The baby jacket is done

This one took some time to knit,
due to a few obstacles.
First, it was a slow knitting item,
thin needles, thin yarn
(Baby Cocoon from Cleckheaton),
lots of pattern,
and - I didn't know the sex of the baby.
Pattern is from the book "Strikk til barn",
by Lise Kolstad and Tone Takle.
My book look a little different than this
but I think it might be the same book,
just with adifferent outside.


Well, it is a girl,
however, not here yet.
But if everything goes well,
she will be here sometime by the end of March.


Needless to say,
we are very exited!

Stretch or iron it on low heat under a wet cloth

The grandmother to be (me),
is going crazy in the baby department,
and I really have to remind myself about slowing down
and wait until she is here..

Mark, sew a straight seam on each side of your marked line,
making sure to make room for clipping in between.
Zigzag on top of the sewed seams and clip.


I know a lot of my knitting friends has hesitation's
and bad dreams about
cutting into their knitted garments.


It is really not that hard,
just make sure to secure the raw edges to be,
before you cut.

Sew the shoulder seam


Mange av mine strikke venner her i USA er livredde
for å klippe i ferdig strikkede plagg,
og strikker derfor ingenting
som må monteres på denne måten.
Derfor disse bildene med fremgangs måte.
I had to pick up stitches around the entire edge of the jacket,
to knit the pink edge border.
Try to pick up the stitches with the same exact distance
as the ones thats already on the needle.
This gives you a more even edge.


My stitches aren't in any way perfect,
I actually find it really hard to make this look pretty.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving everybody!