Okay, my husband’s friend and his wife are having a baby, so my husband asked me if I would make them something. I kind of kicked the idea around for a while because I didn’t want it to take up a whole lot of my time. I mean, I have this delusion that I am going to be able to knit sweaters for my entire extended family for Christmas, so I really don’t have time to even THINK about other stuff. I was in my LYS one day a couple of weeks ago and saw a baby surprise jacket that the owner had made. Well, I fell in LOVE with it, so I got the yarn that I would need for it, and I got the pattern. Then the yarn and the pattern hung around my knitting area for a while because I really didn’t have time to take on a new project. Well, last Friday evening while I was sitting in my area knitting, I was thinking about the fact that I would be going to my LYS the next day. Then I started thinking that I had made such a big deal about how gorgeous the BSJ was and buying the things I needed right away, then I hadn’t even started on it yet. So I started it Friday night. Then I brought it with me Saturday to my LYS and worked on it there. I have been working on it almost exclusively since then - with the exception of the socks that I was trying to finish. Well, I finished the socks Monday and finished the BSJ last night. I am so happy with this project. I mean, it knits up really quickly, it is beautiful, it is easy, and the yarn I used was absolutely a pleasure to work with. (Ornaghi filati 100% cotton)

Here are the funky looking socks (I call them Christmas socks because they are green and red) that I made for my daughter’s roommate.

And here is the Baby Surprise Jacket for my husband’s friends: