Baby Surprise Jackets #4 & #5

Project details (on ravelry)Pattern: Baby Surprise Jacket by Elizabeth Zimmermann (from The Opinionated Knitter)Size: 6-9 monthsYarn: Lion Brand Wool-Ease Solids & Heathers (123 Seaspray and 191 Violet), 1.5 skeins total (~311 yards)Needles: US 6 (4.0mm) Addi bamboo 32" circularsButtons: From JoAnn'sTotal cost: ~$7Start date: May 2012Finish date: July 2012Project details (on ravelry)Pattern: Baby Surprise Jacket by Elizabeth Zimmermann (from The Opinionated Knitter)Size: 6-9 monthsYarn: Lion Brand Wool-Ease Solids & Heathers (98 Natural Heather and 138 Cranberry), 1.5 skeins total (~311 yards)Needles: US 6 (4.0mm) Addi bamboo 32" circularsButtons: From JoAnn'sTotal cost: ~$7Start date: 7 August 2012Finish date: 11 August 2012Baby Eve (daughter of my brother Andrew and sister-in-law Julianne) and Baby Amelia (daughter of our friends Nicole & Devon) needed jackets. Or at least they will when they are 6-9 months old. I probably should have used smaller needles because these jackets are large. Fortunately the babies will be bigger by the time they would need warmer clothes.Even though the buttons are plastic, I thought the colors of the buttons went pretty well with the yarns. I liked the faux abalone finish of the buttons for Baby Eve's jacket.I thought the intricate design of the black buttons was nice and added an extra bit of interest to the red and white for Baby Amelia's jacket.I wanted to add an applied i-cord to the edges like the other Baby Surprise Jackets I made, but it's been two years since I last made a jacket and couldn't remember how to get it to work. I reinforced the neck edge so that it doesn't get so loose as the jacket is used.