Check Your Stripes Sweater, Teddy Bear & Hat Set - Free Layette Knitting Pattern in Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino

Check Your Stripes Sweater, Teddy Bear & Hat Set – Free Layette Knitting Pattern in Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino

This charming free downloadable knitting pattern by Debbie Bliss delivers a complete coordinated layette set for babies and toddlers, comprising a striped sweater, a matching hat, and an adorable teddy bear. Worked in the beloved Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino yarn, the set is rated intermediate in difficulty and sized to fit ages 3–6, 6–9, 9–12, 12–18, and 18–24 months. The hat covers four size ranges (3–9, 9–12, 12–18, and 18–24 months), and the teddy bear knits up to approximately 20 cm (8 in) tall — making it a perfectly scaled companion to the garments.

Yarn & Materials

The entire set is worked in Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino, a sport-weight yarn sold in 50 g / 1¾ oz balls. Three colorways are called for across the full set:

• White 100 (A) – 3(3:4:4:5) balls for the full set
• Duck Egg 26 (B) – 1 ball for the full set
• Kingfisher 72 (C) – 5(5:6:6:7) balls for the full set

For the sweater alone, the pattern calls for 2(2:3:3:4) balls each of White 100 (A) and Kingfisher 72 (C). Yarn quantities are described as approximate, based on average requirements. A pair of knitting needles in the appropriate size for sport-weight yarn is required; specific needle details appear in the full PDF.

The Sweater

The Check Your Stripes Sweater is a classic baby pullover featuring bold, graphic stripe and check patterning created through stranded colorwork and stripe sequences. It is constructed flat (worked back and forth in rows) and assembled using seaming, following a bottom-up construction method — meaning the body and sleeves begin at the cast-on edge and are worked upward toward the shoulders.

• Finished chest: 56(60:64:68:72) cm / 22(23½:25:26¾:28¼) in
• Length to shoulder: 28(30:33:36:39) cm / 11(12:13:14¼:15¼) in
• Sleeve length: 15(17:19:21:23) cm / 6(6¾:7½:8¼:9) in

The combination of stranded knitting and stripe work gives the sweater its signature checked visual texture. Stranded colorwork involves carrying two or more yarn colors across a row, picking up each color as needed to form the pattern — a technique that creates a double layer of yarn on the wrong side and adds gentle warmth to the fabric. Working the pieces flat and then seaming them together is a traditional construction approach that results in neat, stable edges and structured shaping, well suited to baby garments that need to hold their shape through frequent washing.

The Hat

The coordinating striped hat is designed to match the sweater's colorwork aesthetic, using the same Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino palette of White 100, Duck Egg 26, and Kingfisher 72. Like the sweater, it is worked using stripes and stranded techniques, knitted flat and seamed. It fits four size ranges, making it easy to knit a hat to coordinate with any size of the sweater.

The Teddy Bear

The teddy bear is a delightful knitted toy that rounds