Before.
The Baby Surprise Jacket (pattern by the amazing Elizabeth Zimmerman) took me about a week to knit.
It was a lot of garter stitch, which was slightly tedious, but it was a great project to work on in classes and meetings, so I'm not complaining.
As you can see, once the knitting is done, this thing looks like a crazy wobbly piece of knitting, but not like a jacket at all. But look!
After.
With a little folding, it turns into a sweet little cardigan! Because I used the sock weight yarn doubled and size 7 needles, it's actually more toddler-sized than baby-sized.
As I mentioned before, this is my own hand-painted yarn, and I love the way the variegation worked. There's virtually no pooling, and the colors are gorgeous in real life (if I do say so myself).
I haven't sewn it up yet, or attached the buttons, but that'll happen soon, and I don't have a baby in mind for this, so the first friend that has a baby girl might be in luck!
i have seen it in person and was a part of a small but vocal group of folks fawning all over the gorgeousness of this sweater...brava!
Posted by: celeste | March 14, 2007 at 09:57 PM
It is truely beautiful! Depending on size, the cowboy has a beloved niece, Ava, who is a very slim, tall 1.5 year old and would look divine in it.
Posted by: lemondancy | March 15, 2007 at 01:42 AM