Adult Surprise Jacket

#1

I just finished the Adult Surprise Jacket by Elizabeth Zimmerman. It is based on the Baby surprise jacket. Once done you have to lengthen the sleeves. I also added a collar. I used Berkshire Bulky from Valley Yarns at WEBS. It is soft and WARM. I mean it to be a jacket to wear out more than a cardigan to wear in. Though last evening it kept me very toasty around the house.

I have it posted on Ravelry-in fact I just posted a few projects there having just set up a Flicker account yesterday in honor of this finished jacket. The pics are taken before blocking and I don’t have buttons yet. It is now drying on my bed. When I get buttons I’ll have someone take a pic of me in it and add it to the Ravelry page.

Thanks for looking.

#2

Amy, those are all adorable! I especially liked the sweaters and the bears. Your (?) daughter is adorable too, and makes a great little model.

I notice you are in Oregon, like me, anywhere near Salem?

BTW, just thought I’d add, your work looks very professional. Well executed, well blocked and great photography. Thanks for sharing!

#3

Hi Debkcs! Thank you for the nice comments. The bears are from a charity project and I made them at the 1st of 2007. Here is a link to the knit a long: http://www.knittinghelp.com/forum/showthread.php?t=52514&highlight=mother+bear+project

The bears are sent to children in Africa suffering from HIV. Here is a link to the web site:

http://www.motherbearproject.org/

And yep, I’m near you…I’m in Corvallis.

#4

Very nice jacket/sweater, Amy. I like the colors and patterning you chose. I am familiar with the baby surprise jacket, but did not know that EZ had also created an adult version.
Katrina

#5

You have some very nice FOs I like the colors you chose for the baby surprise jacket and those bears. I like the one with the fancy cabled sweater :slight_smile:

#6

I usually don’t click links as I prefer to see the photos here, but I had to see your ASJ. It looks great!! :yay:

#7

Very nice!!

Thanks you for the bear link too.

#8

:woot: Everything looks wonderful!! :thumbsup:

#9

That is a beautiful jacket and I love the colors. I have always wanted to try that pattern, but it is still on my list!

Also I emailed for the bear pattern! Do you have any advice on the yarn? And also is it better to use yarn or DMC thread for the face??

Jen:knitting:

#10

Beautiful Jacket. :thumbsup:

#11

Veeeery nice :thumbsup: Been wanting to make an adult suprise too. I live in Portland and there are many yarn stores around town doing baby sj as a class. Maybe I’ll take a class and do the adult sj.

#12

That is a very nice jacket. Looks like it will do the job of keeping the cold out and has a lot of style.

#13

Beautiful !!!

#14

Hi, for the bears they want washable yarn. I used Mission falls super wash on 2 of them and used regular dishcloth cotton on the other. I used a thicker embroidery thread for the faces. I’m not good at embroidery but found it easier on stockinette faces rather than garter stitch.

#15

Wow! Neatly done!

#16

The jacket is just wonderful and as commented before, very neat and professional! Just LOVE the geometric design! Great Job!

#17

I love the colours of the jacket and it nice and warm as well!

#18

You ladies impress me all the time! That’s really, really nice. And so perfectly lined up!

#19

Very nice! Great job! :slight_smile:

#20

Looks great! I hadn’t realized there was an adult version.