Baby Surprise Jacket Explicated: Tips and tricks for understanding the famous Baby Surprise Jacket; creative colorwork and innovative textures in the BSJ; creating a really special, heirloom-quality baby gift. You will make this pattern over and over and over again!

Elizabeth Zimmermann’s Baby Surprise Jacket is a very charming, adaptable, useful pattern that works, as written, for newborns through toddlers. This famous pattern must be easy, since tens of thousands of them have been made over the years – and that counts only those posted on Ravelry! However, EZ’s pattern writing style is conversational and not particularly linear. But, with this class and the basic pattern, you will be able to figure it out fast! In fact, it’s quite easy, and lends itself to endless creativity. Jennifer has constructed dozens of BSJs in all sizes & has created her own annotation to the basic pattern.

Materials (available at Four Purls):

The Baby Surprise Jacket pattern from Schoolhouse Press; Sport, DK or light worsted weight yarn; 24” or 32” circular needles, size 6, 7, 8 (or those that create a medium-firm fabric with your yarn); straight or double point needles (with point protectors), sizes 6,7,8; stitch markers; safety pins.

Homework:
please cast on 160 stitches on a size 7 or 8 24” or 32” circular needle. (Your choice of cast on methods.)

Instructor provides:
Jennifer’s 11 page annotated pattern explication; sample yarn for learning important stitch pattern.

Class Fee: $45

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