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A Knit Fit for a Prince

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Knit a vest with standing guards similar to Prince George's!When I first saw the pictures of little Prince George in an adorable knit vest adorned with marching and standing guards, I thought that it would be a lot of fun to knit a replica.

I may still, but in the meantime there’s a nice alternative version that was originally published in Susan Crawford’s 2012 book Coronation Knits. Called “Changing Guards,” her version includes a row of guards standing at attention.

You can check out the pattern on Ravelry, but the British newspaper the Daily Mail published the pattern as part of a giveaway of some knitting kits for the project. It’s a little hard to read, but you can enlarge it and print it out if you want to knit it for yourself.

What do you think of this pattern? I think it’s pretty adorable for a little boy, British royalty or not. I’d love to hear your thoughts and if you’re going to give this project a try.

(Edited to add: Amie Richan has a free version of the vest on Ravelry that’s an actual replica of George’s, and Linda Moorhouse has one with one standing and one marching guard you can download for £2.)

[Photos via Daily Mail.]

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  2. Anyone who wants to knit an exact replica, I’ve reverse engineered this and it’s available completely free on Ravelry as Prince George Christmas Photo Pullover.

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I feel like felting is a knitting genre that deserves a resurgence. My first knitting book (which came out in 2008, eek!) was all about felting, but I don’t feel like there are a lot of felting knitting projects out there these days. I really like the technique as an easy way to make a thicker, more durable knit fabric, and it’s actually perfect for knitting bags.

The ZZ Bag from yamagara recently caught my eye and got me thinking about felted bags, and maybe remaking one of the bags that was in that book. This one has a fun zigzag pattern and is worked in worsted weight yarn. You can find the pattern on Ravelry.

A lot of the other knit and felted bag patterns I could find were older, but that doesn’t make them bad patterns. I’ve always loved the booga bag from Black Sheep Bags (the pattern is on their website but the photo is broken so you can also check it out on Ravelry). This is a fun one because you can use all your leftovers or a self-striping yarn (the original was made with Noro) to give it a colorful look that’s super easy to knit. 

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