The Petworks folks have seriously outdone themselves this time, I reckon. Both the limited set and the general release Odeco and Nikkis are adorable.

Firstly, there’s the limited edition set:

I absolutely love this Nikki!  I’ve been hoping for a Nikki with pale eyes and these ones are sparkly and green and delightful.  Also, her colouring is beautiful and I just love her blushy pink cheeks.  I find Odeco a little dull though and that wig is really very wiggy.  It doesn’t look very styleable at all.  The outfits are very detailed and sweet though and the packaging is just beautiful.

At 30,000 yen and a limited release I think this one might be soaring in price on the secondary market.  It might be worth scouring Yahoo Japan Auctions though…
More pictures on the lovely lholy-chan’s flickr photostream.

Secondly, there is the regular release set Obake no Odeco and Nikki (ghosts):

This is the first time I’ve been excited about an Odeco. I really love this one – the pink hair, the make up, the super-pale skin tone. Her eyes might be a little too spooky, but they are the exact colour I’ve been looking for as a swap for my black Nikki, so we could see some eye-switching fun at my house soon!  The hot pink Nikki reminds me of Strawberry Shortcake’s cat Custard.  Clearly, I must have one.  The jumpers are Halloween-only attire, but the black and silver boots are fantastic and very versatile.

These two are 8,900 Yen each and are out sometime on February.  The blue and black wigs are 2,400 Yen each and out in March.

Again, lholy-chan’s flickr photostream has more pictures.

So, you’ve prepared your scalp and you’ve chosen your mohair for rerooting. Now you’re going to want to choose the right crochet hook to get the look you want for your finished custom Blythe.

Basically, the bigger your crochet hook, the chunkier mohair curls your finished doll with have.  I tend to go for small hooks to get skinny separated curls.  The following image shows a scalp being rerooted with a 0.6mm hook:

This scalp is being rerooted with a 0.75mm hook:

The final look on the doll (in terms of curl-chunkiness) should be something like this:

Many customisers go for a chunkier look than this, using a 1mm or larger crochet hook.  The effect is something like the hair of this gorgeous girl of Erika’s who was rerooted by Sherri of Gggroovydolls.

Of course, their are many other factors that affect the final look of your doll’s mohair reroot.  Stay tuned for the next tutorial to find out more!

*Thanks to Erika for the use of her photograph