Product Details

• Actors: Meg Swansen
• Directors: Cully Swansen
• Format: NTSC
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Studio: Schoolhouse Press
• DVD Release Date: January 1, 2007
• Run Time: 80 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000MGTT5Y
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #14,504 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

Product Description
One of the most unique and ingenius of all of master knitter Elizabeth Zimmermann's designs, the Baby Surprise Jacket was introduced in 1968, and has grown in popularity ever since. Meg Swansen takes you step by step through the jacket construction, including:long tail cast on, double decreasing / increasing, adding colors, baby buttonholes, casting off in purl, sewing a seam / darning in ends. Bonus material includes :addition of collar, continuous line throughout the jacket, matching bonnet, knitting small circumferences on 2 circular needles, invisible cast on, and I-cord techniques.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great tool, May 17, 2007

By	Janet Birmingham (Washington) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Although I consider myself a experienced knitter, I found this DVD very useful in knitting this wonderful sweater. You follow Meg Swansen through all key steps of this project. It also includes directions for adding a collar and a bonnet. It is truly amazing that a sweater can be knitted in one piece, which eliminates to much seaming...you only need to seam at the shoulders.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great product, September 30, 2007

By	Nancy (Wyoming) - See all my reviews

I am what Elizabeth Zimmerman called a "blind follower," and this DVD helped me knit a Baby Surprise Jacket with little difficulty or frustration. Zimmerman's pattern is included in this DVD, but the directions can be a bit unclear. After watchiing this DVD, the cryptic pattern for the darling Baby Surprise Jacket will suddenly make sense. You can pause or return to a particular section over and over, if necessary. The DVD also includes a pattern for a matching bonnet and some tips for adapting the pattern to suit your needs (how to add a collar, how to lengthen the arms, how to trim with an i-cord).

This DVD is a must have for the visual learner.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good!, October 4, 2007

By	Yolanda E. Breidenbaugh (Indiana - USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have tried to knit the Baby Surprise Jacket in the past and just couldn't quite figure it out. This DVD was perfect, and it also has instructions for different collars and a matching bonnet. Very helpful!