Baby Surprise Sweater - "Prototype"
I remember the first time I saw the beginnings of a “Baby Surprise” Sweater.….a customer came into my retail shop – Skein Lane – with the sweater in progress and a copy of the recently “released” pattern (Knitter’s Magazine 1999 I believe). The original pattern designed by knitting guru Elizabeth Zimmerman was first published in 1968.
Well….I have to tell you I was more than a little puzzled about how that this strange piece of knitted fabric was going to fold up into a such a great baby sweater. Thus, I knit my “Baby Surprise” prototype in 1999….I needed to understand what my customer was experiencing. I chose Noro yarn….a wonderfully variegated wool….I was so excited that after I got the first ball knit I headed over to my store (I was the shop owner and I had the keys)….it was 9 at night…it was dark. I chose what I thought was the same color way…it wasn’t and that mistake was one of the best I’ve made. It added more life to the project. I trimmed it with Brown Sheep’s old offering of Prairie Silk yarn.
Baby Surprise "folded/molded" into sweater!
I’ve knit several since then and have seen renditions from customers. The most recent creations to share are the two knit by Connie (Friday morning Skein Lane knit workshop) and the one I just completed for Bill’s recently born great grandson Conner.
Be sure to check out ravelry.com for more renditions of this great design! And Kimberly just completed her rendition of this great design that you can see on her blog.
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- Baby Surprise Sweater knit by Connie
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- Baby Surprise Sweater for Conner – Bill’s Great Grandson
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- Baby Surprise Sweater #2 by Connie
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- Baby Surprise Sweater – “Prototype”
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- Baby Surprise “folded/molded” into sweater!
Skein Lane - IN THE LOOP 
