Knit for your little princess!

With the birth of the new Princess Charlotte, I have seen more pretty and free knitting patterns for lovely baby shawls and bonnets.

Here is a free pattern for a lace baby shawl.

Here is a free pattern for a bonnet and another here

I have read that the bonnet was placed on the baby's head upside down and you can see that from this photo below. The square on the top of her head should be at the back...but it still looks cute!

Send over pictures of your princess in these lovely fashions!

Enjoy, Debby

Prince of Cambridge's knitted shawl

Knitting for a future King – Part 2

Following Knitting Industry’s article last week – ‘Knitting for a future King’, leading flat knitting machine manufacturer Stoll has today confirmed that Britain’s new Royal Baby, His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge, was indeed seen in public for the first time in a luxury flat knitted lace shawl knitted on a Stoll machine. The shawl was knitted at the German company’s long established customer G.H. Hurt & Son of Nottinghamshire, England. - See more at: http://www.knittingindustry.com/knitting-for-a-future-king-part-2/#sthash.nUxjimC6.dpuf

Happy knitting, Debby

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Crochet a little prince hat or a royal mobile

Make your own gifts for the prince or princess in your life with our collection of Royal Baby patterns, like these:

Sleep Tight Royal Mobile

Little Prince Hat

Available at RedHeart.com

Enjoy, Debby

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Lace bonnets for babies

Here are two free patterns for easy to knit lace bonnets to add to your heirloom baby set. 

Enjoy, Debby

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Knitted baby gown...free pattern

Continuing the theme of heirloom knitting, here is a lovely baby gown. It would make a great christening gown.

I like the scalloped hem from the lace design.

Enjoy, Debby

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Let's take a closer look at Prince George's lace shawl

Britain’s new Royal Baby has been named George Alexander Louis and will be known as His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge. The third in line to the throne appeared in public for the first time yesterday escorted by his proud parents The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, enshrouded in a luxury knitted lace shawl believed to have been knitted by Nottinghamshire, UK, based manufacturer G.H. Hurt & Son. - See more at: http://www.knittingindustry.com/knitting-for-a-future-king/#sthash.KrN2VYW6.dpuf

Here is a link to G H Hurt and Son. 

The OUR HISTORY page is very interesting showing the development of the knitting industry over the last 400 years!

Enjoy, Debby

Free Rowan pattern for the new royal prince

To celebrate the arrival of the royal baby, knit this gorgeous embroidered and stocking stitch sweater designed by Martin Storey from the archive collections and reknitted using the sumptuous Wool Cotton 4ply (wool and cotton). With a round neck and moss stitch borders, full raglan sleeves and a beautiful embroidered emblem pattern on the front, this knitting pattern is for the intermediate knitter.

You will need to login or register at KnitRowan to download the pattern.

Give premature babies a royal welcome

From the SUN newspaper:

Knit Sun baby bonnet in the little Prince’s honour

Give premature babies a Royal welcome by making them hats to keep warm

This article and pattern is in a British newspaper and directs donations to a London charity. If you live elsewhere, you can contact your local hospital and inquire about their need for donated items for premature babies.

Heirloom knitting...3 piece set to go with shawl

Here is a pattern for a bonnet, booties and gown that will go with the heirloom shawl. 

From Australian Women's Weekly. What a beautiful pattern!

Enjoy, Debby

Knitting pattern for a lace heirloom shawl

Want to knit an heirloom shawl for a new baby in your family? Here is a beautiful pattern from Women's Weekly.

Better get started now! This one will take a while...

Enjoy, Debby

NZ gift for new Prince and singlet pattern

It is always good news when a family has a new baby but this one will be a king! So what do you give a baby Prince? An heirloom shawl! Here are some links to articles about the shawl designed by Margaret Stove and spun and knit by Cynthia Read!
Article one, article two, article three.

As mentioned in the third article, here is a pattern for a singlet from Plunket.org. They can be knit and donated for other families with a new baby.

Enjoy, Debby

Royal babies...part two

In June 1949, another article was published in Australia's Woman's Weekly as a follow up to the matinee jacket pattern for Prince Phillip in 1948. This article provided a matching bonnet and booties to the matinee jacket.

You can find a PDF of the page from the magazine here.

Happy knitting, Debby

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Royal babies from the past...and knitting for them.

While we wait for the William and Kate's baby to be born, let's look at past royal babies and the knitting done for them.

Here is an article from an Australian Woman's magazine with a matinee jacket for Prince Charles. The article was published in Dec. 1948

You can download a page from the magazine here.

Happy knitting, Debby

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