf's neck is quite wide and short, causing the neck of the turtleneck sweater he wears to fold down under his chin a bit. The neck of the turtleneck sweater also looks to be tightly stretched to fit around his wide neck. Figure 2 shows Elf on the Shelf in a pair of straight leg jeans that were made for a Ken doll. His tiny pointed foot is hidden under the hem of the jeans. It doesn't extend out from the base of the jeans at all. Figure 3 shows how the Elf on the Shelf's mitten or mittens are exposed at the hemline of his turtleneck sweater's shirt sleeves. This demonstrates a perfect fit in sleeve length, as none of his red felt body is showing at the edge of the shirt sleeve.
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Still, I’d say the turtleneck fits him pretty well. The sleeves fit perfectly, with his little mitten coming out from under the sleeve cuff at exactly the right length. YAY! (See figure 3 above.)

Once again, it should be noted that, as we saw in last week’s Elf on the Shelf pajamas post, his pointy little feet do not extend outside of the pant leg (figure 2 above); however I still feel like the Ken pants/jeans fit him the best of all the pants I’ve tried on him so far.

I can’t help that his knees are a bit bendy, naturally, since he’s designed to sit on a shelf.

An elf on the shelf doll, modeling a handmade turtleneck sweater and a pair of straight leg jeans, has been posed awkwardly with his head turned to his left side, his arms dangling at his sides, and his legs apart such that it looks like he's about to go into the splits.
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I can’t help that. It’s par for the course with Elf on the Shelf. And honestly, I like that he looks doggone silly in just about everything he wears!

To be fair, these Ken pants/jeans do fit him the best, but a child would likely have a tough time dressing him in these jeans. They’re snug. But once you get them on him, oooh la-la! He’s Mister Hot Pants!

To make the turtleneck sweater, you will need some jersey fabric and size 4/0 Dritz snaps. To make the pull-on pants or jeans, you’ll need some cotton fabric (lightweight stretch denim is a good choice) and 1/8 inch elastic.

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To honor the trademark rights of the doll and action figure companies mentioned in this blog post, I am including links to their websites here. Please feel free to visit their website and consider purchasing one or more of the dolls mentioned.

All Ken dolls are products offered by Mattel, which holds the registered trademark for them (™). Please visit the Mattel Toys website to learn more about their company and its trademarked toys.

My Elf on the Shelf is made by the Lumistella company, and they own the registered trademark for these toys. Please visit their website to learn more about Elf on the Shelf and his accessories.

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