Frankie Baby Jacket Pattern
This knitting pattern PDF is for the Frankie Baby Jacket. Frankie is a dropped-shoulder jacket for baby with little details designed to create a perfect finish.
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There are two colour styles: a colour-blocked version with contrasting bands, sleeves and pocket linings or a more subtle colourway with contrasting cuffs and pocket linings. Alternatively, the jacket can be worked throughout in a single colour.
The main fabric is stocking stitch with K2, P2 rib bands.
The jacket features cutaway side pockets with a contrasting pocket lining. The front edges with V-shaped neckline are finished with a rib buttoning band.
The jacket comes in 5 baby sizes - to fit baby aged approx 0 (3, 6, 9, 12) months.
The Frankie Jacket requires average to intermediate knitting skills.
Finished measurements
To fit baby (approx age) 0 (3, 6, 9, 12) months
Body circumference (approx, after seaming) 40 (44, 51, 55, 62) cm/15¾ (17¼, 20, 21¾, 24½) ins
Length (approx, from centre of shoulder) 21 (24, 27, 30, 33) cm/8¼ (9½, 10½, 11¾, 13) ins
Sleeve length 10 (12, 15, 18, 20) cm/4 (4¾, 6, 7, 8) ins
Yarn
8 ply/DK weight wool
Style A - colour-blocked
approx 115 (145, 185, 230, 280) metres/125 (158, 202, 251, 305) yards of Colour 1 (C1) and
approx 90 (120, 150, 185, 225) metres/98 (131, 164, 202, 245) yards of Colour 2 (C2)
Style B - contrasting pocket linings and cuffs
approx 170 (215, 280, 340, 425) metres/185 (234, 305, 370, 463) yards of Colour 1 (C1) and
approx 25 (35, 40, 55, 60) metres/27 (38, 44, 60, 65) yards of Colour 2 (C2)
Featured yarns
Bellevue Park Wool 8 ply/DK
hand dyed 100% superfine merino 100g (238 metres/259 yards)
Bellissimo 8
100% extra-fine merino 50g (125 metres/137 yards)
Greta’s Yarn DK
hand dyed 100% extra-fine merino 100g (250 metres/273 yards)
Needles and notions
3.25mm/US 3 and 4mm/US 6 needles in straights or circulars depending on your preference when knitting in rows
spare 4mm needle
1 stitch-holder
3.25mm/US 3 circular needle 60-80cm/24-32ins long for front band
8 removable stitch markers
yarn needle
4 (5, 6, 6, 7) x 12mm/½ins diameter buttons
Tension
After blocking, the tension required is 22 sts and 30 rows to 10cm/4ins over stocking st using 4mm needles.
Knitting techniques
cable cast-on
K2, P2 rib
fashioned decreasing (fully detailed)
M1R and M1L (fully detailed)
knitting up stitches (front band)
mattress stitch seaming
