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Harriet Spice

I made this for My Granddaughter, Hattie

Created by: Marian F

  • Project Details

    About

    I just loved this pattern as soon as I saw it...and everyone else seems to as well. Just beware of the sizing - Hattie is only 3, and slim, but I knitted the 24" chest size which is said to be for age 5-6 years - it fits her perfectly. I chose her favourite colours, purple and pink, in Paintbox yarns as the colours are so vibrant and gorgeous. I have to admit to a preference for wool over acrylic, but I thought the Paintbox yarns would be easy care, and I was not disappointed as they feel soft and pleasant to knit with. Added bonus - very little seaming as it's a top down knitted, all in one garment. Nevertheless, the shaping means it drapes well and fits beautifully. It was great fun to knit, if a little challenging in parts, just because I needed to concentrate to keep the stitch pattern correct with the shaping! If you've got a lovely little girl to knit for, I can recommend this one.

    Needles & Hooks

    • Circular 3.50mm (US 4) 60cm
    • Circular 4.00mm (US 6) 60cm

    Accessories

    • Buttons
    Other : I found just the right buttons on ebay

    Measurements

    Notes: I made the age 5-6, for a 24" chest, but this was for a 3 year old and it fits. The pattern does warn you to look at the sizes, not just the ages.

    Tags

    • Cardigans
    • Girls

    Craft

    Knitting

    Skill Level

    Intermediate

    Status

    Complete
    Started on: Jun 1, 2017 Finished on: Aug 4, 2017

  • Comments

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    8 Comments

    • Anne L

      Hi I've had this pattern for quite awhile and have so looked forward to making it. I consider myself an experienced knitter but I'm struggling to get the first couple of rows correct. I completed the provisional cast on, done Row 1 (says WS), then Row 1 of double seed stitch (last row was WS so this has to be RS) surely. However then Row 2 says (RS) too. As well as that, after increasing after the 1st slipm on row 2, the red p1 isn't right for the seed stitch as it is a knit stitch. Just can't seem to get going into this at all. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Anne
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      • Marian F

        Hello Anne. Oh dear, it’s a long while since I knitted this one, and a lot has happened since then! However, I do recall it was not always as simple as you might anticipate when it came to keeping the seed stitch in order 😩 and I did quite a few unpick and reknit rows, particularly when it came to splitting the back from the fronts and incorporating the sleeves. I will have a look at the pattern and see if I can recollect any of the specific problems you mention and get back to you if I can. It is a very sweet little coat when it’s complete, so stick with it! Good luck x
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      • Anne L

        @Marian F: Thanks Marian. I'll keep trying but yes weird that it is actually in the first few rows of the garment I'm stuck which is frustrating - especially having knitted for years and years!! I must be reading something wrong - it tells you the 4 double seed rows, also mentions the increases on stitch before and after markers but ... then it also tells you in detail Row 2 etc which is the row that doesn't match the seed stitch of the row before ... frustrating!!
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      • Marian F

        @Anne L: hello again. How are you getting on? I’ve been playing around on a bit of squared paper with the first few rows to see if I could work it out. Speaking from memory, I seem to think I found the same confusion as you! It’s important to make sure that first increase row is right, and I think I wrote it out, stitch by stitch, and then the next row underneath that, to make sure I’d got it right. Also, It can throw you if you don’t remember that a knit on a right side row looks like a purl on a wrong side row! I think that the first two rows are really single moss/seed stitch, and then it becomes double....I think! If you concentrate on getting the p1 stitches written in red right, that helps to keep you on track.
        Like you, I’ve been knitting for years (and years!), but I got confused over what is quite a basic stitch. I think if you rewrite the pattern more clearly it might help you to get the pattern set correctly.
        I’m sorry if this is all a bit jumbled but I hope it giv
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      • Anne L

        @Marian F: Hi Marian. Thanks so much for getting back to me. After many times starting the first few rows, as well as chopping and changing from different sizes, I feel that I am getting somewhere now. My granddaughter is coming 7 and although only 60cm chest, I thought I'd do size 8-9 but then when you did a lot bigger size, I started again 9-10 size. Finally decided 8-9 would be more realistic. The reason why I couldn't get the start to work was that Row 2 description didn't say that it was actually Row 2 of the Seed Stitch. You actually had to disregard Row 1 of the seed stitch has the first row was just purled while putting the markers in. I have now done the first buttonhole and working the rows towards the 2nd buttonhole. I see that after the 2nd buttonhole you start to separate for the sleeves so fingers crossed that works out ok when I get to that. At first I was also confused why all the red p1's. The pattern didn't explain why they were written in red. Thanks so much for you
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      • Marian F

        @Anne L: I’m so pleased you’re making progress - well done! I ended up doing a bigger size because it seems to come up quite small. Keep going - I look forward to seeing a photo of the finished article. X
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    • Alison B

      • Portsoy

      Gorgeous,absolutely gorgeous,lovely colours and a beautiful little girl too :)
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      • Marian F

        Thank you so much Alison. I had great fun knitting this one and was pleased with the result - we've all done those projects we're a bit disappointed with in the end, but I'm pleased to say this wasn't one of them! I'm lucky to have such a lovely little granddaughter to knit for, and she models them so well - such a poser!
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