Distractions

I am sorry I went MIA, see...I've been a bit distracted...first my little brother came through town and then we went to Chicago so I could meet this sweet little guy...

My lovely adorable nephew.  (at least he is in the hat I knit for him, that's crafty right?!)

And I have been knitting (you know, plane ride and all).  So, I started this...

The Baby Surprise Jacket by Elizabeth Zimmerman.

It was really great and fun to knit.  I had the GREATEST yarn - just wonderful!  And it knits up really fast, and is very ingenious.  You see, when you are done knitting it, it looks like this...

And after a lesson in Oragami, it looks like this...

Ta-Da!  Surprise - its a baby jacket! 

 

BTW - It is waaaaay more gorgeous and amazing than it looks on film, the camera just isn't picking it up.  Also - its superwash (you are welcome SIL who will have to wash it) - but it also has some cashmere in it and its is THE SOFTEST (yummy!) yarn.  I have to sew the two tiny seams, and find buttons and block it, and then the jacket will be headed back to Chicago in my place (boo hoo!)  It is itty bitty teeny tiny so I have to hurry.  As quick as he was changing and growing in the 4 days we were there - it liable to only fit him for another week or two.

I still have another (pair!) of socks to show you and more things started (I'm really good at starting things...not so much the 'finishing' part...anyway) more to show you this week (like what I found at the GREAT fabric store in Chicago!  yippeee!!)