Every knitter probably has a
bucket list of things they would like to knit if they had more time or more
skill. Ever since I had heard about
Elizabeth Zimmermann’s Baby Surprise Jacket I have wanted to knit one.
In 2016 Cully Swansen published a
book called The Complete Surprise which includes a step-by-step pattern for the
Baby Surprise Jacket and lots of variations.
I had this book for Christmas in
2018 and added the Baby Surprise Jacket to my list of things to knit one
day. Towards the end of last year – I
started to knit one but soon realised that I did not have enough yarn – so I
unravelled it and used the yarn to knit a different baby’s jacket. However I did go to my local yarn store and
buy 2 balls of multi-coloured yarn for another attempt.
Last week I decided to have
another go at the Baby Surprise Jacket. This is the
jacket as it appeared when I was knitting it – blindly following the
instructions.
This is what it looks like now it
is finished.
I am not sure that I would have
chosen green buttons - but I have got green buttons. They don’t look too bad. Also I think when I folded the knitting I
have got the wrong side outwards but I thought it looked the better side of the
two.
The only seams in this pattern
are along the top of the sleeves – so it is ideal for those of us who hate
sewing up (probably everyone) – and I also like the fact that you knit button-holes on both sides of the front and then sew buttons over one side. This eliminates a problem I often have of how
to space the buttons and where to sew them so that they line up with the
button-holes.
Now I have finished this little
jacket – I am hoping that I will be able to finish several other partly
finished items that I have found.
Several of them I had forgotten about completely.
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