A good friend, who is also a designer, will have his first baby boy born soon, so I decided that this would be the perfect opportunity to knit a baby surprise jacket for the first time, as I’m sure he would appreciate the cleverness of this pattern written so long ago by Elisabeth Zimmerman, which is knit all in one piece and resembles nothing at all until sewn together properly. Since this is my first BSJ, I decided not to add a hood, and instead to knit a matching cap using this lovely Norwegian pattern. Both projects are raveled here and here.
I chose to knit this cardigan with Lorna’s laces Shepherd Sport, which is a superwash yarn that comes in lovely colours, such as this colourway called “Daffodil”:
I don’t have any pictures of my own, but the young family happily sent me some photos the proud father took. Not surprisingly, the cardigan is still a bit big, but it just shows that knitting for a slightly larger size (3-6 months) is a much better choice, as the item would be used a bit longer until the baby fills it up.
And here’s a photo of the little guy with his cardi and matching cap:
