Adult Surprise Jacket

I really WONDER why I do these things.  I have all this yarn in my stash but not enough to make any one item out of one color, if you get what I mean.  And it's all wool.  I like wool.  I like to knit with wool.  But I am probably the only person in the world who actually wears it and is not afraid to wash it and let it dry.  So I can't knit it up in items for charity as they all need to be made with acrylic.  So, what to do?  I have made some Baby Surprise Jackets in junk yarn I had around and after reworking the first one twice I have a pretty good handle on knitting them.

So, I got the Adult Surprise Jacket pattern to use up my wools of various colors.  Because of my previous experience with the BSJ, I knew better than to just start this project.  I pulled out a like scrap skein and started to follow the directions with the intent to size them down to doll size.  So this is what I did today.  Yeah, it took me all day after church and walking the dogs. Oh, that wasn't all I did.  I spent hours researching ASJ's on the web.  I saw pictures of many I liked and read notes by the knitters on Ravelry.  I do WONDER why I spend so much time there, but it is helpful in so many ways-what to try and what not to try.

It was only partially successful; the front neck edge was much longer than the back and if you follow her percentage system that shouldn't happen.   The experiment will need to be repeated for a bigger doll with more attention paid to the neck directions.

EZ's directions are very unclear and here is an example: "Slip all first stitches and, paragraphs later, increase in the first stitch". Can't do both, sorry.

Miss M. loved the little jacket so I will finish it up for her doll.  She especially like the variegated stripe.

But, I didn't do any sewing on the green sweater.  I don't think I like sewing knitted sections together.  Will try again tomorrow.