Hippy Hooded Cardi in Sirdar Snuggly 4ply - 5513 - Downloadable PDF

Sirdar Snuggly 4 Ply Hippy Hooded Cardi – Design No. 5513 Pattern Summary

This downloadable PDF knitting pattern from Sirdar presents Design No. 5513, a charming Hippy Hooded Cardi worked in Sirdar Snuggly 4 Ply yarn. Designed for babies and toddlers aged 0 to 24 months, this hooded cardigan jacket is a delightful project that combines a cosy, practical shape with a playful multi-colour palette. The pattern is rated Intermediate level, making it an achievable and rewarding knit for those who have moved beyond the very basics and are ready to explore colourwork and garment construction in a small, manageable project.

What Is Being Made

The finished garment is a hooded cardigan jacket for babies and young toddlers. It features a full hood, long sleeves, and a button fastening, making it both snug and easy to put on little ones. The design is sized across six age ranges:

• 0–3 months – 42 cm chest, 26 cm full length, 15 cm sleeve length
• 3–6 months – 45 cm chest, 28 cm full length, 16 cm sleeve length
• 6–9 months – 47 cm chest, 31 cm full length, 17 cm sleeve length
• 9–12 months – 49 cm chest, 33 cm full length, 19 cm sleeve length
• 12–18 months – 51 cm chest, 35 cm full length, 21 cm sleeve length
• 18–24 months – 53 cm chest, 37 cm full length, 24 cm sleeve length

The garment is fastened with 2 buttons across all sizes, giving it a neat, classic baby cardigan finish with a contemporary hooded silhouette.

Yarn and Materials

The pattern calls for Sirdar Snuggly 4 Ply yarn, a trusted baby yarn from Sirdar's dedicated baby range. Sirdar, established in West Yorkshire in 1880, is one of Britain's most respected yarn companies, and the Snuggly range is specifically formulated to be gentle against a baby's tender skin, remaining soft wash after wash. Snuggly 4 Ply is available in a wide range of shades from classic pastels to toddler-friendly brights, and its fine weight makes it ideal for detailed colourwork and textured stitches on small garments.

The pattern uses five colours of Sirdar Snuggly 4 Ply, each designated a yarn letter:

• Yarn A – shade 526 Buttercup (1 ball across all sizes)
• Yarn B – shade 522 Biscuit (2 balls for 0–3 months; 3 balls for all larger sizes)
• Yarn C – shade 514 Squirrel (1 ball across all sizes)
• Yarn D – shade 515 Tree House (1 ball across all sizes)
• Yarn E – shade 516 Treasure (1 ball across all sizes)

Each ball of Sirdar Snuggly 4 Ply weighs 50g. The warm, earthy and nature-inspired palette — featuring shades such as Buttercup, Biscuit, Squirrel, Tree House, and Treasure — gives the cardigan its distinctive hippy character, evoking a natural, bohemian aesthetic perfectly suited to little ones.

In addition to yarn, knitters will need:

• One pair of 3¼mm (UK10 / USA3) knitting needles – used for the main body of the garment
• One pair of 2¾mm (UK12 / USA2) knitting needles – used for ribbing and border sections
• Stitch holders – for holding stitches during garment construction