I have finally cast on for a Baby Surprise Jacket by Elizabeth Zimmermann for a friend’s baby. Luckily the baby isn’t expected til April so I am doing quite well. The yarn is 4ply weight, 80% superwash merino, 20% bamboo that I dyed a while ago. Here is the progress so far.
The yarn is very nice to knit with and has held up very well to being undone and re-knitted. My first attempt was laughably large. I admittedly don’t have any captive small children around to measure but the first attempt would have almost fitted a small adult. I think my error was adding in way too much ease. I am calculating my own numbers for this since the original pattern is written for yarn knitted at 6 sts to the inch, and my yarn gives 8 sts to the inch. I think it is looking ok so far. I like how the colours are coming out too.
BSJ is looking lovely! I made my first one over the summer holidays out of handspun (looks smug), and they are great fun – I did have to use the line by line instructions along with the pattern though. Many more to come, I feel.
Lisa x
Please give me a tutorial Baby Jacket Surprise
I like very much but I don’t now make that
Sorry my Inglis, I writhe very bed
Thank you for your attention
Maria Eduarda
PORTUGAL
The Baby Surprise Jacket pattern is available to buy from Schoolhouse Press here. If you let them know when you order then they will also send you the translation in Portuguese. I hope this helps. Happy knitting.