It feels like AGES since I bought some yarn. I think it was probably back in January, when I bought the New Lanark DK for my Deep V Argyle Vest. I still have the gift certificate for Stash which I got for my birthday and I must go and spend it!
Since deciding to wait and see what colour bump I was having before I started the Cabled Raglan Sweater, I’ve been itching to cast on for a larger baby project. I briefly considered knitting a shawl, and got as far as casting on before I realised that I really wasn’t going to use it and it was a big undertaking to then be put away in a drawer for evermore. Plus my grandma has my baby blanket needs covered already (knitting it in green so it’s nice and unisex!) so I went back to looking at cardigans.
Browsing the baby cardigans on Ravelry, I found so many cute versions of Elizabeth Zimmerman’s Modular Tomten Jacket that I was won over. I have three versions of the actual pattern, though it apparently appears in about seven different places. I have a reproduction of the original newsletter pattern in The Opinionated Knitter, an updated version in Knitting without Tears and yet another version in Knitting Workshop. The pattern in TOK has the advantage of including notes by Meg Swansen. So the three combined are pretty much the “definitive” jacket!
The beauty of this jacket is that just using a different weight yarn and needles makes it come out to fit different people without changing stitch counts. In KWOT, EZ suggests using baby yarn for a newborn size, and looking through the finished ones, fingering/4ply seemed the way to go. I knew I wanted to knit one using a variegated yarn as the garter stitch is quite plain, and eventually after much umming and ahhing, I chose some yarn!
Kauni Effektgarn in the Rainbow (EQ) colourway. The swatch shows the colour variegation better than the photo of the actual ball; all the greens and blues are hidden inside. 
I got a whopping 160g ball, which should be plenty. I now need to find a nice coordinating yarn for the i-cord edging. Still debating whether to add buttons or a zip. Zips don’t scare me, but it’s such a hassle getting one as my local department store only stocks dress (closed end) zips – lovely range of colours and lengths, but all totally useless!
Either way, I won’t have to worry about that for a while. I’m just really looking forward to starting my first non-hat or sock baby knitting. 
