Once I found Fiona Goble's pattern for Queen Elizabeth, I knew I had to make at least one for someone I know would enjoy it. So I began following the pattern and much to my surprise Her Majesty has been coming together rather rapidly. The pattern starts by making a doll underneath the dress. The arms and hands are knit as one unit; so are the feet and legs. There are two pieces for the body and head. Her eye pupils are small buttons and then a cream coloured chain is slipped around it. I used the blush from my makeup kit to colour her cheeks. Once all the pieces are sewn together and stuffed she looks like this: Her Majesty without adornment (Paul says this photo is disrespectful, so I only took one. Your Majesty, I did not intend to show you this way to be irreverent, it's just the way you came together.) The hair was fun to knit and was done in one piece. The stockinette stitch (K 1 row, P 1 row) naturally ...
Getting it together one stitch at a time.