I'm trying one by Beth Webber: Free Spirit Doll Pattern
Here is the initial effort... she still needs a little blush and a mouth...

... more to come, as it happens.
7/30/2010 - unhappy with the project, overall. The head is just too big and even with the spool support in the neck, she is far too top-heavy. I am considering making another type of doll to pursue this idea...