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Baby Hoodie Knitting Pattern

If you're looking for a hoodie knitting pattern for babies and toddlers, here's your project.

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Baby Hoodie Knitting Pattern

Designed for 6-24 months, this hoodie knitting pattern for babies and toddlers can be made using a variety of colors. With this baby knitting pattern, you only need one of two balls of yarn. Free knit sweater patterns make great gifts for baby showers and birthday parties. These are also great for anyone who wants to stretch their knitting skills. Before you embark on adult knitting patterns, start working on free knitting patterns for baby. You'll love the results and will want to make a sweater of your own to match.

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Knitting Needle Size5 or 3.75 mm, 6 or 4 mm

Yarn Weight(3) Light/DK (21-24 stitches to 4 inches)

Gauge22 sts and 30 rows = 4 ins 10 cm with larger needles in stocking st.

Finished SizeChest measurement: 6 mos - 17 ins (43 cm) | 12 mos - 19 ins (48 cm) | 18 mos - 21 ins (53.5 cm) | 24 mos - 21½ ins (54.5 cm) Finished chest 6 mos 21 ins (53.5 cm) | 12 mos 23 ins (58.5 cm) | 18 mos 25 ins (63.5 cm) | 24 mos 27 ins (68.5 cm)

Materials List

  • Yarn: Bernat Baby Coordinates (160 g/5.6 oz) Sizes 6 mos–1 ball; 12 mos–2 balls; 18 mos–2 balls; 24 mos–2 balls
  • Knitting Needles: Sizes 3.75 mm (U.S. 5) and 4 mm (U.S. 6) or size needed to obtain gauge.
  • 5 buttons.

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Instructions

The instructions are written for smallest size. If changes are necessary for larger sizes the instructions will be written thus ( ).

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BACK

  1. With smaller needles, cast on 52 (58-64-70) sts. Knit 5 rows, noting first row is WS and inc 5 sts evenly across last row. 57 (63-69-75) sts.

  2. Change to larger needles and proceed in stocking st until work from beg measures 6½ (7-7¾-8½) ins 16.5 (18-19.5-21.5) cm, ending with RS facing for next row.

  3. Shape armholes: Cast off 5 (7-8-10) sts beg next 2 rows. 47 (49-53-55) sts. Cont even until armhole measures 4½ (5-5¼-5½) ins 11.5 (12.5-13-14) cm, ending with RS facing for next row. Cast off.

LEFT FRONT

  1. With smaller needles, cast on 25 (28-31-34) sts. Knit 5 rows, noting first row is WS and inc 2 sts evenly across last row. 27 (30-33-36) sts.

  2. Change to larger needles and proceed in stocking st until work from beg measures 6½ (7-7¾-8½) ins 16.5 (18-19.5-21.5) cm, ending with RS facing for next row.

  3. Shape armhole: Next row: Cast off 5 (7-8-10) sts. Knit to end of row. 22 (23-25-26) sts.

  4. Cont even until armhole measures 2½ (3-3¼-3½) ins 6 (7.5-8-9) cm, ending with WS facing for next row.

  5. Neck shaping: Next row: Cast off 6 (6-7-7) sts. Purl to end of row. 16 (17-18-19) sts. Dec 1 st at neck edge on next 3 rows then every following alt row to 11 (12-12-13) sts.

  6. Cont even until work from beg measures same length as Back to shoulders, ending with RS facing for next row. Cast off.

RIGHT FRONT

  1. Work from to as given for Left Front. Work to correspond to Left Front, reversing all shapings.

SLEEVES

  1. With smaller needles, cast on 35 sts. Knit 5 rows, noting first row is WS and inc 4 sts evenly across last row. 39 sts.

  2. Change to larger needles and proceed in stocking st, inc 1 st each end of needle on 5th and every following 4th row until there are 51 (55-59-61) sts.

  3. Cont even until work from beg measures 6 (7½-8-9) ins 15 (19-20.5-23) cm ending with RS facing for next row. Place a marker at each end of last row. Work a further 6 (8-10-12) rows even. Cast off.

HOOD

  1. With smaller needles, cast on 93 (93-99-99) sts. Knit 5 rows, noting first row is WS and inc 6 sts evenly across last row. 99 (99-105-105) sts.

  2. Proceed in stocking st, dec 1 st each end of needle on 3rd and following alt rows until there are 75 (75-81-81) sts.

  3. Cont even until work from beg measures 7 (7¼-7½-8) ins 18 (18.5-19-20.5) cm, ending with RS facing for next row.

  4. Shape back seam: Cast off 7 sts beg next 8 rows. Cast off rem 19 (19-25-25) sts.

FINISHING

  1. Pin garment pieces to measurements, cover with a damp cloth and allow cloth to dry.

  2. Buttonhole Band: With RS of Right Front facing for Her or Left Front facing for Him and smaller needles, pick up and knit 50 (58-62-66) sts evenly between neck edge and lower edge. Knit 3 rows.

  3. 4th row: (RS). K2. K2tog. yfwd. K9 (11-12-13). Rep from 3 times more. K2tog. yfwd. Knit to end of row.

  4. Knit 2 rows. Cast off knitwise (WS).

  5. Button Band: Work as given for Buttonhole Band on Left Front for Her or Right Front for Him, omitting all reference to buttonholes.

  6. Sew shoulder seams. Fold Hood in half at back and sew back seam. Pin and then sew shaped edge of Hood to neck opening, beg at center of button or buttonhole bands and matching back seam of Hood to center back neck edge. Sew in Sleeves placing rows above markers along armhole edges of Fronts and Back to form square armholes. Sew side and sleeve seams. Sew buttons to correspond to buttonholes.

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