Extending the Sleeves on the Baby Surprise Jacket Tutorial
Learn how to extend the sleeves on the Baby Surprise Jacket by Elizabeth Zimmermann. The BSJ pattern is an iconic pattern and in this video, I give detailed steps on how to knit the sleeve extensions for the BSJ before knitting the jacket.
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//SHOW NOTES
Ravelry wiki page: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Ravelry BSJ Pattern page: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
My Ravelry BSJ project: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/katk...
//ROW BY ROW KNITTING INSTRUCTIONS
** First Sleeve Extension **
CO 36 stitches (long tail CO)
Row 1-10: k36
Row 11: k2, (ktfb, k3) repeat 8 times, k1
Row 12-14: k45
Cut yarn. Leave stitches live.
** Second Sleeve Extension **
CO 36 stitches (long tail CO)
Row 1-10: k36
Row 11: k2, (ktfb, k3) repeat 8 times, k1
Row 12-15: k45
Do NOT cut yarn.
** Joining two Sleeve Extensions **
Using yarn from second sleeve extension, CO 88 stitches (backwards loop CO).
Knit last row of first sleeve extension to connect it to the second sleeve extension. Make sure to knit correct side so there is no break in your garter stitch.
//PATTERN
Baby Surprise Jacket by Elizabeth Zimmermann
Book: https://amzn.to/3eKPwlr
//YARN
ITO by Noro Yarn, Colourway 3: https://amzn.to/2Ve2lhg
//NEEDLES
Chiagoo Twists 5 inch Red Cable: https://amzn.to/3iEjMj7
//LYS STORES PURCHASED FROM FOR THIS VIDEO
Yarn from Urban Yarns: https://www.urbanyarns.com/
Needles from Sweet Georgia (gifted by family, thank you!): https://sweetgeorgiayarns.com/
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