It is actually a souvenir type thing. In addition to the entire Royal family, they have patterns for guests so that you can knit yourself into the royal wedding. The little dolls are extremely intricate and would not be something any child could knit, although maybe a child could play with them. The Archbishop Rowan Williams has distinctive wild hair and glasses. The Queen has a pearl necklace. They are tiny scale models of every member of the royal family, the men all in elaborate military uniforms with pockets and caps. There are even Corgis, difficult to knit because of their small legs. The bride's dress is actually quite simple, since no one knew what it would look like, and there is no attempt to simulate lace. However, I am certain that persons on this list could rectify this and produce a very creditable version of the Royal wedding dress in knitting. This would be a gas to knit if you are an extremely skilled knitter and wanted a funny souvenir of the royal wedding. However, when I was a pre-teen I started knitting a family of dolls that were Scandinavian and found it totally daunting, partially because the yarn had to be so fine to get all the details. I picked it up years later after I had become such an advanced knitter that I could make my own patterns from existing garments, and I still couldn't knit that darned Scandinavian family. These Royal Wedding figures seem to be exponentially harder to knit than the Scandinavian family, partially because of all the jewels and medals, not to mention the Ecclesiastical garb. When was the last time you knitted a tiny Bishop's miter? It looks like a totally fun book but it has ten people and two corgis, and the claim is that it takes 5 hours a piece to knit the figures if you know what you are doing. I would say that is an estimate on the low side since you also have to embroider the lips on and apply little felt eyes and in some cases tiny pearls, sequins, chains and itty bitty "buttons". I can't imagine where you would find them. Also,you have to seam the characters since they are knitted in the flat, and stuff them. It appears to me that you might have to touch up the cheeks with a little paint. According to the article the materials would cost about 80 pounds, although the creator claims that part of the fun would be to source the materials in thrift shops. This is clearly a joke, it seems to me, since you need quite a range of colors in yarn that is exactly the same size and weight. But the characters are very cute and funny looking, Prince Harry is supposed to be the easiest to to knit. Apparently, souvenirs of Prince Charles's wedding now fetch a handsome price, so this book may have collector's appeal some day. It is available on Amazon _http://www.amazon.com/Knit-Your-Own-Royal-Wedding/dp/1449409245_ (http://www.amazon.com/Knit-Your-Own-Royal-Wedding/dp/1449409245) where there is also a short animation of the figures. Also, a group of 7 people knitted the figures, adapting the directions somewhat. They have posted their pictures on Amazon. Devon
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