Little Harriet has a simple raglan silhouette with elongated cables running along the raglan, arm and side seams. The cables cross and entwine into each other gracefully under the arms and elevate the simple top-down construction to a beautiful and timeless garment. Balloon sleeves give the cardigan a modern feel while still keeping it practical and everyday wearable for little girls. The cardigan closes with three buttons on top of the front neckline which results in an open and easy feel of the garment.

This is the kids version, there is also an adult version called “Harriet Cardigan”!

Finished measurements after blocking:
length from underarm to hem: 13,5 (14,5; 15,5// 16; 17; 19; 22,5; 25) cm 5¼ (5¾, 6 // 6¼, 6¾, 7½, 8¾, 9¾)“;
chest circumference: 45 (47,5; 50 // 55; 60,5; 65,5; 69; 73) cm 17¾ (18¾, 19¾ // 21¾, 23¾, 25¾, 27¼, 28¾)“ including 2cm ¾“ ease
sleeve length from underarm to wrist: 16,5 (19; 20,5 // 21,5; 26,5; 29; 31,5; 34,5) cm 6½ (7½, 8 // 8½, 10½, 11½, 12½, 13½)“

Yarn: 2 strands of Sandnes Garn Alpakka Silke (200 m 219 yd per 50 gr 1.8 oz), fingering-weight yarn (70% baby alpaca, 30% mulberry silk); 4 (4, 4 // 5, 5, 6, 6, 8) balls

Sample is knit in size 8 years, in Sandnes Garn Alpakka Silke, Støvet Coral colorway

Needles: 4,0mm/US6 and 3,75mm/US5 circular needles for knitting the body back and forth. 4,0mm/US6 and 3,75mm/US5 for your preferred method of working small circumferences in the round or needle size to obtain gauge.

Blocked gauge: 20 sts and 25 rows = 10 cm 4” in stockinette st with larger needles (or needle size to obtain gauge) with 2 strands of yarn held together

Notions: stitch markers, waste yarn or stitch holders, 2 cable needles, 3 buttons (18mm)

Inspiration:
Inspiration for this pattern came from Harriet Tubman, a wonderful Afro-American woman and heroin I was reading about lately: Harriet was born a slave in Maryland around 1820. While she was still in her early teens, she suffered a serious head injury after standing up against an angry overseer to protect another slave. In 1849, she ran away following the North Star by night, making her way to Pennsylvania and soon after to Philadelphia, where she found work and saved her money. She could have stayed there in freedom and safety… but: In the following years, Harriet returned 19 times to Maryland and smuggled hundreds of slaves into freedom at the risk of her own live.

I want to encourage my daughter to grow into a woman who, like Harriet Tubman, not only courageously and purposefully pursues her own dreams, but who uses her strengths with patience and passion to enable others to fulfill their dreams as well.
My wishes for my girl are knit stitch by stitch into this cardigan.
To Magdalena – with all my heart