King Charles will be crowned on 6 May 2023. And there’s never been a better time to get crafty to celebrate! To mark his coronation, here’s a free King Charles knitting pattern for you to get your needles into. It will take you through how to make a gorgeous knitted King Charles, complete with an adorable knitted crown, with our step-by-step instructions. Tomorrow marks a momentous occasion that for many, will be a once in a lifetime event, witnessing and celebrating the Coronation of a new Monarch, King Charles III. And, as the UK gears up to enjoy another bank holiday Monday, supermarket giant, Asda has revealed that one in three of its customers are planning on celebrating across the three-day weekend. You can decorate the gnome to make him even more festive with products such as plastic gemstones, sequins, glitter and Nuvo drops. An impressive total of four Asda colleagues have been invited to attend the official Coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey, after having previously received a BEM for their work during the pandemic supporting their local communities. Join cast-on and cast-off edges and gather up left-hand row end edges. Stitch to top of head using photo as a guide.

Not an ornament but searches for lawnmowers for sale and used lawnmowers jumped up by 100% and 600% this month. Upgrades could account for the high demand. Using 3mm needles and Carnation, cast on 9 sts. Using contrast-coloured yarn or stitch markers, pm on the 3 rd and 6 th sts. These will be removed at sewing-up stage.This probably won't come as any surprise to the future Queen of England. In an ITV documentary to mark her 75th birthday Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, showed off an impressive array of garden ornaments at her family home. When adding the foam pads to the relevant layers, make sure you add some in the middle of the pieces of card so it give stability to the middles. If you don’t add any foam pads in the middles then it can “sag” under the weight of the other layers which doesn’t look as good. Although these sell all year round, searches for bird baths grow in the summer and grey bird baths started trending with searches up by 200%. Prince Charles and Camilla are leading a trend which has seen the humble garden gnome enjoying a revival this summer. Cast off. Join row ends. Fold cast-on edge at marker and sew together to shape the foot. Stuff and stitch to underside of body.

Naughty garden gnomes up 1,000% and extra large garden gnomes up 600%. Thanks to the Jubilee celebrations, it seems Queen themed garden gnomes are also still trending with search still up by a huge 1,200%.The growing popularity of gnomes was revealed when Cloud-based company Mintsoft looked at the key garden products being searched for by customers looking to create outdoor havens for entertaining and relaxing. A spokesman who created a top ten based on the research said gnomes are popular because ornaments are a good way to give green spaces some character and a pop of colour. In doing so, the King’s messaging was clear: His primary focus is on public service. This theme is something King Charles III adopted from the earliest moments of his reign. Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Charles, Prince of Wales attend a garden party (Image: Getty Images)

Break off yarn leaving a long tail and draw through rem sts. Join row ends. Stuff lightly and affix to top of head. Work a stitch through centre top of crown to pull centre crown down closer to the head at the centre.The foam pads that I use are from “Dot & Dab”, but any foam squares will work. If yours are big then you may need to cut them smaller with scissors to fit inside the edges of the layers. Main operated and solar-powered lights seem to be the most searched for, with searches up by 1,300% and 150%. It seems this year Brits are opting for a bright, colourful look when it comes to mood lighting this summer, with ‘vibrant garden lights’ also trending with searches up by 256%.

Fold hand edge at markers and sew cast-on edge closed. Join row ends up to the shoulder shaping and stuff, leaving this top edge open. Stitch to body using photo as a guide, positioning arms so that left arm is angled higher to hold the orb and right arm points slightly lower for holding the sceptre. Change the paper size with the dropdowns on the left of the screen. You need to change it for every colour. The Coronation Cushion and King Charles Teapot have proven popular with royalist Asda shoppers, selling over 3,000 units each respectively. Repeat until edging is long enough to stitch around cast-on, row-end and cast-off edges of robe. Cast off and stitch in place. Join cast-on and cast-off edges. Gather up each set of row ends and stuff firmly before closing. Cast-off frills from the last row will sit on top of the orb. Stitch to left hand.

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I don’t recommend going smaller than about 5 inches wide as otherwise the decorative details may become quite delicate and difficult to get off the mat without tearing. The retailer has already seen huge demand for products deemed essential for an at-home party, plus customer advocacy for limited edition items including novelty baked goods, fashion and décor for the home. Thanks to the Jubilee celebrations, it seems Queen themed garden gnomes are also still trending with search still up by a huge 1,200%. " You may sell finished, handmade physical craft items that you have made using this product but must not sell or share the digital files. Read full terms of use