Surprise! It Fits My Toddler!

I made this Baby Surprise Jacket using almost 3 entire skeins of Elsebeth Lavold Cotton Patiné, knit on US 5s. It fits my 7 month old with some wiggle room and perfect 3/4 length sleeves. I was intending to use the leftover yarn to add a couple of rows to each sleeve to make them full-length, when this happened:

My 4 year old stole it. She loves the short sleeves, and otherwise it fits her perfectly. So it's going to be hers for a little while. If I had more yarn, or if I were to do this again, I'd add maybe another 20 rows (10 ridges) at the end of the pattern, making it a bit wider and longer. Right now it fits her snugly and hits right at her waist (which is fine because she's been using it over her leotard for dance class). Worn over anything except leotards or dresses it looks a bit odd, as all of her shirts are longer than this sweater.

But she's happy. As you can see from the weird robot dance she was doing while I tried to photograph her.

I loved knitting this, I made a few mistakes which were due to my own lack of attention. I'll be making many, many more.

- marnie