Saturday, June 4, 2011

First baby surprise jacket

Elizabeth Zimmerman's classic baby surprise jacket - genius!

Yarn:
KnitPicks Capra DK (Peruvian 85% merino, 15% cashmere)
Platinum (lot 96883)

Needles:
size 5, 16 inch circular

Size / Yarn amount:
chest: about 14.5 inches
body length: about 9.5 inches
arm length: about 3.75 inches
3 balls was more than enough (about 250 yards total, not including swatching)

Techniques:
Excellent cast-off: Vogue decrease bind-off (CO from right side)
Shoulder seaming: leave long tail at sleeve edge to use for seam; connect "smile" on front to "V (over a smile)" on back, from the right side

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