Baby Raglan Cardigans in King Cole Baby Pure DK - 4907 - Downloadable PDF

Baby Raglan Cardigans Knitted in King Cole Baby Pure DK – Pattern 4907

Pattern 4907 from King Cole is a downloadable PDF knitting pattern for Baby Raglan Cardigans, worked in King Cole Baby Pure DK yarn. The pattern covers a generous size range of 36–61 cm (14–24 inches), making it suitable for babies from newborn through to toddler age. Rated as an advanced knitting project, this leaflet offers a beautifully constructed garment featuring fully fashioned raglan shaping and delicate stitch detailing, ideal for knitters who want to create a polished, heirloom-quality baby cardigan.

Garments Included in This Pattern

Round Neck Cardigan with Raglan Sleeves

The primary design featured in pattern 4907 is a Round Neck Raglan Cardigan for babies. The raglan sleeve construction is a classic technique in which the sleeve and body pieces are joined and shaped simultaneously along diagonal seam lines, creating a smooth, comfortable fit across the shoulders with no hard seam at the armhole. This makes raglan garments particularly well suited to babies and young children, as the fit is flexible and gentle against delicate skin.

The cardigan is worked in separate pieces — including a Left Front, corresponding Right Front, Back, and Long Sleeves (both alike) — which are then seamed together. The fully fashioned raglan shaping is a notable feature: rather than simply casting off stitches, the decreases are worked a stitch or two in from the edge, creating a neat, decorative line of shaping that is visible on the finished garment and considered a mark of quality hand knitting.

Stitch Patterns and Techniques Used

The pattern makes use of several distinct stitch patterns and techniques, each contributing to the texture and structure of the finished cardigan:

• 1x1 Rib (one-by-one rib): Used for welts, cuffs, and borders. Worked by alternating knit and purl stitches across the row, rib creates a stretchy, neat edge that holds its shape well — essential for baby garments that need to be easy to put on and take off.
• Stocking Stitch (St-St): The classic knitting fabric formed by knitting on right-side rows and purling on wrong-side rows. It creates a smooth, flat surface on the right side and is used across the main body sections of the cardigan.
• Lace or Eyelet Pattern: A decorative stitch sequence is incorporated into the design, particularly for specific sizes. This involves a combination of yarn forward (yfwd), slip one knitways (s1), K2tog, and pass slipped stitch over (psso) to create an openwork, lacy motif. This adds a delicate, ornamental quality to the fabric that is especially appealing on a baby garment.
• Fully Fashioned Raglan Shaping: Decreases are worked at each end of right-side rows using techniques such as K2tog and s1, K1, psso (or similar paired decreases), creating the characteristic diagonal lines of a raglan yoke. The pattern notes that raglan rows are worked at 30 rows to 10 cm due to this fully fashioned shaping.
• Increasing: Sleeve shaping is achieved through regular increases worked at each end of designated rows, building the sleeve from cuff to underarm.

Key Stitches Referenced in the Pattern

• K – Knit
• P – Purl
• K2tog – Knit two stitches together (a right-leaning decrease)
• s1, K1, psso – Slip one stitch, knit one, pass slipped stitch over (a left-leaning decrease)
• s1, K2tog, psso – A central double decrease used within the lace pattern
• yfwd – Yarn forward, used to create a decorative eyelet or to compensate for a decrease in lace patterning
• inc – Increase, used during sleeve shaping