Crocheted coat - is this 'stealthily' difficult?

[Daisybell1]

I need to frog an attempt at a knitted jacket for my daughter which has gone horribly wrong.

She still needs a jacket/cardie and I've found this which I love.

I've done a swatch to get my head around the woven stitch but are there any pitfalls lurking in it? It it going to be horribly difficult? The pattern looks quite easy but I may be missing something major...

Can anyone one glance through it for me?

Hurraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!! :o

Hmm, or I did until I saw a comment on ravelry about how the 18 month old size needs 4.5 balls. Argh!

[hshock] That's one hungry stitch pattern!

You're telling me!

It's quite heavy and 'clunky' too... The required number of stitches have come out smaller than the pattern measurements so I'm hoping it will relax a bit on blocking. Have you blocked yours? How do I block acrylic???

How's yours coming along? Sleeve section finished here but I'm trying to make myself finish some over WIPs first...

I don't block!

I completely screwed up so binned the first attempt. First sleeve of attempt #2 is done, but I'm handing over MrsY's woolly hug on Wednesday so trying to get that finished (7'x5' blanket in need of a picot border!)

Nooo! I was relying on you to have done the tricky border first!!

Yeah but this is me, I'll have rewritten it three times before the end!

I was planning a cable border, so:

Join at bottom corner, ch 10 8htr across, sl st to join, sl st in next st up,
2htr 4 fptc 2 htr ch2 turn
2htr 4 bptc 2 htr 2 sl st

Etc...

Am on to the increases after the waist band. It's sooo cute, even if I say so myself!

Pics needed!!

I've tried uploading one. It's a bit blurry and it's come out the wrong colour - it's more of a dusky rose colour.

Very cool. Are you going to attempt a cable front? [hwink]

Not sure...

I'm tempted to try the one in pattern and see how I get on.... I might do it in white though and do the embroidery in pink if it looks like I'm running out of yarn.

I'm working my way down the body...

I'll probably skip the increases as a 6mo is more likely to spend his time flat on his back... Don't they?

Mine was sitting by then but refused to roll over so was immobile. But I don't think you need all the flares as they're fairly cylindrical...

Well i got most of the way down the body a knitting group this morning, just need to measure up and either carry on or start the border :o

It's coming up as a 20" chest, looks big for a 6mo?

How's yours doing?

You're way ahead of me, I've had an enforced break to finish some slippers and start a hat (which I've frogged 3 times already) but am ploughing down the back when I get a chance. Dd is 19 inches around the chest but is a skinny whippet who still wears 3-6 month tops, so 20 inches sounds about right...

I found the most beautiful cable owl pattern, managed it in a bazillion attempts, then realised it's the wrong way up

However I've decided i want the owls (and therefore button holes) on the other side so will frog, do a plain border round because it'll be underneath, and do top down owls on baby's left instead of right...

Wow, cable owls sound amazing!

Still plodding down the back here...

They will be if i ever get the bloody things right!!!!!

How's it going? Running out of wool here, have started frantically phoning round suppliers to see if they've got an odd skein lying around...

On pause while i catch up with other stuff i now have crib bumpers, a bargain moses basket from a nearly new sale, and all the nappies are categorised and stored (will be using cloth)

I have 2 crochet cardies and a pair of crochet dungarees in need of buttons, a pair of sewn dungarees and two quilts to finish, and a crochet scarg for bil for Christmas. 36+3 and i feel like I'm rapidly running out of time! I'll change my mind at 40+11

I'm not sure whether it will be a comfort for you to know that I went to 40+13+23hrs with dd... I got lots done in hospital whilst waiting

A friend went to 40+12 and hers was 10lb 15oz no drugs

I'll be pleasantly surprised by anything after hearing that :o

Wow, that's major respect!

I've just had to put a plea out on facebook for more yarn