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King Cole DK Pattern 5083 – Blanket, Coat, Cardigan & Hat Knitting Pattern

This King Cole pattern 5083 is a comprehensive knitting collection designed for babies and toddlers aged 3 to 24 months. The pattern covers four distinct projects — a blanket, a coat, a cardigan, and a hat — all knitted in King Cole DK weight yarn. Chest sizes range from 41 to 56 inches and lengths from 16 to 22 inches, making this a versatile set that grows with a young child. The pattern is rated as intermediate in difficulty, making it well-suited to knitters who have moved beyond the basics and are comfortable working with shaping techniques and simple stitch patterns.

Projects Included in This Pattern

Baby and Toddler Blanket

The blanket is a classic addition to any handknitted layette set. Worked in King Cole DK, it provides a soft and practical piece suitable for prams, cots, or everyday use. The blanket incorporates a simple lace stitch pattern, adding a delicate decorative texture without requiring advanced lace-knitting experience. Lace knitting at the DK weight is an excellent introduction to yarn-forward techniques, creating an openwork effect that is light yet warm.

• Techniques: Simple lace patterning, yarn forward increases
• Stitches: Stocking stitch, garter stitch, simple lace

Baby and Toddler Coat

The coat is a beautifully practical outerwear piece for babies and toddlers. Constructed using raglan sleeve shaping, the coat offers a neat, fitted silhouette that is both classic and functional. Raglan sleeves are worked by decreasing stitches at regular intervals along the raglan seam lines, creating a diagonal line from the underarm to the neckline. This method distributes the fabric evenly across the shoulders and chest, making it a popular choice for children's garments due to its comfortable, unrestricted fit.

• Techniques: Raglan sleeve construction, increasing and decreasing, shaping
• Stitches: Stocking stitch (right side knit, wrong side purl), garter stitch (every row knit)

Baby and Toddler Cardigan

The cardigan shares the same raglan sleeve construction as the coat, giving the set a coordinated look. A cardigan at this size range — covering 3 to 24 months — requires careful attention to shaping and button band finishing. The use of King Cole DK yarn ensures the finished garment is soft against a baby's skin while being durable enough for everyday wear. The intermediate difficulty rating reflects the combination of raglan shaping, front band knitting, and buttonhole placement involved in completing this piece.

• Techniques: Raglan sleeve shaping, front band and buttonhole construction, increasing and decreasing
• Stitches: Stocking stitch, garter stitch, simple lace detailing

Baby and Toddler Hat

The hat completes this coordinating set, designed to match the coat and cardigan. Knitted in King Cole DK, the hat is worked to complement the lace and texture details found throughout the collection. Hats for this age range typically involve crown decreasing techniques to shape the top of the hat neatly, and may incorporate garter stitch borders for a tidy, non-rolling edge.

• Techniques: Crown shaping, decreasing
• Stitches: Stocking stitch, garter stitch, simple lace

Techniques and Stitches Used Across the Collection

Throughout all four projects, knitters will work with a combination of well-established techniques. The raglan sleeve method is central to both the coat and cardigan, requiring the knitter to work paired decreases — such as slip, knit, pass slipped stitch over (psso) and knit two together (k2tog) — to create the characteristic diagonal raglan lines. The simple l