Harry & Meghan An original Fiona Goble knitting pattern For more patterns including FREE ones, visit www.fionagoble.com
Prince Harry & Meghan Markle If you enjoyed my 2011 book, Knit your own Royal Wedding (still available on Amazon!), I hope you ll love these new additions and want to knit them to complete your woolly royal collection. The 2011 book included Prince William, Kate Middleton and a host of royal relatives, complete with corgi. Here, I ve knitted a more mature and bearded Harry (who was William s Supporter a sort of royal best man at his brother s wedding). And I ve knitted Meghan wearing the lovely dark green dress (albeit a small knitted version) that she wore to announce her engagement back in November 2017. The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle is due to take place on 19 May 2018 at Windsor Castle in England. So get knitting! Fiona Goble, 2018 A few knitting notes A note about sizes Harry is about 23cm (9in) tall and Meghan about 21cm (just under 8½in) tall. A note about yarn quantities When I talk about needing an oddment of a particular yarn shade, I mean around 6m (just under 7yd) at the most. When I talk about a small or very small oddment, it is a seriously small amount and you can usually get an idea when you look at what it s needed for. A note about needle sizes The patterns here are knitted using DK (light worsted) yarn and 3.25mm (US3) knitting needles. If you re knitting them to match figures created from my original book, please use 3mm (US2-3) needles as instructed for the patterns in that book. I ve only used 3.25mm needles here because they correspond better with US needle sizing. Dolls knitted on 3.25mm needles will be ever so slightly larger than those knitted on 3mm needles.
HARRY Equipment 3.25mm (US3) standard knitting needles Needle to sew your work together Large-eyed embroidery needle Stitch holder or spare needle Red colouring pencil Small nylon brush (eg, old toothbrush) Materials DK (light worsted) yarn in the following shades and quantities: Approx. 40m/44yd of pale flesh for the main doll Approx. 42m/46yd of blue/grey for the suit (jacket and trousers) Oddment of orange for the hair Oddment of black for the shoes Oddment of white for shirt insert Very small oddments of black, white and red for the eyes and mouth 2 x tiny grey buttons (about 8mm/just over ¼in diameter) for the suit jacket A 23-cm/9-in length of narrow (about 9mm/slightly less than ⅜in) black ribbon for tie 10-15g (¼-½oz) polyester toy filling DOLL Head The head is knitted from the forehead down to the chin. Front Cast on 12 sts in pale flesh. Work 12 rows in st st beg with a k row. Row 13: K1, m1, k to last st, m1, k1. [14 Work 7 rows in st st beg with a p row. Back Cast on 12 sts in orange. Work 10 rows in st st beg with a k row. Break orange yarn and join in pale flesh. Work 2 rows in st st beg with a k row. Row 13: K1, m1, k to last st, m1, k1. [14 Work 7 rows in st st beg with a p row. Ears Cast on 4 sts in pale flesh. Row 1: (K2tog) twice. [2 Row 2: P2tog. [1 st] Fasten off. Body The body is knitted from the lower edge to the neck edge. pieces Cast on 14 sts in pale flesh. Work 20 rows in st st beg with a k row. Row 21: Cast (bind) off 1 st, k to end. [13 Row 22: Cast (bind) off 1 st pwise, p to end. [12 Legs and shoes Cast on 28 sts in black. Row 5: K6, cast (bind) off 16 sts, k to end. [12 Row 6: Purl. Break black yarn and join pale flesh yarn. Work 24 rows in st st beg with a k row. Cast (bind) off loosely. Arms Cast on 9 sts in pale flesh. Work 24 rows in st st beg with a k row. Row 25: K2, k2tog, k1, ssk, k2. [7 Row 26: P2tog, p3, p2tog tbl. [5 Break yarn, thread it through rem sts and secure. Place two head pieces together and seam round sides and chin, leaving top of head open. Stuff and close top of head. Place two body pieces together and seam round sides and top, leaving lower edge open. Stuff and close lower edge. Fold leg piece in half lengthways. Oversew top of shoe, lower edge of shoe and back shoe and leg seam, leaving top edge open. Repeat for second
foot and leg. Stuff. Fold arm in half lengthways and sew main seam. Repeat for second arm. Do not stuff arms. Sew arms in place at top of body, just in front of side seams, and legs in place on lower edge of body on outside edge. Sew head in place so it sits slightly forward on top of body piece. To make it secure, you will need to sew along the back of the head and under the chin. Weave in all loose ends. Features and hair Embroider front of hair, beard and moustache in chain stitch, using orange yarn. Dampen hair and brush up with nylon brush. Embroider the nose in chain stitch using pale flesh yarn. Using black yarn, embroider two French knots for the eyes. Using a separated strand of white yarn, work a ring of chain stitch round each French knot. Using red yarn, work two straight stitches in a V-shape for the mouth. Use a red colouring pencil to colour the cheeks. CLOTHES Suit Jacket Main piece Cast on 36 sts in blue/grey. Row 1: K2, p to last 2 sts, k2. Row 2: Knit. Rep rows 1-2, 7 times more. Row 17: K11, turn and work on these sts only, leaving rem sts on needle. Next row: P to last 2 sts, k2. Rep last 2 rows once more. Next row: P to last 2 sts, k2. Next row: Cast (bind) off 3 sts, k to end. [8 Break yarn and leave sts on needle. With RS facing you, join yarn to rem 25 sts on needle. Next row: K14, turn and work on these sts only, leaving rem sts on needle. Work 6 rows in st st beg with a p row. Break yarn and leave sts on needle. With RS facing you, join yarn to rem 11 sts. Next row: K2, p to end. Rep last 2 rows once more. Now work across all sts on needle. Next row: Cast (bind) off 3 sts kwise, p7 [8 sts on needle, incl rem st from casting/binding off], (p2tog) 3 times, p2, (p2tog tbl) 3 times, p8. [24 K 3 rows. Sleeves Cast on 12 sts in blue/grey. K 2 rows. Work 23 rows in st st beg with a p row. Trousers Cast on 14 sts for first leg in blue/grey. K 2 rows. Work 27 rows in st st beg with a p row. Break yarn and leave sts on spare needle or stitch holder. Work a second trouser leg in exactly the same way but don t break yarn. Next row: K14 sts from second trouser leg than knit 14 sts from first trouser leg. [28 Work 9 rows in st st beg with a p row. Next row: (K1, p1) to end. Rep last row once more. Cast (bind) off fairly loosely, keeping to the k1, p1 pattern. Sew the long seams of the jacket sleeves, then insert the sleeves into the arm holes of the main piece and oversew them from the inside. Sew buttons in place on one side of the jacket the natural holes between stitches on the other side can act as buttonholes. Weave in all loose ends. For the trousers, join the back seam so that the lowest part of the seam is level with the crotch. Then join the two inside leg seams. Weave in all loose ends.
Shirt insert Instead of a complete shirt, I ve made an insert, which is basically a collar and shirt front, to avoid the doll looking too bulky. Main piece Cast on 12 sts in white. Work 16 rows in st st beg with a k row. Collar Cast on 22 sts in white. Work 3 rows in st st beg with a k row. Cast (bind) off kwise. Stitch collar piece to main piece so row ends of collar piece are in the centre of the main piece. Weave in all loose ends. Tie ribbon found neck for tie, once shirt insert is on doll.
MEGHAN Equipment 3.25mm (US3) standard knitting needles Needle to sew your work together Large-eyed embroidery needle 3.25mm (D3) crochet hook Dark pink colouring pencil Materials DK (light worsted) yarn in the following shades and quantities: Approx. 37m/40yd dark beige for the main doll Approx. 16m/17yd dark green for the dress Oddment of lavender for the shoes Oddments of dark brown and black for the hair Very small oddments of black, white and dusky pink for the eyes and mouth 2 x small pearl beads for earrings A small crystal bead to represent ring 10-15g (¼-½oz) polyester toy filling DOLL Head The head is knitted from the base of the chin to the top of the forehead. pieces Cast on 6 sts in dark beige. Row 1: Inc, k to last st, inc, k1. [8 Row 2: Purl. Row 3: K1, m1, k to last st, m1, k1. [10 Row 4: Purl. Rep rows 3-4 once more. [12 Work 12 rows in st st beg with a k row. Row 19: K2, k2tog, k4, ssk, k2. [10 Row 20: P2tog, p6, p2tog tbl. [8 Body The body is knitted from the lower edge to the neck edge. pieces Cast on 14 sts in dark beige. Work 8 rows in st st beg with a k row. Row 9: K2, (k2tog) twice, k2, (ssk) twice, k2. [10 Work 3 rows in st st beg with a p row. Row 13: K2, m1, k to last 2 sts, m1, k2. [12 Row 14: Purl. Rep rows 13-14 once more. [14 Row 21: Cast (bind) off 1 st, k to end. [15 Row 22: Cast (bind) off 1 st pwise, p to end. [14 Legs Cast on 20 sts in dark beige. Row 5: K5, cast (bind) off 10 sts, k to end. [10 Work 19 rows in st st beg with a p row. Cast (bind) off loosely. Arms Cast on 9 sts in dark beige. Work 22 rows in st st beg with a k row. Row 23: K2, k2tog, k1, ssk, k2. [7 Row 24: P2tog, p3, p2tog tbl. [5 Break yarn, thread it through rem sts and secure. Join head, body and limbs together as for Harry. Sew doll together as for Harry. Sew pearl beads in place on side of head for earrings and crystal bead in place for ring. Weave in all loose ends. Features Embroider the nose in chain stitch using dark beige yarn. Using black yarn, embroider two French knots for the eyes. Using a separated strand of white yarn, work a ring of chain stitch round each French knot. Using a single separated strand of black yarn, work a few straight stitches at the top of each eye for the eyelashes. Using dusky pink yarn, work two straight stitches in a V-shape for the mouth. Use a pink colouring pencil to colour the cheeks.
Hair Cut 17 x 23-cm/9-in lengths of dark brown yarn and the same number of lengths in black yarn. The hair is sewn to the head using one strand of brown and one strand of black together, fastening the yarn lengths to the doll at the yarn centres. Using brown yarn and backstitch, sew six of the double yarn lengths down the centre of the front of the head, to represent the central parting. The first lengths should be fastened at the centre of the top seam of the head and the final lengths should be fastened about 1cm (⅜in) down the forehead. Sew the remaining double lengths evenly across the top seam of the head, to make the back part of the hair. CLOTHES Dress pieces Cast on 16 sts in dark green. K 2 rows. Work 9 rows in st st beg with a p row. Row 12: K2, k2tog, k to last 4 sts, ssk, k2. [14 Work 5 rows in st st beg with a p row. Row 18: K2, k2tog, k to last 4 sts, ssk, k2. [12 Row 19: Purl. K 2 rows. Row 26: K2, m1, k to last 2 sts, m1, k12. [14 Work 5 rows in st st beg with a p row. Row 32: K2tog, k3, cast (bind) off 4 sts, k to last 2 sts, ssk. [8 Turn and work on 4 sts just knitted only, leaving rem sts on needle. Next row: P2tog, p2. [3 Next row: Purl. Next row: K2tog, k1. [2 Next row: P2tog. [1 st] Fasten off. With WS facing, join yarn to rem 4 sts. Next row: P2, p2tog. [3 Next row: Purl. Next row: K1, k2tog. [2 Next row: P2tog. [1 st] Fasten off. Bow Use crochet hook to work a 14-cm (5½-in) crochet chain. Join the two pieces by joining the yarn tails at the tip of the shoulder straps. Sew the side seams, leaving a gap to create armholes. Sew the crochet chain into a bow shape and stitch to the waist of the dress, on one side (Meghan s right side). Weave in all loose ends. Shoes Cast on 22 sts in lavender. Row 5: K5, (k2tog) 3 times, (ssk) 3 times, k5. [16 Fold shoes in half and oversew back seam and sole. Weave in all loose ends.
Abbreviations used in Fiona Goble knitting patterns Abbreviation Description alt alternate beg beginning cont continue DK double knitting/light worsted weight yarn inc increase one stitch by knitting into the front then the back of the next stitch K/k knit k2tog knit the next two stitches together kwise knitwise as if knitting the stitches m1 make one stitch (by picking up the horizontal loop before the next stitch and knitting into the back of it) P/p purl p2tog purl the next two stitches together P2tog tbl Purl the next two stitches together through the back of loops psso pass slipped stitch over p2sso pass two slipped stitches over pwise purlwise as if purling the stitches rem remaining rep repeat skpo slip one stitch, knit one stitch, pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch sl1 slip one stitch from the left to the right needle without knitting it sl2 slip two stitches together from the left to the right needle, without knitting them ssk slip, slip, knit (slip the next two stitches, one at a time, then insert your left needle into the front of the two slipped stitches and knit them together) st/sts stitch/stitches st st stocking (stockinette) stitch formed by alternate rows of knit and purl stitches yb yarn back. Take yarn from the front to the back of your work. yf (yo) yarn forward. Bring yarn from the back to the front of your work (if you knit rather than purl or slip the next stitch, you will create an additional stitch by taking your yarn over the top of your needle). In the US, this abbreviation is normally written as yo (yarnover). cm centimetres g grams in inches m metre(s) mm millimetres oz ounces yd/yds yard/yards ( ) when a knitting instruction has to be repeated a number of times, the instruction is given in brackets like these [ ] the figures given in brackets like these usually indicate the number of stitches you should have on your needle at this stage