29th August 2010 – 4:20 pm
At last, I have a FO to show and it’s for myself 
. It has been quite sometime now since I knitted anything for myself and my oh my, this project took me quite awhile to finish. It took me approximately 4 months from start to finish but there were other projects in between and I did went away on a holiday for a few weeks. But I guess the end result is worth the wait and the effort.
Pattern: Featherweight Cardigan by Hannah Fettig
Yarn: Less than 1 cone of ColourMart Mohair/Merino 2/16 4ply wt in Fresa colourway
Needles: 4 mm
The only modifications I made to this pattern were:
- Replace M1 with KFB instead.
- Knit until 10” from underarm to bottom edge before the edging.
- Worked feather and fan stitch (4 repeats) for body/hip edging instead of rib.
- BO with 4.5 mm
However, If I were to knit this pattern again, I might knit less rows before I reach the underarm sections as it did grew a bit bigger after I blocked it and also knit a wider edging for the collar. Nevertheless, I’m still happy with the end results.
1st August 2010 – 4:59 pm
This is BSJ #5 and I anticipate this will be the last BSJ I will be knitting for this year, unless some of my friends are pregnant and have not told me so 
. Anyway, this is the brightest BSJ that I’ve ever knitted and I absolutely love the colours!!!!
Pattern: Baby Surprise Jacket by Elizabeth Zimmermann
Yarn: 4 skeins of Anchor Magicline
Needles: 4 mm
Anyway, I hope both the Mummy and baby will like this cute little jacket 
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I didn’t realised that my last post was on the 1st May and we have now almost reached the end of the month. Gosh, what have I been doing the for past few weeks? Well, obviously there has to be knitting involved right? 
I have a few friends who are pregnant at the moment and I spend two weeks knitting my favourite baby pattern, which is the famous BSJ (aka Baby Surprise Jacket). This is actually the 3rd and 4th time I’ve knitted this pattern and since I didn’t want to bore myself too much by knitting the same pattern twice in a row, I decided to add a few extras just to keep myself interested. I’m glad that the end results turn out ok. Now I just hope that the recipients will like them as much as I enjoyed knitting them .
Pattern: Baby Surprise Jacket by Elizabeth Zimmermann
Yarn: Bendigo Woollen Mills Luxury 8 ply in Baby Blue, Citrus and Cream
Needles: 4 mm
