For those of us still anxiously awaiting a wedding invitation to arrive in the mailbox before March 29th, this might just be the next best thing- Knit Your Own Royal Wedding by Fiona Goble. A cleverly composed souvenir collection of whimsical knitted characters, each one bearing a striking resemblance to the significant attendees all set to participate in the biggest wedding of the century.
With a few colourful yards of double knitting wool, and a spool of floral wire for added support, Fiona Goble has painstakingly knit each royal figure on toothpick sized needles, with an ample dose of British humour to spare. A skilled knitter and author of craft books, Fiona runs a home decor design business and lives on the outskirts of London, England. From head to toe, each knitted character in her latest book took a full day to bring to life, “Harry was the easiest,” she told The Daily Mail, Britain’s second-largest daily newspaper. “He has small eyes and a long face. Kate was the hardest for me to create because she is pretty.”
Knit Your Own Royal Wedding
The Bride and Groom
The Queen
The Balcony Kiss
While thousands will be lining the streets straining for a real-life glimpse of the newlywed couple on the balcony at Westminster Abbey, knitters will have no difficulty in re-creating their own scene, with the book’s assemble-it-yourself balcony, simple to set up against the foldout backdrop.
