Frankie Baby Jacket Digital Download

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.

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.

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 Used:  8 ply/DK weight yarn

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)

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.