Edith Grace Designs: May 2018

Henry VIII Doll Knitting Pattern - 2018

Henry VIII Doll Knitting Pattern by Edith Grace Designs

Here is King Henry VIII, the English Tudor King. The doll is 18cm tall, knitted in double knitting wool & worked flat.

This pattern can be purchased as a PDF Digital Download from Etsy, Love Crafts & Ravelry.

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Knitting Pattern

Henry VIII was an English Tudor King. He was born at Greenwich Palace, London, on the 28th June 1491. He was the second son of Henry VII. When Henry's older brother Arthur died, Henry became king in 1509.

Henry had six wives:
Catherine of Aragon - Spanish - Divorced
Anne Boleyn - English - Beheaded
Jane Seymore - English - Died
Anne Cleeves - Flemish-Belgian - Divorced
Catherine Howard - English - Beheaded
Catherine Parr - English - Outlived Henry

Henry died, aged 55 years old, on 28th January 1547 at St. James's Palace, London.

My doll is only 18cm tall. His legs are worked in cream for the stockings. He wears an ivory jerkin with a flared skirt knitted separately.

The Surcoat is a rich red colour, with lines of mustard knitted into the design to represent the gold detail in the portrait of Henry VIII.

The hat has a picot stitch used for the brim, with a garter stitch to represent the white feathers in the portrait.

I have based my design on the picture below: