We had a quiet weekend - Leon has a nasty cold, and I'm fighting off the same bug. It did give me a chance to knit up a quick pastel charity baby set. I started with a Baby Surprise Jacket pattern by Elizabeth Zim mermann . I've knit 12 of these before, but the previous one was in 2021. I love this design for using up leftovers because, no matter what, When I looked at my pile of pastel scraps I was worried about getting the sleeves of a jumper to match, and then I remembered that, with a BSJ the stripes are all ways symmetrical. The only problem with the BSJ is that the sleeves are three quarter length. This time I picked up the sleeve stitches and added some extra garter. Next time I'll use a provisional cast on for the sleeve parts, or even knit the sleeve extensions first. This is such a well loved pattern that there are suggestions for every variation available. Then I made a matching hat. It looks tiny off, but it's actually fine - it the adult size...
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