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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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Knits for the Table for Thanksgiving and Beyond

As we get into the part of the year with a lot of food-forward holidays, it might be time to start thinking about knitting some new things for your table. While a few of these are more fall/Thanksgiving focused, just changing up the colors would make others work for Christmas, or keep it neutral and use them all year long. 

What got me started thinking about this was the lovely and simple Fresh Bread Dishtowel, a free pattern from Purl Soho. Worked in a lovely cotton and linen blend, the towel is mostly stockinette stitch with a bit of texture on the borders. 

You could use this same kind of pattern to make anything from placemats to a table runner, but let’s look at some specific patterns for those kinds of projects as well. 

The easy moss stitch table runner from Glass Bird Knits is beginner friendly can can easily be modified to fit your table (or, again, to make placemats instead of or in addition to a runner). This version is worked in macrame cord, but you could also use bulky yarn. 

Emielle Design has a garter stitch runner pattern that’s made with braided cotton cord for a lot of texture without a lot of work. But be sure to take a lot of breaks when knitting with cord because it can be rough on your hands!

I also love the diamond pattern on the Hamilton Table Runner from Wyndlestraw Designs. It calls for a DK weight cotton and linen blend yarn and comes in three sizes with different widths and lengths. The pattern has both written and charted instructions. 

Amy Marie’s Table Pumpkins (on Ravelry) is a fun mosaic knitting pattern that would be great to use as a table runner through the fall and for Thanksgiving. It uses a worsted weight cotton yarn in two colors, and you can make it as long as you like for your table. 

The no cable knit placemats from Yarn Culture Studio have a fun faux cable look that would be great for the table through the fall and winter. 

Or here’s another pattern from Wyndlestraw Designs, this time for an easy knit and purl stitch placemat pattern that looks different but still good on both sides. It calls for worsted weight cotton and comes in two sizes for placemats, but also has instructions for coasters, a hot pad and a table pad all using the same stitch.