Babies Hooded Coat in Bergere de France Barisienne and Calinou - 60508-483 - Downloadable PDF

Babies Hooded Coat Knitting Pattern – Bergere de France Barisienne & Calinou (Pattern 60508-483)

This downloadable PDF knitting pattern from Bergere de France provides complete instructions for a charming babies' hooded coat, rated as an easy/beginner-friendly project. The coat is worked in a classic, textured stitch and features a cosy hood, shaped armholes, and sweet decorative details including a pompom and heart-printed buttons. The pattern covers four sizes — 3 months, 6 months, 12 months, and 24 months — making it a versatile addition to any baby knitter's collection.

What Is Being Made

The finished project is a fully structured baby coat with an attached hood. The coat includes a shaped back, a left front panel, a right front panel, set-in armholes, and a hood worked as a separate or integrated piece. The front edges feature button fastenings using five decorative heart-printed buttons, available in either pink (ref. 67871) or orange (ref. 67885). A pompom is added as a finishing detail, likely to the tip of the hood, giving the garment a playful, handcrafted look that is ideal as a gift or a special wardrobe piece for a baby.

Yarns and Materials Used

The pattern calls for two specific Bergere de France yarn qualities used together to create the coat's texture and warmth:

• Bergere de France Barisienne – the main yarn, used in Orange (shade 24645). This is a 4-ply weight yarn and is the primary yarn throughout the coat. Depending on the size being knitted, between 4 and 7 balls are required.
• Bergere de France Calinou – a secondary yarn used in Chanvre (shade 10027), a natural hemp-toned colour. This is a DK weight yarn, and only 1 ball is needed across all sizes. Calinou is a soft, baby-friendly yarn that likely adds a contrasting texture or colour accent to the design.

The combination of a 4-ply and a DK weight yarn from the same brand ensures compatibility and a cohesive finished fabric when worked on the specified needle size.

Needles and Accessories

• 3.5 mm knitting needles — used throughout for the main fabric in Barisienne yarn
• Stitch markers (Bergere de France ref. 68395, pack of 48) — used to mark the beginning of armhole shaping on both back and front pieces
• 5 heart-printed buttons — available in pink (ref. 67871) or orange (ref. 67885), each sold in packs of 6
• Pompom maker (ref. 53861) — used to create the decorative pompom finishing detail

Techniques Used

This pattern is classified as easy/beginner level, making it an excellent choice for knitters who are comfortable with basic knitting but may not yet have tackled garment construction. The techniques involved include:

• Casting on and casting off — standard techniques used to begin each piece and to shape the neckline by casting off stitches mid-row
• Armhole shaping using stitch markers — rather than complex shaping rows, stitch markers are slipped into the first and last stitches to mark the beginning of the armholes, simplifying the construction process for beginners
• Decreasing — worked 1 stitch in from the edge on both sides of the back and on the relevant edge of each front panel. The decrease method used is: k1, k2tog at one end, and slip 1, k1, pass slipped stitch over (psso), k1 at the other end, creating neat, mirrored decreases. The frequency of decreases varies by size — for example, for 3 months: decrease 1 stitch twice every 16th row, then twice every 14th row.
• Holding stitches — shoulder and neck stitches are left on hold rather