Note: This post isn’t new, so don’t get all excited that I’m finally writing up some long-finished FOs. I’m just moving all of my knitting project details from pages to posts. A few ones like this may pop up every now and then.
Yeah, this is really late coming. I actually finished stitching this a few days after Christmas. My excuse is that it still doesn’t have a recipient so there’s no need to talk about it. I wanted to make one of these ever since I first saw samples of the completed sweater. I grabbed a copy of one of her many books which include this pattern (think it was The Opinionated Knitter but I can’t remember) and got started. Of course I had to refer to some online sites to follow it because, well, her “pithy” directions were greatly lacking. Or I’m just a crappy, crappy knitter. I really like the finished product, despite the fact my gauge was off which leads to some odd parts. I’ll make another for Maeghan and Jeremy’s baby girl soon.
Pattern: Baby Surprise Jacket
Designer: Elizabeth Zimmerman
Source: Most EZ books
Alterations: None
Recipient: Bradyon, the son of classmate, Byron
Yarn: Reynolds Saucy
Colorway: Blue, Green (no clue as to official color names)
Amount Used: 1 skein each color
Needles: Size 7, misc Addi turbos/nauras (kept changing)
Started: Early December, 2007
Finished: Late December, 2007
Ravelry project page can be found here.
