Baby:
SURPRISE!!
I think this is my favorite unvention yet. So. Friggin. Cute.
The Baby Surprise Jacket by Elizabeth Zimmermann, with a few unventions of my own.
Yarn: Light green- Plymouth Galway Highland Heather 90 gms. Purpley- Knitpicks Telemark Mineral Heather 130 gms. Light beige- random worsted wool from a ravelled hat my grandmother made several decades ago.
Needles: US sz. 4 / 3.50 mm
Gauge: 20 sts over 4 inches / 5 spi
See the second generation “join-less and improved” version here on Ravelry.
Extension Pattern Instructions: note: you will still need EZ’s instructions.
At 158 sts work 22 ridges on the center 90 sts.
Split for legs – 44 sts each – leaving 2 center stitches for the crotch. Work 22 ridges for each leg. Option: To make a join-less suit pick-up sts along the inside of the first leg, work the 2 crotch sts, then begin knitting the second leg.
Border: When legs are complete break wool (leaving live cuff stitches on a holder) and go back to the miter corner on the left belly – where you abandoned the row to start lengthening the body. If you start all the way at the neck you’ll have 2 rows of stockinette instead of perfect garter stitch.
There should be 34 live stitches from the neck edge to the miter corner. Those 34 sts have already been knit to begin the border row, so start picking up the rest of the border on the ridge below.
Option: for perfect garter stitch and a join-less suit: After working the second leg pick-up sts on outside of the leg and up to the right-hand neck edge, turn and begin working border. On the next row – WS – you will need to pick up sts on the inside of the first leg you encounter, and the outside of the second leg you encounter, all the way up to the 34 abandoned miter stitches. Because you will be picking up sts on both RS and WS, make sure you are happy with both.
Knit all live stitches and pick up stitches -one stitch per ridge- all the way around to the right neck edge. Place markers at cuff and crotch corners, there are 6 corners. This is one helluva lot of stitches. Stay calm.
Knit on, increasing 2 sts every second row at each marker. On your second ridge of border decrease the leg cuffs by *K2 K2tog K1 K2tog* across. A perfect mirror to the sleeve cuff increases would be *K2 K2tog* across, however… the border adds so much width to the leg cuffs that the sharper decrease more closely resembles the sleeve cuffs.
After 3 ridges put in buttonholes all along one side from neck to leg cuff, and up the outside of the opposite leg. Work 3 more ridges. Bind off as directed. Sew on lots of buttons.
Option for a small infant: Do not incorporate any buttonholes, sew in snap tape.
If desired: Add snowcuffs and bootees and hood in softer wool.
There you have it. Enjoy!
Dude, that ROCKS!! Nice job!! 🙂
Adorable!
you are such a clever knitter. i have the yoke 1/3 of the way done on the sweater i am knitting for my mom. that means i finally finished the second sleeve, thanks to your inspiration a few weeks ago. it’s snowing here! love to all. dotty
Genius! I’ve knit a couple-few BSJ’s, and that is a very clever unvention indeed! I may have to copy it for a friend expecting in April 🙂 Thanks so much for sharing!
That is too cute! I wish I had a baby to make one for.
Wow. Just, wow. Maybe Igor’ll have to model that coming home the first time…
That is adorable! What a great idea. 🙂 You’ll have to show us another picture when you get a baby to try it on!
very cute…
That is the most amazing unvention I’ve seen yet. I’m going to cast that on asap….It’s beautiful, charming, clever, so sweet…And to say you are generous to share this with us is an understatement.
Thanks so much….I want to have a baby even more now so I can see this on him/her.
Gorgeous and very clever!
Brilliant! TOO cute!!! …Ditto what everyone else said! I LOVE this! Thanks for sharing!!!
I just made my first BSJ and I love your unvention. If (who am I kidding, WHEN) I make another, I’ll have to try this. Thanks for sharing it!
Too cute! I’ve shared the link with my knitting group. Some of just finished baby gifts for a friend’s baby. Wish I had these modifications. I would have knitted it! Good work!
Absolutely brilliant!! I’m so jealous for not thinking of that myself! 😀
Genius!
Now that’s very cool! Fantastic job!
Elizabeth would be impressed!
Once again, absolutely amazing! Your mind never stops, does it!?
I have given you an award over on my blog for making my day! Thanks for sharing the way you do!
Ann sent me over here, so glad I did, that babysuit is amazing and is going right into my favourites and I’ll pass the link on to my daughter. You clever thing, its brilliant!
Hey sweetcakes, go check out my latest post.
That has to be one of the coolest things I have ever seen. I’ve seen BSJ variations before, but never a snow suit! I. Must. Knit. That. !!!
p.s. I tagged you for a meme on my blog. Feel free to skip it if it’s not your thing. 🙂
having finished babysuprise with your encouragement, I think i’m ready to try the one peice suit… It is awesome!
That is so adorable. I’m putting it in my queue now! Great unvention!
OH MY GOD!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE that!!!! It’s a knitted wonder!!!!
I just love it!!!
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This is an ingenious adaptation!!!! I love it.
SO CUTE!!!!
This is incredible! I love it!
What a great idea! EZ would be proud!
THAT, is cute.
that is so lovely. do you have photos of it modeled on a babe? i’d love to see what it looks like on. great job. thanks for posting the unvention.
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Wow! That looks great! I can’t wait for someone I know to have a baby now…. 🙂
Brilliant!
Brazilliant!
Very clever and you have definately earned all the praise on this one.
Brilliant!! I love it 🙂
How wonderful!
I live in Minnesota and know a few babies that will be born this fall.
Thanks for the great gift idea.
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thank you so much for sharing w us all! it was very generous. can’t wait to start mine!
That is the bomb! I totally love this–how come nobody else thought of this?! You’re brilliant 🙂
wow, people are still commenting on this?!
BTW, Lina’s worn it, and it looks fab. I’ll really have to put it on her and send you some pics!
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Thanks so very much for the free pattern. What a perfectly wonderful snowsuit you made, I absolutely LOVE it!
elise
WOW, simply wonderfully.
Many greets 🙂
Beautiful! Wondering if my niece could use something like this! She has O.I. – a very severe form. I’ll have to show my BIL and SIL your link!
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Love your clever conversion! I would love to add a collar similar to the blue multi toned one included in the photos on your pattern page. I would like to make a snowsuit just like that one but am not sure where to get instructions for such a collar?
Would you be able (willing) to convert the pattern for me to include a collar, so that the snowsuit is all in one piece (collar not sewn in seperately)?
I would gladly pay for the pattern addition. Hope you can help!!
Thank you!!
Marica
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