Elizabeth Zimmermann's ("Knit on with confidence and hope, through all crises.") Baby Surprise Jacket has always intrigued me--I even collaborated on a BSJ project with 2 fellow knitters a few years back, by supplying buttons for our joint effort--so I've decided to give it a whirl. I'm knitting it in superwash (washable) merino.
The sweater is knit in one piece then folded in a way that forms a sweater. Awesome!
Here's where I am at the moment. I'm making it to fit the boy at 6 to 9 months, so hopefully he'll grow into it by this fall.
Trying to get it finished before my next trip to NY in a few weeks.
The BSJ is such a fun knit, almost an origami piece. Glad you're making one, too!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the encouragement, Michele! :)
DeleteI'm over half way through it and have enjoyed it considerably. From the pattern I'm following it's not so bad. There's Elizabeth's original instructions and then there's a row-by-row interpretation that makes it pretty easy-peasy. Wasn't she something!? What an intriguing pattern. It makes me wonder how she developed it. So much fun!