Knitting Patterns to Celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee

Updated: With the Passing of Queen Elizabeth, we have republished this post, in loving Memory of the Queen. These Royal family and Queen Elizabeth knitting patterns are a great way to honor the queen in her loving memory.

Here is a link to the King Charles Knitting Pattern

Royalists around the world are set to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee this week, but these royal-inspired patterns are fun to knit and use any time!

As you might expect, British yarn company Rowan has a whole collection of Jubilee knits, which you can check out on Ravelry and buy the ebook of 8 patterns direct from them. I think the bunting is my favorite!

What celebratory spread would be complete without a tiny Queen? This knit Queen Elizabeth is wearing a pretty yellow outfit and a big hat (of course!). You can download the pattern from Knitting by Post.

Or try this Jubilee wreath by Rebecca Roberts, which features the Queen amid flowers, balloons and bunting (and corgis of course!). You can get it on Ravelry.

There’s a royal watch party on this Jubilee wreath from Knit Click Shop. Make all the individual characters for a playset instead if you’d rather. This pattern is on Etsy.

Lorraine Hearn’s Jubilee Butterflies are a fun decoration that can be used for all sorts of patriotic celebrations in nations with read, white and blue on their flags. This pattern (and others in her Jubilee collection) can be found on Raverly.

If there’s anything more British than a tea cozy with the Queen on it, I don’t know what it is. This one from Johns Knits Creations is available on Etsy.

Tom and Beryl’s Jubilee Cake and Bunting is a perfect little decor for the table, with cakes made to fit over chocolate oranges. Check it out on Ravelry.

Susan Cowper also has cute chocolate orange cozies in Jubilee style, with a Queen, crown, corgi, Queen’s Guard, and more. You can also find them on Ravelry.

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I know knitting a dress sounds like a major time commitment. And that’s before I even tell you that this particular dress, the Sixth Ave Skater Dress by Briana Luppino, is worked in light fingering weight yarn.

But would you just take a moment to look at it and tell me if it doesn’t look like it would be worth all the time you would spend knitting it? And it’s miles of stockinette stitch so it’s actually beginner friendly and a great semi-mindless knit you can take with you on your travels this summer and wear when it is done.

The dress is worked from the top down with tank straps, a scoop neck, waist shaping and a flowy skirt for a fun and comfortable fit.

The pattern has 10 sizes, with finished bust measurements ranging from 28 to 64 inches, or 71.5 to 163 cm. The sample shown was worked with 4 inches/10 cm of negative ease at the bust, and the designer says most people like between 2 and 6 inches/5 to 15 cm of negative ease in the bust and around 10 inches/25.4 cm positive ease in the hips.

(To refresh your memory, negative ease means the measurement of the garment is smaller than your actual body measurement, while positive ease is bigger than your body.)

To pick a size you’d work from the bust measurement because you can always add more or fewer decreases as you need to get your desired fit at the waist and hips. And because it’s worked from the top down you can try it on as often as you like to make sure it’s the perfect fit.

The I-cord edgings give the dress a super casual feel, and I think this would be a great one to add to your summer rotation. (Yes, even with a wool blend yarn.)

You can see lots of cute finished versions and grab a copy of the pattern for yourself on Ravelry.

[Photo: Briana Luppino]

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