I talked about how the BSJ (Baby Surprise Jacket) lead me to Elizabeth Zimmermann and her contributions to the knitting world. Today I want to focus on BSJ even though it has not yet hit my needles. BSJ is waiting for the Little Arrows Shawl to be completed, but I have selected the yarns from my stash. (Note, I went shopping in my own store, aka my stash ~~ yeah!) EZ first BSJ made for her grandson in 1958 using the simple garter stitch Since the jacket has become so popular there's been requests for more detail about how to knit it, so Schoolhouse Press has put together a 12 page pamphlet to help fill that gap. I secured this pamphlet at Black Sheep Yarns , my LYS. It gives you directions to make a baby, child and adult sized version and recommends one make the baby size first before attempting any larger ones. So since there'll be a new baby in my life soon, I am going to give it a try. (Poor new baby girl Flagel, she'll be the test-baby as ...
Getting it together one stitch at a time.