BSJ #9
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October 14, 2017

BSJ #9

Project info
Baby Surprise Jacket by Elizabeth Zimmermann
Knitting
SweaterCardigan
Jackie Le’s baby girl, Eleanor
3 months
Needles & yarn
US 5 - 3.75 mm
6 stitches = 1 inch
309 yards
Babe
1.24 skeins = 244.2 yards (223.3 meters), 62 grams
Gray
13B
Gray
Euro Baby Babe Stripes
0.36 skeins = 64.8 yards (59.3 meters), 18 grams
Pink
Notes

I’m thrilled the Mama gave me a picture of her baby in the sweater! She’s 4 months old and it still fits. Awwww, warms my lil heart!! Isn’t Eleanor just adorable?!

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PROJECT NOTES:

Again another cropped style with a single button for a 3 month old, to be worn as a decorative sweater rather than for warmth. Acrylic/Nylon for easy wash & dry.

  • alternated 4 rows of gray to 2 rows of the white/pink/purple/blue striped yarn.
  • the flap was knit 1/2 the amount of rows to make it shorter.
  • did not knit the buttonband rows
  • bound off on the right side knitwise
  • applied 2-stitch I-cord beginning at back of the neck and around the perimeter, which made it easy to make the button loop - simply don’t attach the I-cord for 3 rows. The bound off edge previously done makes for a really pretty finished loop-opening.
  • CARE LABEL added, my first attempt and I’m thrilled that it worked out! See YouTuber “The Crafty Gemini” at this link for instructions. I also have put my tips for making the labels in my HELP project listing.

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DK
55% Nylon, 45% Acrylic
180 yards / 50 grams

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  • Originally queued: October 14, 2017
  • Project created: October 14, 2017
  • Finished: October 14, 2017
  • Updated: February 15, 2020