Jackets in Stylecraft Wondersoft 3ply Cashmere Feel - 9912 - Downloadable PDF

Stylecraft 9912: Jackets in Wondersoft 3ply Cashmere Feel – Pattern Summary

Stylecraft pattern 9912 is a downloadable PDF knitting pattern featuring two baby and toddler jacket designs worked in Stylecraft Wondersoft 3ply Cashmere Feel yarn. The pattern covers sizes from Newborn through to 3 years, fitting chest measurements of 36–56 cm (14–22 inches), making it a versatile addition to any handknitter's collection for little ones.

Designs Included

Design 1: Collared Jacket

The Collared Jacket is a structured, elegant baby jacket featuring a distinctive collar and a beautifully textured body. It is knitted flat in separate pieces — back, fronts, and sleeves — and then seamed together, a construction method well suited to intermediate knitters who are comfortable working from multi-size bracketed instructions.

The jacket opens with a garter stitch border worked over 6 rows, providing a neat, non-curling edge at the cast-on. The body then transitions to a more complex textured stitch pattern introduced via foundation rows that establish a combination of knit, purl, and make 1 (m1) increases to set up the decorative panel structure. This creates a fabric that combines cable-adjacent columns with reverse stocking stitch and knit panels, giving the garment visual depth and a tactile, heirloom quality.

Techniques and Stitches – Collared Jacket

• Garter stitch (g-st): Used for the lower border, creating a flat, reversible fabric ideal for baby garments
• Make 1 (m1) increases: Used in the foundation rows to expand the stitch count and set up the textured pattern panels
• Knit and purl combinations: Worked in a structured repeat to create raised and recessed columns across the body fabric
• Flat knitting: All pieces are worked back and forth in rows
• Seaming: Finished pieces are joined using standard knitting seam techniques

Sizing – Collared Jacket

• To fit chest: 36, 41, 46, 51, 56 cm (14, 16, 18, 20, 22 in)
• Actual measurement: 44, 49, 54, 57, 64 cm (17¼, 19¼, 21¼, 22½, 25¼ in)
• Full length: 22, 26, 30, 34, 40 cm (8¾, 10¼, 11¾, 13½, 15¾ in)
• Sleeve length: 11, 14, 16, 19, 23 cm (4¼, 5½, 6¼, 7½, 9 in)

Design 2: Second Jacket Design

The pattern includes a second jacket design, offering knitters a choice of style within the same yarn and size range. While the full details of the second design are contained within the complete downloadable PDF, both designs are presented across the same five sizes — Newborn, 0–6 months, 6–12 months, 12–24 months, and 2–3 years — ensuring the pattern remains useful as a child grows.

Materials and Needles

Both jackets are designed to be knitted in Stylecraft Wondersoft 3ply Cashmere Feel, a 3ply weight yarn celebrated for its exceptionally soft handle, making it particularly well suited to garments worn close to a baby's delicate skin. The cashmere feel quality of this yarn gives finished garments a luxurious appearance and softness without the cost of pure cashmere.

• Yarn: Stylecraft Wondersoft 3ply Cashmere Feel
• Yarn weight: 3ply
• Needles: 2.25mm (used for the ribbed or garter stitch borders and cast-on) and