{"product_id":"rainbow-lou-and-may-b-lou-knitting-pattern-by-hillandbenz","title":"Rainbow Lou and May B Lou","description":"\u003cp\u003eA little piece of Kiwiana.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe inspiration for these dolls came from the iconic Marylou doll, sold in New Zealand since 1941.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarylou was made by H (Hec) E Ramsey Limited of Auckland, who also created the Kiwi icon - BuzzyBee™.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRainbow Lou is my modern tribute to represent diversity and inclusion in New Zealand today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMay B Lou is my tribute to the original dolls which came with red or blue bodies (shown in red). Examples have also been found with pale pink or pale mint coloured bodies. The modern version has a pink body.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis pattern uses very small quantities of yarn, so is good for stash busting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eERRATA - the original pattern loaded contained 2 errors in the body section of the May B Lou doll. This has been replaced with a new version of the pattern.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe increase row (from 30 sts to 35 sts) should read \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eK3, incr, (k5, incr) x 4, k2 (35sts)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first decrease row (from 50 sts to 45 sts) should read \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eK2tog, (k8, k2tog) x 4, k8\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe instructions for Rainbow Lou were correct.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LoveCrafts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56734113857914,"sku":"UPID100238","price":5.63,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/3219\/4170\/files\/7c2254bbbe246698b9582b44f11c573bd6252792_UPID100238_172837887468437.jpg?v=1775733704","url":"https:\/\/www.lovecrafts.com\/en-au\/products\/rainbow-lou-and-may-b-lou-knitting-pattern-by-hillandbenz","provider":"LoveCrafts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}