Well, the knitting is complete on my third Baby Surprise Jacket. Good thing too, because the baby was born 2 days ago! Here is the obligatory garter stitch blob shot.
Then one side folded up..
Then ta da!! A Baby Surprise Jacket! I never get tired of this presto change-o thing.
So I seamed up the shoulders, unfortunately more than once. My 10-stitch pickup wasn’t super pretty on one side, especially the corner stitch, so I wanted that side to be hidden. Stupidly, I seamed it up so that was on the outside, but luckily I realized it after doing just one side. So I undid it and started over.
I had to review seaming horizontal to vertical garter stitch, and experimented with a few different ways. This is what worked best for me. On the horizontal side, I put my needle under each “v.”
On the vertical side, I put the needle in the last garter bump on each ridge.
I pulled it tight enough to be neat, but not puckered. It turned out very nice, if I do say so myself!
The other tip I have is to leave a long cast-on tail to use for seaming one of the shoulders, maybe 16 inches will do. That way, you have 2 fewer ends to weave in! I did this by accident – don’t ask me why it took 3 times to figure it out.
I have buttons that may work well with this sweater, but darn it I can’t find them. I will continue to search, but may need to have hubby drive me to the store to buy new ones (still not allowed to drive after my surgery). I hope I can finish by the time we go to visit the baby!
September 25, 2008 at 11:48 pm
Thanks for the seaming tips, this is not my strength. The pictures really helped me to understand. Your BSJ is beautiful!
October 20, 2008 at 12:52 am
What yarn is this? I love it!
June 26, 2009 at 3:54 pm
I am so pleased. I was dreading those 2 little seams on my first BSJ.
Thanks to your great instructions and pics they came out very, very nicely
Maureen
April 3, 2010 at 4:49 pm
Thanks for the seeming tip. Micki
August 3, 2011 at 3:20 am
This little tutorial has been very helpful. I just used it for the second time on my Adult Surprise Jacket. Thanks!
March 6, 2013 at 12:35 pm
I now feel ready to seam my BSJ. Thanks for great pictures and excellent explanations!
April 8, 2017 at 4:55 am
Thank you so much for the seaming help, it has made my first BSJ finish really nicely. Just the hood to add now!