Hooded jacket for baby boy -free knitting pattern

Hooded jacket for baby boy -free knitting pattern. Dress your little man in this fresh turquoise jacket. Our cosy hooded cover-up will see him through to autumn in style.

A knitted hoodie will never go out of fashion, so make sure you add at least one to your little boy’s wardrobe, starting with this cool and casual
knit! You’ll love the easy garter stitch in this pattern from Peter Pan. There’s some gorgeous cable detail on the pockets to add a decorative touch, and the edgings are worked in cream contrast yarn, ﬁnishing it oﬀ beautifully. We have a similar pattern for little girls, too – turn the page for more details.

ABOUT THIS YARN:

PETER PAN MERINO BABY DK
100% merino wool
116m per 50g
Machine wash at 30°C

YOU WILL NEED
✿ Peter Pan Merino Baby DK, 50g in:
Boy’s jacket:
Turquoise (shade 3039) x 5 (5: 6) balls – M
Cream (shade 3031) x 1 (1: 1) ball – C
Girl’s jacket:
Pink (shade 3032) x 5 (5: 6) balls – M
✿ 4mm (UK 8, US 6) knitting needles
✿ 3.25mm (UK 10, US 3) circular needle
✿ Cable needle
✿ 5 buttons

MEASUREMENTS
✿ To ﬁt 6-12 months (1-2 years: 2-3 years)
TENSION
✿ 22 sts and 31 rows to 10cm (4in) over st-st, using 4mm (UK 8, US 6) needles
ABBREVIATIONS
✿ P2togB – p2tog, through back of sts ✿ MB – make bobble (pick up loop lying between sts, (k1, p1) twice into this st, turn, p4, turn, k4, turn, p4, pass 3 sts over 4th st )
✿ C4B – cable 4 back (slip next 4 sts onto cable needle and hold at back of work, k4, then k4 sts from cable needle.

Sizes for Hooded jacket for baby boy

Sizes & measurements		6-12 months	1-2 years	2-3 years
To fit chest	cm	46	51	56
	in	18	20	22
Actual size	cm	54	56	60
	in	21¼	12	23½
Lengch to shoulder	cm	28	31	33
	in	11¼	12¼	19
Sleeve seam	cm	15	17	19
	in	6	6¾	7½

Hooded jacket for baby boy : JACKET BACK

Using 4mm (UK 8, US 6) needles and C, cast on 59 (61: 65) sts.
Change to M.
**Cont in g-st until back measures 18 (19: 20)cm or 7 (7Ѕ: 8)in, ending with a WS row

Shape armholes
Cast oś 4 sts at beg of next 2 rows.
Dec 1 st at each end of next 3 rows and 3 foll alt rows. 39 (41: 45) sts.
Work straight until armhole measures 11 (12: 12.5)cm or 4ј (4ѕ: 5)in, ending with a WS row.

Shape shoulders
Cast oś 4 (4: 5) sts at beg of next 2 rows and 4 (4: 5)sts on foll 2 rows. 23 (25: 25) sts. Cast oś.

LEFT FRONT

Using 4mm (UK 8, US 6) needles and C, cast on 28 (29: 31) sts. Change to M.
Cont in g-st until front measures same as back to armhole, ending with a WS row.

Shape armhole
Cast oś 4 sts at beg of next row. Knit 1 row.Dec 1 st at armhole edge on next 3 rows and 3 foll alt rows. 18 (19: 21) sts.
Cont until work measures 12 rows less than back to shoulder shaping, ending with a WS row.

Shape neck
Next row: K to last 5 (6: 6) sts and slip these sts onto a safety pin. 13 (13: 15) sts.Dec 1 st at neck edge on next 3 rows and 2 foll alt rows. 8 (8: 10) sts.Knit 4 rows.

Shape shoulder
Cast oś 4 (4: 5) sts at beg of next row. 4 (4: 5) sts.Knit 1 row. Cast oś.

RIGHT FRONT

Work as instructions given for Left Front to armhole shaping, ending with a RS row.

Shape armhole
Cast oś 4 sts at beg of next row. Dec 1 st at armhole edge on next 3 rows and 3 foll alt rows. 18 (19: 21) sts.
Cont until work measures 12 rows less than back from shoulder shaping, ending with a RS row.
Shape neck
Next row: Patt to last 5 (6: 6) sts and slip these sts onto a safety pin. 13 (13: 15) sts. Dec 1 st at neck edge on next 3 rows and 2 foll alt rows. 8 (8: 10) sts.Knit 4 rows.

Shape shoulder
Cast oś 4 (4: 5) sts at beg of next row. 4 (4: 5) sts.Knit 1 row.
Cast oś.

SLEEVES

Using 4mm (UK 8, US 6) needles and C, cast on 31 (33: 35) sts. Change to M.
****Cont in g-st, inc 1 st at each end of 5th row and 4 (5: 6) following 6th (6th: 5th) rows each of next 2 sts, k to end.

Next row: K to end. Rep last 2 rows 2 (2: 3) times more, then work inc row again. 65 (69: 71) sts.
Work 3 rows in g-st.Work inc row.Rep last 4 rows 0 (0: 1) time more. 67 (71: 75) sts.Knit 29 (33: 31) rows.

Dec row 1: K to within 2 sts of marked st, sl 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, k to end.
Knit 3 rows.Work dec row 1 again.Knit 1 row.Work dec row 1 again.Dec row 2: K to within 2 sts of marked st, k2tog,
k1, k2tog, k to end.Work dec row 1 again. 57 (61: 65) sts.

Next row: K22 (24: 26), cast oś next 13 sts, k to end. Work on last set of 22 (24: 26) sts only for right side.

Right side
Knit 1 row. Cast oś 5 (5: 6) sts at beg of next row and 2 foll alt rows. 7 (9: 8) sts.Cast oś.

Left side
With right side facing, rejoin yarn to rem sts. Cast oś 5 (5: 6) sts at beg of next row and 2 foll alt rows. 7 (9: 8) sts.
Knit 1 row.Cast oś.

FRONTS AND HOOD EDGING

Join top of hood seam by top sewing. With right side facing, using 3.25mm (UK 10, US 3) circular needle and M, pick up and k58 (63: 68) sts up right front to neck shaping, 85 (91: 97) sts evenly around hood and 58 (63: 68) sts down left front to cast-on edge. 201 (217: 233) sts.Continue working in rows as follows:K3 rows.

Buttonhole row: K15 (19: 16), [yrn, k2tog, k8 (8: 10)] 4 times, yrn, k2tog, k to end.Knit 5 rows.Cast oś in C.

POCKETS (both alike)

Using 4mm (UK 8, US 6) needles and M, cast on 22 sts and knit 2 rows. Commence pattern.Row 1: K5, p2, k8, p2, k5.Row 2 and alt rows: K7, p8, k7. Row 3: As row 1.

Row 5: K5, p2, k4, MB, k rem bobble st with 1st st on left needle, k3, p2, k5.
Row 7: As row 1.
Row 9: As row 1.
Row 11: K5, p2, C4B, p2, k5.
Row 13: As row 1.
Row 15: As row 1.
Row 17: As row 11.
Row 18: K7, p2, k4, p2, k7.
Row 19: K5, p2, k2, p4, k2, p2, k5.
Row 20: As row 18.
Row 21: As row 19.
Row 22: As row 18.
Row 23: K5, p2, sl 1, k1, psso, p4, k2tog tbl, p2, k5. 20 sts.
Row 24: K7, (p1 twice into next st), k4, (p1 twice into next st), k7. 22 sts.
Row 25: K5, p12, k5.
Row 26: Knit to end.
Row 27: As row 25.
Row 28: Knit to end.
Row 29: Knit to end.
Row 30: Cast oś knitwise using C.

MAKING UP

Sew in sleeves by top sewing. Join side and sleeve seams by top sewing. Sew on buttons. Sew on pockets by top sewing. Work optional chain st in C along pick-up row of fronts and hood edgings as shown in photograph. Using C,
pick up and k6 sts evenly across lower front border edges then cast oś.

IT’S IN THE DETAIL

Working chain stitch in cream not only adds a contrast to the turquoise main shade, but also a decorative ﬁnish. It looks like a nice, neat braid– ideal for the front edges on a jacket. If you’renot familiar with crochet, turn to page 88 to learn the basics. Alternatively for the edgings you can pick up and knit the stitches around the whole
garment in the contrast colour and then change to the main colour and knit the buttonhole band, casting oﬀ in contrast to complete