After a long interlude without buttons, the baby surprise jacket is done!
I finished it early in the week but the rain and dark clouds were a constant this week and this yarn is had to photograph without real light. After so many days of downpour, the garden is vibrant, though, so it was clearly for a good cause. Here’s the finished jacket with the blooming violets, forget-me-nots and periwinkle (not to mention the ever-present moss and a few ivy starts that I missed while weeding. You can also see a stand of mint in the upper-left. The mint was simply delighted with all of the rain this week and has been flourishing. We’ll have to do mojitos or something similar soon to subdue it a bit).
A less leafy view of the front, but hard to see the purple and green accents in the yarn:
And here’s the back:
I probably won’t use this yarn again – it feels wonderful and was so pleasant to knit with, but the color variation looked prettier in the ball than knit up, I think. Nonetheless, I’m pleased with the sweater and it’s so nice to finally have the buttons sewn on and be able to cross it off the list.
Very cute! I’ve been thinking about knitting one of these, but garter stitch isn’t my favorite thing. Since the boy will be born in fall, I’ll have a need for sweaters unlike all my other babies, which were born in spring.
You look quite cute, BTW.