KNITTING & CROCHET BEE
Coming this Fall to Lola’s Tea House
KNITTING &
C RO CH E T B E E
Gathering Schedule:
Sept. 24
Oct.22
Nov. 19
Dec. 17
June 25
July 23
August—off
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Lola’s Tea House Knitting & Crocheting Bee
brings together the tradition of tea and knitting. Come
eat, drink and stitch in an atmosphere of friendly
helping hands that will make sure your project is a
success.
Lola’s Tea House offers a unique,
one-of-a-kind place to enjoy the
simple pleasures of drinking tea. RAFFLES!
Our menu consists of the finest hot
Knitting/Crochet
and cold beverages, specializing in merchandise raffle at
each meeting!
specialty and blended teas, as well
as fresh baked pastries, cakes,
pies, salads and sandwiches.
America’s Yarn Store
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4th THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH
(Except August)
7:00—9:00 pm
KNITTING PROJECT
Elizabeth Zimmerman’s “Surprise Sweater”
The Baby Surprise Jacket was designed by Elizabeth Zimmermann
in 1968 and remains a popular baby
garment to this day. It is an excellent pattern for making use of oddments of yarn or self striping yarns
with long colour repeats, but looks
equally nice knit in a single colour
with a contrasting button band.
The jacket is knit in a single piece with just two seams that run across
each of the shoulders and down the length of the sleeves. It includes
extra ease across the back of the garment to fit well over a nappy.
This is a great project that can utilize all the “extra” yarn we have
stored and stashed away in our closets.
CROCHET PROJECT
EZ’s Baby Surprise Jacket modified for Crochet
http://mrsfife.wordpress.com/ezsbaby-surprise-jacket-modified-forcrochet/
Since the single crochet stitch is squarer than the garter stitch which
Ms Zimmermann uses, we are using James G Davis’ stockinette version as our basis for the crochet BSJ. The shaping
(increase/decrease) is therefore distributed over 4 rows, the first 3 of
which make changes, while the 4th is worked even (1 sc in each st).
For decreasing, I’ve used sc3tog, which is worked as: (hook through
next st, yo and pull loop through) 3 times, yo and pull through all
four loops on hook (2 stitches decreased). For increasing just do 3
scs in one stitch.
When increasing/decreasing, remember to place the 3sc in
one/sc3tog in the increase/decrease stitch of the previous row. If the
previous row was worked even, then your shaping will be placed into
the sc immediately above the increase/decrease in the row below it.
You could use a spare bit of contrasting yarn to mark your shaping
points if it will make it easier to spot them. Going into the exact
stitch is important if you don’t want a misshapen end result!
You can purchase a copy of the surprise sweater from Schoolhouse Press http://www.schoolhousepress.com/spunout.htm
With the hook and yarn appropriate for the size you want to make,
chain the number of stitches EZ asks you to cast on, plus 1.
A-B-C-SJ (Adult, Baby, Child’s Surprise Jacket by Elizabeth Zimmerman and Meg Swanson) - $10.00 + s/h
The jacket is knitted back and forth in garter stitch. This updated
pattern the adult surprise sweater along with the baby and child versions.
Visit: www.youtube.com with search word: surprise jacket or
L2Belt. and watch step by step video presentations on making the
surprise jacket (Six episodes)
The pattern for this sweater is available for a small price of
$6.50 at http://stitchstud.podbean.com