Grace's Baby Surprise Jacket
Finished
May 10, 2017
May 31, 2017

Grace's Baby Surprise Jacket

Project info
Baby Surprise Jacket by Elizabeth Zimmermann
Knitting
SweaterCardigan
Abby's Baby (born 8/17)
18" chest
Needles & yarn
US 5 - 3.75 mm
20 stitches and 40 rows = 4 inches
in garter
Lion Brand Ice Cream
55 yards in stash
0.86 skeins = 338.8 yards (309.8 meters), 86 grams
0816
Multicolored
A.C. Moore in Massachusetts
May 6, 2017
Notes

Grace is 6 months old in the photo (2/25/18).

Decreases: ssk, k1, k2tog

Increases: kfb, k1, kfb

CO 160 sts: CO 35, pm, CO 1, pm, CO 88, pm, CO 1, pm, CO 35

I used three 7/8” buttons from Jo-Ann Fabrics and worked a two role buttonhole.

Buttonhole Row: knit to last 23 sts, BO 3, k5, BO 3, k5, BO 3, k1
Next Row: k2, CO 3, k6, CO 3, k6, CO 3, knit to end

Long Sleeves (1” long):

  • with RS facing, pick up and knit 36 sts
  • row 1 (WS): knit 18, pm, knit 18
  • decrease 2 sts every RS row 4 times (knit to 2 sts before marker, ssk, sm, k2tog, knit to end) - 28 sts
  • row 9 (WS): knit 1 row
  • bind off using Jeny’s Surprisingly Stretchy Bind Off

Measurements:

  • Chest: 18”
  • Length: 11”
  • Sleeve Length: 6”
  • Upper Arm: 8.5”
  • Lower Arm: 5.5”

Total Cost: $3.12

  • Yarn: $2.49
  • Buttons: $0.63
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May 31, 2017
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  • Originally queued: May 6, 2017
  • Project created: May 10, 2017
  • Finished: June 1, 2017
  • Updated: August 11, 2023
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