Who would have ever guessed that this would turn into this??
How cute is that! No joke, you just keep on knitting, make buttonholes when EZ tells you to, even though you can't possibly imagine how what you're knitting could be the button band, bind off and fold it up, and...voila!
At first I tried to plan where the stripes would be, but wrapping my head around the fact that the back body is equivalent to the front right-angle panels was too much for me so I started going a little random with it, the only direction being I knew I wanted a sizable panel of navy on the front.
But if even this decision is too much for you, here's a handy random stripe generator, that lets you plug in your number of colors, min and max intervals, and it spits out some truly random stripes for you.
After I finished binding off, I picked up about 50 stitches around the collar to add a cute little hood, which is easier than it sounds. Once you've picked up the stitches, you just increase on either side of the middle stitch, every other row, until you achieve the depth you want (this goes for adult hoods, too). Then you just keep knitting straight, still in garter stitch, until you get to the right height.
Then you just divide your work in half, and seam the two sides together -- my favorite way of doing this is knitting to the middle of the row, and then using a three-needle bind-off (with the seam on the inside) to seam the two sides together.
Finally, I picked up stitches around the edge of the hood to add a contrasting border, and there you have it!
Elizabeth Zimmerman's Baby Surprise Jacket
5 oz. bamboo/cotton blend
How cute is that! No joke, you just keep on knitting, make buttonholes when EZ tells you to, even though you can't possibly imagine how what you're knitting could be the button band, bind off and fold it up, and...voila!
But if even this decision is too much for you, here's a handy random stripe generator, that lets you plug in your number of colors, min and max intervals, and it spits out some truly random stripes for you.
After I finished binding off, I picked up about 50 stitches around the collar to add a cute little hood, which is easier than it sounds. Once you've picked up the stitches, you just increase on either side of the middle stitch, every other row, until you achieve the depth you want (this goes for adult hoods, too). Then you just keep knitting straight, still in garter stitch, until you get to the right height.
Then you just divide your work in half, and seam the two sides together -- my favorite way of doing this is knitting to the middle of the row, and then using a three-needle bind-off (with the seam on the inside) to seam the two sides together.
Finally, I picked up stitches around the edge of the hood to add a contrasting border, and there you have it!
5 comments:
I finished mine, too! (Well, still need to add the buttons.) I used a yarn from Yarnia...Quesnel. LOVE IT! I was planning on making a garter stitch baby had and booties to go with it. Will post pictures someday. :)
I mean baby hat...one of these days I'll learn to proofread.
Ooh, I bet the BSJ turned out great with that yarn! I'd love to see a picture if you've got one :)
Got the pictures up: http://the-high-chair.blogspot.com/2010/06/surprise-post-not-about-potty-training.html
:)
That one looks fantastic -- good work! :)
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