A Second Baby Jacket in James C Brett’s Baby Marble

I have now finished knitting a little baby jacket using James C Brett’s Baby Marble double knit yarn – this shade is BM19.  It is white and yellow and seems “spring-like”.  I am looking ahead! 

I used the same pattern as I knitted earlier in the year – from the Peter Pan booklet.  However this is a larger size – for  3-6 months.  I still managed to knit the whole jacket from one 100g ball. 

I am now knitting a third baby jacket in the same yarn.  This time I am using moss stitch because I find that I can get a better tension with this.  I was not completely happy with the stocking stitch of the yellow jacket .   However when I looked at the photograph – I see that the pattern of the model version was not perfect either.

December Knitting Update

Normally at this time of the year I am frantically trying to finish knitting last minute presents.  This year I decided to make things easier for myself and buy presents!  However I still agreed to knit tea cosies for my friend who owns All of the Fun of the Fair.  They are now finished and posted off to her.  You may also remember that I started knitting a Christmas jacket – somehow I think it will be for Christmas next year!

When I was travelling around on Tuesday I found the latest issue of Simply Knitting magazine.  It still includes some last minute Christmas present ideas and some Alan Dart festive toys to knit – but it is largely aimed at projects to start at Christmas or in the New Year.   

There is also a supplement – “How to Knit Lace” – which contains 3 quite attractive patterns.  I am not sure that I am going to knit any of them – but I might.  I have probably said it before – but Simply Knitting magazine is a nice mix of simple, quick patterns and those which will take longer and require more experience.

Before I get onto any new projects – I have 2 more little coats to knit for babies.  Today I bought some yellow yarn to knit for a little girl called Penelope.  It is James C Brett's Baby Marble.

I thought that the yellow suggested Spring – and it will probably be Spring before I finish it!  That was a joke – I will try to cast on later today but I had better knit the 3-6 months size – just in case.