Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Surprise Jacket no longer
I decided to revisit a UFO (unfinished object).
This suprise baby jacket / sweater was completed about a year ago. But I didn't like the wide sleeves and uneven lengths of the front and back panels. I think someone mentioned the machine knit pattern I was using has an error in it somewhere. So this yarn was quickly recycled and is tranforming into a basic garter jacket.
I've got body finished. And am working on both sleeves at the same time.
Will get pics up soon.
BGK
Labels: Baby Surprise Jacket
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
Surprise Pic
What happened?! The front neckline and bottom are shorter than the back. Eeek.
BGK
Labels: Baby Surprise Jacket
Surprise pic2
Here a sweater that fits my little one. Placed on top as a comparison. The chest area is 1" wider. The sleeve tapers to half of the Surprise sweater sleeve. Not too bad.
Maybe I should finish it and see how it fits. Just don't know if I should keep the shortness in front. It does look designer-ish!
BGK
Labels: Baby Surprise Jacket
Thursday, November 17, 2005
Surprise Sweater - Boo Boo
I started on the Surprise Sweater using the worksheet at the end of this pattern Surprise Jacket. It's a machine knit pattern that I used for hand knitting.
I had to redo the mitered part a couple of times until I got the hang of it. I have to do a kind of short row wrap to avoid holes. Otherwise it has two rows of lace at the center of the miter. Now it's 1/2 complete. (Except for the ribbing for the bottom and sleeve cuffs)
It looks like the correct chest size but the sleeves look wrong (quite wide in my opinion).
So it's this project is on hold for now until I get the chance to check my measurements and calculations.
Certainly a cool and unique pattern.
BGK
Labels: Baby Surprise Jacket
