As I was sitting there working on the HBC shawl a few weeks ago, one of my knitty girlfriends was working on a Baby Surprise Jacket. I was thinking about all the leftover coloured yarn I would have from the shawl and then I had an epiphany: an HBC BSJ!
I was intending to wait until after the summer to start it, since I have a few time sensitive projects these days, but then I realized I have a bit of time before the August Camp Loopy project starts, and I couldn't bear to think of finishing the sweater I'm working on in this oppressive heat, and a BSJ only takes a few days... So I cast it on and knit it up, squeeing all the way.
I thought about a few ways to incorporate the stripes, either right at the beginning (i.e. just after the sleeve cuffs) or through the main part of the body, but because the jacket itself is so wee, the stripes would have to be thin single ridges of colour to fit in most positions. In the end, I decided to put them in the "work the middle 90 stitches for 10 ridges" part of the pattern so they would just be in the hem area around the bottom, but had to upsize that section to 14 ridges to accomodate all of the colours in a 2-ridge width. The jacket ended up looking a bit long, but when I blocked it, I tugged it a bit wider and shorter and it turned out fine.
I was planning to get some little blonde wood buttons, but then I found these darker dyed wooden ones with little leaves on them, and they were so enchanting and perfect for a little outdoorsy baby that I bought them on the spot.
I still have tons of yarn left over, so I might just make this my new go-to baby gift.
1 comment:
damn, that is cute. Has anyone ever knit an adult sized jacket in that pattern? seems like the shape would suit the outdoorsy vibe well.
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