I managed to find a copy of the Opinionated Knitter at my LYS recently and have now completed my first Baby Surprise jacket.
I forgot to take a pic before sewing it up. These show the front and back. I made it with scraps from my stash so it is very stripey!. It's actually red, green and white. I think that's the Italian flag if I remember rightly. Please note, that very dark colour is a dark green not black. I didn't sew the seam very evenly so I think the neck is a little small. The buttons are made from real shells. The insides are the perfect pale green. Eau de nil was the colour on the bobbin of thread which I used.
DH says that it isn't at all babyish. I think it would suit a modern Mom who doesn't want everything pastel, very well.
Now I've done one, I want to try another one in a variegated yarn . I may even try to make one with two colours. We'll see.
