So here goes:
Simple Seamless Baby Jacket
You will need:
Yarn:
100g (220m) of double knitting / lightly worsted weight yarn (Bergere de
France’s Flash yarn used here)Needles: 4mm / UK size 8 / US size 6 (you can use straight of circular needles for the body and then either DPNs or circular needle via the Magic Loop method for the sleeves)
Yarn needle
1 button
4 stitch markers
Embroidery thread in coordinating colour to embellish the jacket
Gauge: 10cm² = 22 stitches, 38 rows in garter stitch
Measurements:
Finished jacket to fit 0 – 6 mth baby: chest 44cm and length 21 cm approx.
Abbreviations:
K: Knit
PM: place marker
M1: increase 1 stitch by picking up horizontal bar before the next st, and knit into the back of it.
RI: Raglan Increase over 2 sts: M1, K1, move marker, K1, M1. (2sts increased to 4 sts)
sts: stitches
rep: repeat
P: Purl
K2tog: decrease 1 st by knitting the next 2 sts together.
Cast on at the neck:
With 4mm needles cast on 47 sts.
Work the set up row (WS row):
K2, PM, K11, PM, K21, PM, K11, PM, K2
Work the raglan yoke of the jacket:
Row 1: *K to 1 st before marker, RI, rep from * 3 more times, K to end.
Row 2: K all sts.
Row 3: as Row 1
Row 4: as Row 2
Row 5: K1, M1, *K to 1 st before marker, RI, rep from * 3 more times, K to last st, M1, K1.
Row 6: as Row 2
Rep Rows 5 & 6 5 more times.
16 rows worked.(123 sts)
Begin neck shaping and edging:
Row 17: Cast on 5 sts and work as follows: *K to 1 st before marker, RI, rep from * 3 more times, K to end.
Row 18: Cast on 5 sts and work as follows: K to end.
Row 19: *K to 1 st before marker, RI, rep from * 3 more times, K to end.
Row 20: K all sts.
Repeat Rows 19 & 20, 3 more times. 26 rows worked. (173 sts)
Divide Stitches (to work the fronts and back together & put sleeve sts on spare yarn
Next row: K to 1st marker, place all 37 sts before 2nd marker onto spare yarn, cast on 2 sts, K to 3rd marker, place all 37 sts before 4th marker onto a second spare piece of yarn, cast on 2 sts, K to end. (103 sts)
Work the back and fronts:
K all rows until the back measures 21cm. Cast off loosely knitwise and break yarn
Beginning at the back, with the right side facing, and using a smaller needle, transfer the sleeve sts from the stitch holder to the needle, then pick up 2 sts from the underarm section. (39 sts)
Start working in the round using either DPNs or the Magic Loop method as follows:
Round 1: P all sts.
Round 2: K all sts.
Repeat these 2 rounds until the sleeve measures 10cm from the underarm (or 15cm for a full length sleeve), finishing with a Purl round.
Next round:* K2, K2tog, rep from * to last 3 sts, K1, K2tog.
Cast off loosely purlwise and break yarn.
Rep for 2nd sleeve.
Work the neckband & buttonhole:
Beginning with the right front and using a smaller needle, pick up evenly 20 sts along the neck edge, pick up 11 sts across top of right sleeve, pick up 21 sts across back neck edge, pick up 11 sts across the top of the left sleeve & pick up evenly 20 sts down left front. (83 sts)
Working in rows with 4mm needles, and beginning with the RS facing, K 4 rows.
Row 5: K2, cast off 2 sts, K to end.
Row 6: K to last 2 sts, cast on 2 sts, K2.
Row 7 & 8: K all sts.
Cast off loosely knitwise and break yarn.
Making up:
Sew in all loose ends. Sew button to the opposite end of the neckband. If you wish to embroider a flower on the right front, use all 6 strands of embroidery thread and begin at the bottom. Sew a slightly wiggly stem in chain stitch up the middle of the front, sew a circle of chain stitch for the centre and then sew 6 petals (5 loose chain stitches long) around the centre. Finish off with a second circle of chain stitch in the centre. Finished!
You can also find a PDF version of this pattern here.
do you have adjustments to make this for 6-9 mos baby?
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