Make an adorable jacket for your tiny doll with this free knitting pattern. The jacket is nice and is worked in a single piece from the top down. The work begins with a hood and continues down to legs. This cardigan makes a great gift for any little girl, who loves dressing her doll up! It also gives you a lovely summer accessory to add to your dolls wardrobe.
SUPPLIES
cotton yarn (e.g. Cotton Kings 170m/ 50g) in any color you wish, DPN 2,5 mm, scissors, 2 beads or buttons, yarn needle, pins, stitch markers.
You can knit doll clothes using any type of yarn but similar weight to fit the size. You need a really small amount of yarn, so check leftover yarn in your stash.
SKILL LEVEL
Easy
SIZE
This jacket will fit any 8-10 cm doll, can be made bigger or smaller depending on the yarn and needles you use.
SKILLS YOU NEED
knit stitch, purl stitch, garter stitch, increase, decrease, yarn over
ABBREVIATIONS
ks = knit stitch
ps = purl stitch
gs = garter stitch
inc = increase (knit two stitches out of one stitch)
yo = yarn over
R = row
Rnd = round
WS = wrong side
STOCKINETTE STITCH
Row 1: knit all stitches
Row 2: purl all stitches
Working in the rounds knit all stitches every round.
GARTER STITCH
Knit every row. Working in the round, purl one round and knit one round.
EDGE STITCHES
Slip the first stitch and purl the last stitch of every row.
INSTRUCTIONS
Start the work with the hood.
HOOD
Cast on 39 stitches including edge stitches.
Rows 1-4: Knit in garter stitch 4 rows.
Row 5: In the next row purl all stitches.
Work 10 rows in stockinette stitch (approx. 3 cm).
Knit like a sock heel:
- ES, knit 24 stitches, k2tog, turn the work.
- *Slip 1 stitch as to purl, purl 11 stitches, p2tog, turn the work; slip 1 stitch as to knit, knit 11 stiches, k2tog, turn the work*, repeat from* to* 4 times
- slip 1 stitch as to purl, purl 11 stitches, p2tog, turn the work.
- slip 1 stitch as to knit, k2tog, knit 7 stitches, k2tog twice, turn the work
- slip 1 stitch as to purl, purl 9 stitches, p2tog, turn the work,
- slip 1 stitch as to knit, knit 9 stitches, k2tog, turn the work
- slip 1 stitch as to purl, purl 9 stitches, p2tog, turn the work.
- slip 1 stitch as to knit, k2tog, knit 5 stitches, k2tog twice, turn the work
- slip 1 stitch as to purl, purl 7 stitches, p2tog, turn the work,
- slip 1 stitch as to knit, knit 97stitches, k2tog, turn the work
- slip 1 stitch as to purl, purl 7 stitches, p2tog, turn the work.
- slip 1 stitch as to knit, k2tog, knit 3 stitches, k2tog twice, turn the work
- slip 1 stitch as to purl, purl 5 stitches, p2tog, turn the work,
- slip 1 stitch as to knit, knit 5 stitches, k2tog, turn the work
- slip 1 stitch as to purl, purl 5 stitches, p2tog, turn the work.
- slip 1 stitch as to knit, k2tog, knit 1 stitch, k2tog twice, turn the work
- slip 1 stitch as to purl, purl 3 stitches, p2tog, turn the work,
- slip 1 stitch as to knit, knit 3 stitches, k2tog, turn the work
- slip 1 stitch as to purl, purl 3 stitches, p2tog, turn the work.
Bind off.
RAGLAN
Pick up stitches along the neckline (21 stitches).
In the next row purl all stitches.
From here increasing starts. In every second-row yarn over before and after raglan stitches:
Row 1: ES, 2 garter stitches, 2 knit stitches (front), yarn over, 1 knit stitch (Raglan stitches), yarn over, 2 knit stitches (sleeve), yarn over, 1 knit stitch (Raglan stitches), yarn over, 3 knit stitches (back), yarn over, 1 knit stitch (Raglan stitches), yarn over, 2 knit stitches (sleeve), yarn over, 1 knit stitch (Raglan stitches), yarn over, 2 knit stitches (front), 2 garter stitches, ES, turn the work.
Row 2: ES, 2 garter stitches, 23 purl stitches, 2 garter stitches, ES, turn the work.
Row 3: ES, 2 garter stitches, 3 knit stitches (front), yarn over, 1 knit stitch (Raglan stitches), yarn over, 4 knit stitches (sleeve), yarn over, 1 knit stitch (Raglan stitches), yarn over, 5 knit stitches (back), yarn over, 1 knit stitch (Raglan stitches), yarn over, 4 knit stitches (sleeve), yarn over, 1 knit stitch (Raglan stitches), yarn over, 3 knit stitches (front), 2 garter stitches, ES, turn the work.
Row 4: ES, 2 garter stitches, 31 purl stitches, 2 garter stitches, ES, turn the work.
Knit across front and back stitches:
Row 5: ES, 2 garter stitches, 5 knit stitches (front), bind off 6 stitches for the sleeve, 9 knit stitches (back), bind off 6 stitches for the second sleeve, 5 knit stitches (front), 2 garter stitches, ES, turn the work (= 25 stitches)
Row 6: ES, 2 garter stitches, purl 19 stitches increasing evenly 9 stitches, 2 garter stitches, ES, turn the work (34 stitches)
Row 7: knit all stitches.
Rows 8-10: work 3 rows in garter stitch.
Bind off.
ASSEMBLY
Sew the buttons on. Hide all yarn ends.
Happy knitting! Feel free to contact me with any questions.
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