Knitting: Prince Harry and Meghan dolls to make

Knitting Editor Teresa

These whimsical Prince Harry and Meghan Markle dolls are the perfect way to mark the Royal wedding festivities. They’re shaped in stocking stitch with strands of yarn for their hair and embroidery for features.

Body

Worked upwards to the neck.

With 3mm needles and Flesh tone, cast on 6 sts.

1st increase row: [inc in next st] to end – 12 sts. P 1 row.

2nd increase row: [k1, inc in next st] to end – 18 sts.

Beginning with a p row, ss 3 rows.

3rd increase row: [k2, inc in next st] to end – 24 sts.

Beginning with a p row, ss 15 rows.

1st decrease row: [k2, k2tog] 6 times – 18 sts.

Beginning with a p row, ss 3 rows.

2nd decrease row: [k1, k2tog] 6 times – 12 sts. Beginning with a p row, ss 5 rows. cast off. gather cast-on edge, pull up tightly and secure. join row-ends together, leaving cast-off edge open. stuff firmly.

Head

With 3mm needles and Flesh tone, cast on 8 sts.

1st increase row: [inc in next st] to end – 16 sts. P 1 row.

2nd increase row: [k1, inc in next st] to end – 24 sts.

Beginning with a p row, ss 3 rows.

3rd increase row: [k2, inc in next st] to end – 32 sts.

Beginning with a p row, ss 7 rows.

1st decrease row: [k2, k2tog] 8

times – 24 sts. Beginning with a p row, ss 3 rows. 2nd decrease row: [k1, k2tog] 8 times – 16 sts. P 1 row.

3rd decrease row: [k2tog] 8 times – 8 sts. Break off yarn, thread end through remaining sts, pull up tightly and secure. gather cast-on edge, pull up tightly and secure. join row-ends together and stuff firmly as you go. sew cast-on edge to cast-off edge of body.

Face: using photo as guide, with Black, sew 2 knots for eyes. With White, sew around each eye. With Flesh tone, sew a few small lines for a nose. With Black, sew a mouth. With orange, sew eyebrows.

With orange, sew long stitches to create hair.

Ears (make 2)

With 3mm needles and Flesh tone, cast on 2 sts.

1st increase row: [inc in next st] to end – 4 sts. P 1 row. cast off. Position ears on either side of head and sew cast-off sts to head.

Legs (make 2)

cast on 10 sts.

Beginning with a k row, ss 20 rows. cast off. join row-ends together on each leg, leaving both ends open. stuff firmly and with the seam at back, sew cast-off edge of legs to base of body.

Shoes (make 2)

With 3mm needles and Black, cast on 4 sts.

1st increase row: [inc in next st] to end – 8 sts. P 1 row.

2nd increase row: [k1, inc in next st] to end – 12 sts.

Beginning with a p row, ss 9 rows.

1st decrease row:

[k2tog] 6 times – 6 sts. Break off yarn, thread end through remaining sts, pull up tightly and secure. gather cast-on edge, pull up tightly and secure. join row-ends together and stuff.

Position shoes onto cast-on sts of each leg and sew on.

Arms (make 2)

With 3mm needles and Flesh tone, cast on 4 sts.

1st increase row: [inc in next st] to end – 8 sts. P 1 row.

2nd increase row: [k1, inc in next st] to end – 12 sts.

Beginning with a p row, ss 5 rows.

1st decrease row: [k2, k2tog] 3 times

– 9 sts.

Beginning with a p row, ss 15 rows.

2nd decrease row: k2tog, k5, k2tog – 7 sts. P 1 row.

3rd decrease row: k2tog, k3, k2tog – 5 sts. P 1 row. cast off. gather cast-on edge, pull up tightly and secure. join rowends together on each arm, leaving cast-off edge open. stuff firmly and, with the seam underneath, sew cast-off edge of arms to sides of body. With grey, sew a small stitch for a wedding ring on to harry’s left hand.

Trouser legs (make 2)

With 3mm needles and Black, cast on 14 sts. Beginning with a k row, ss 30 rows. cast off. sew two-thirds of the seam on each leg from cast-on sts, leaving both ends open. Place each trouser leg around harry’s legs and sew the top third of both pieces together around harry’s middle.

Shirt

With 3mm needles and White, cast on 14 sts. Beginning with a k row, ss 16 rows. cast off. Position shirt onto the front of harry’s body and sew around the edges, making sure to go down to harry’s trousers and up to harry’s neck.

Collar: With 3mm needles and White, cast on 24 sts. k 2 rows. cast off. Position collar around harry’s neck and sew into place.

Waistcoat (make 2)

Worked upwards to the neck. With 3mm needles and grey, cast on 2

sts. P 1 row.

1st increase row: [inc in next st] to end – 4 sts. P 1 row.

2nd increase row: inc in next st, k2, inc in next st – 6 sts. P 1 row.

3rd increase row: inc in next st, k4, inc in next st – 8 sts.

Beginning with a p row, ss 9 rows.

1st decrease row: k2tog, k4, k2tog

– 6 sts. P 1 row.

2nd decrease row: k2tog, k2, k2tog – 4 sts.

Beginning with a p row, ss 5 rows. cast off.

Position each waistcoat piece to the front of harry’s body so that they meet in the middle and sew on. With Black, sew a line down the middle and embroider on 3 knots as buttons.

Tie

With 3mm needles and Peach, cast on 3 sts.

Beginning with a k row, ss 6 rows. cast off.

Position tie and sew into place. take a length of wool and using long sts, sew across the top of the tie.

Jacket arms (make 2)

With 3mm needles and Black, cast on 12 sts.

Beginning with a k row, ss 18 rows.

1st decrease row: k2tog, k8, k2tog

– 10 sts. P 1 row.

2nd decrease row: k2tog, k6, k2tog

– 8 sts. P 1 row.

3rd decrease row: k2tog, k4, k2tog – 6 sts. P 1 row. cast off. sew the seam of each jacket arm leaving both ends open. Place each jacket arm over harry’s arms.

Back of jacket

Worked upwards to the neck.

With 3mm needles and Black, cast on 8 sts.

1st increase row: inc in next st, k6, inc in next st – 10 sts. P 1 row.

2nd increase row: inc in next st, k8, inc in next st – 12 sts. P 1 row.

3rd increase row: inc in next st, k10, inc in next st – 14 sts. P 1 row.

4th increase row: inc in next st, k12, inc in next st – 16 sts. P 1 row.

5th increase row: inc in next st, k14, inc in next st – 18 sts.

Beginning with a p row, ss 21 rows. cast off.

Position back of jacket onto harry’s back and sew into place. sew jacket arms to the back of the jacket.

Right front of jacket

Worked upwards to the neck.

With 3mm needles and Black, cast on 3 sts.

1st increase row: inc in next st, k2

– 4 sts. P 1 row.

2nd increase row: inc in next st, k3

– 5 sts. P 1 row.

3rd increase row: inc in next st, k4

– 6 sts. P 1 row.

4th increase row: inc in next st, k5

– 7 sts. P 1 row.

5th increase row: inc in next st, k6 – 8 sts.

Beginning with a p row, ss 5 rows.

1st decrease row: k2tog, k4, k2tog

– 6 sts. P 1 row

2nd decrease row: k2tog, k2, k2tog – 4 sts.

Beginning with a p row, ss 7 rows. cast off. Position onto harry’s body on the right side and sew in place. join with right jacket arm and jacket back.

Left front of jacket

Worked upwards to the neck.

With 3mm needles and Black, cast on 3 sts.

1st increase row: k2, inc in next st

– 4 sts. P 1 row.

2nd increase row: k3, inc in next st

– 5 sts. P 1 row.

3rd increase row: k4, inc in next st

– 6 sts. P 1 row.

4th increase row: k5, inc in next st

– 7 sts. P 1 row.

5th increase row: k6, inc in next st – 8 sts.

Beginning with a p row, ss 5 rows.

1st decrease row: k2tog, k4, k2tog

– 6 sts. P 1 row

2nd decrease row: k2tog, k2, k2tog – 4 sts.

Beginning with a p row, ss 7 rows. cast off. Position onto harry’s body on the left side and sew in place. join with left jacket arm and jacket back.

Jacket collar

With 3mm needles and Black, cast on 2 sts. P 1 row.

1st increase row: inc in each st – 4 sts. Beginning with a p row, ss 35 rows.

1st decrease row: [k2tog] twice – 2

sts. P 1 row.

2nd decrease row: k2tog.

Fasten off. Position jacket collar around neck and sew onto jacket along edge.

Body

Worked upwards to the neck. With 3mm needles and Sand, cast on 6 sts.

1st increase row: [Inc in next st] to end – 12 sts. P 1 row.

2nd increase row: [K1, inc in next st] to end – 18 sts.

Beginning with a p row, ss 3 rows.

3rd increase row: [K2, inc in next st] to end – 24 sts.

Beginning with a p row, ss 3 rows

1st decrease row: [K2, k2tog] 6 times – 18 sts.

Beginning with a p row, ss 5 rows.

4th increase row: K4, inc in next st, k1, inc in next st, k1, [inc in next st] twice, k1, inc in next st, k1, inc in next st, k4 – 24 sts.

Beginning with a p row, ss 3 rows.

2nd decrease row: [K2, k2tog] 6 times – 18 sts. P 1 row.

3rd decrease row: [K1, k2tog] 6 times – 12 sts. P 1 row.

4th decrease row: [K2, k2tog] 3 times – 9 sts. Beginning with a p row, ss 5 rows. Cast off. Gather cast-on edge, pull up tightly and secure. Join row-ends together, leaving cast-off edge open. Stuff firmly as you go. With Grey, make a line of 5 knots, place this around Meghan’s neck as a necklace and sew on.

Head

With 3mm needles and Sand, cast on 8 sts.

1st increase row: [Inc in next st] to end – 16 sts. P 1 row.

2nd increase row: [K1, inc in next st] to end – 24 sts.

Beginning with a p row, ss 3 rows.

3rd increase row: [K2, inc in next st] to end – 32 sts.

Beginning with a p row, ss 7 rows.

1st decrease row: [K2, k2tog] 8 times – 24 sts.

Beginning with a p row, ss 3 rows.

2nd decrease row: [K1, k2tog] 8 times – 16 sts. P 1 row.

3rd decrease row: [K2tog] 8 times – 8 sts. Break off yarn, thread end through remaining sts, pull up tightly and secure. Gather cast-on edge, pull up tightly and secure. Join row-ends together and stuff firmly. Sew cast-on edge to cast-off edge of body.

Face: Using photo as a guide, with Black, sew 2 knots for eyes. With White, sew around each eye. With Sand, sew a few small lines as a nose. With Peach, sew lips. With Brown, sew on eyebrows. With Brown, cut multiple lengths of wool, approximately 15cm long. With crochet hook, take the centre of a piece of yarn and pass it under a stitch on the head, use this loop to knot the hair to the head. Continue until you have a full head of hair.

Ears (make 2)

With 3mm needles and Sand, make as given for Harry's ears.

Position ears on either side of head, and sew cast-off sts onto head. With Grey, sew a knot on to the bottom of each ear as earrings.

Legs (make 2)

With 3mm needles and Sand, cast on 9 sts.

Beginning with a k row, ss 18 rows. Cast off. Join row-ends together on each leg, leaving both ends open. Stuff firmly and with the seam at back, sew cast-off edge of legs to base of body.

Shoes (make 2)

With 3mm needles and White, cast on 3 sts.

1st increase row: [Inc in next st] to end – 6 sts. P 1 row.

2nd increase row: [K1, inc in next st] to end – 9 sts.

Beginning with a p row, ss 5 rows.

1st decrease row: [K2tog] 4 times, k1 – 5 sts. Break off yarn, thread end through remaining sts, pull up tightly and secure. Gather cast-on edge, pull up tightly and secure. Join row-ends together and stuff.

Position shoes on to cast-on sts of each leg and sew on.

Arms (make 2)

With 3mm needles and Sand, cast on 3 sts.

1st increase row: [Inc in next st] to end – 6 sts. P 1 row.

2nd increase row: [K1, inc in next st] to end – 9 sts.

Beginning with a p row, ss 3 rows.

1st decrease row: K4, k2tog, k3 – 8 sts. Beginning with a p row, ss 13 rows.

2nd decrease row: K2tog, k4, k2tog

– 6 sts. P 1 row.

3rd decrease row: K2tog, k2, k2tog – 4 sts. P 1 row. Cast off. Gather cast-on edge, pull up tightly and secure. Join row-ends together on each arm, leaving cast-off edge open. Stuff firmly and, with the seam underneath, sew cast-off edge of arms to sides of body.

Dress arms (make 2)

With 3mm needles and White, cast on 10 sts.

Beginning with a k row, ss 16 rows.

1st decrease row: K2tog, k6, k2tog

– 8 sts. P 1 row.

2nd decrease row: K2tog, k4, k2tog

– 6 sts. P 1 row.

3rd decrease row: K2tog, k2, k2tog – 4 sts. P 1 row.

Cast off. Sew the seam of each dress arm leaving both ends open. Place each dress arm over Meghan’s arms.

Dress

With 3mm needles and White, cast on 50 sts.

Beginning with a k row, ss 4 rows.

1st decrease row: [K3, k2tog] 10 times – 40 sts.

Beginning with a p row, ss 3 rows.

2nd decrease row: [K2, k2tog] 10 times – 30 sts.

Beginning with a p row, ss 21 rows.

3rd decrease row: [K1, k2tog] 10 times – 20 sts.

Beginning with a p row, ss 7 rows.

Next row: Cast off 4 sts, k to end –

16 sts.

Next row: Cast off 4 sts, p to end –

12 sts.

4th decrease row: K2tog, k2, k2tog,

turn, leaving 6 sts for other side of neck – 4 sts.

P 1 row.

5th decrease row: [K2tog]

twice, turn – 2 sts

6th decrease row: P2tog. Fasten off. Rejoin to remaining 6 sts and repeat from 4th decrease row. Sew seam up to the cast-off sts. Place dress over Meghan’s body with seam at back and join top of dress to arms on either side. Take a length of White and wrap around Meghan’s waist 2 or 3 times, secure with a bow at back.

Bouquet

With Peach, make a line of 5 or 6 knots along a length of yarn. Twist knots into a ball and secure together. With Yellow, sew a small knot in the centre. Leave your tail ends and trim to the same length. Make several of these. Wrap a length of yarn around the tails to keep the bouquet together. Sew in place in Meghan’s hands. With Grey, sew a small stitch for a wedding ring onto Meghan’s left hand.

Veil

With 3mm needles and White, cast on 24 sts. Gst 10 rows.

1st decrease row: K4, k2tog, k12, k2tog, k4 – 22 sts. Gst 8 rows.

2nd decrease row: K4, k2tog, k10, k2tog, k4 – 20 sts. Gst 6 rows.

3rd decrease row: K4, k2tog, k8, k2tog, k4 – 18 sts. Gst 4 rows.

4th decrease row: K4, k2tog, k6, k2tog, k4 – 16 sts. Gst 4 rows.

5th decrease row: K3, k2tog, k6, k2tog, k3 – 14 sts. Gst 4 rows.

6th decrease row: K3, k2tog, k4, k2tog, k3 – 12 sts. Gst 4 rows.

7th decrease row: K2, k2tog, k4, k2tog, k2 – 10 sts. Gst 4 rows.

Cast off.

Sew cast-off edge of veil to top of Meghan’s head.