Girls’ Coats in King Cole Bamboo Cotton DK - 4322 - Downloadable PDF

Girls' Coats Knitted in King Cole Bamboo Cotton DK – Pattern 4322

This King Cole pattern 4322 is a downloadable PDF knitting pattern for girls' coats, designed to be knitted in King Cole Bamboo Cotton DK yarn. The pattern covers a size range of 51–71 cm (20–28 in), making it suitable for younger children across several age groups. Rated at an intermediate difficulty level, this pattern is well suited to knitters who are comfortable with basic techniques and ready to take on more structured garment construction, including shaping and cable detailing.

What Is Being Made

The pattern produces girls' coats — neat, structured outerwear garments designed for children. As a coat pattern, the finished pieces are intended to be fully wearable outer layers, likely featuring classic shaping, front openings, and decorative stitch details. The chest sizes range from 51 cm to 71 cm, covering a practical span of children's sizing.

Yarn and Materials

The specified yarn is King Cole Bamboo Cotton DK, a double knitting weight yarn blending bamboo and cotton fibres. This blend is known for its softness, breathability, and gentle drape — qualities that make it particularly pleasant next to a child's skin. The natural fibres also give the finished coat a lovely sheen and a slightly fluid hand, ideal for a smart, lightweight outerwear garment.

• Yarn: King Cole Bamboo Cotton DK
• Weight: Double Knitting (DK)
• Needles: 4 mm needles, or the size required to achieve the correct tension
• Cable needle (CN): required for cable stitch work

Tension

The stated tension is 22 stitches and 28 rows to 10 cm (4 in) over stocking stitch on 4 mm needles. As with all garment knitting, achieving the correct tension is essential to ensure the coat knits up to the intended measurements. Knitters are advised to check their tension swatch carefully — if fewer stitches are produced, switch to thinner needles; if more stitches appear, use thicker needles.

Stitches and Techniques Used

This pattern draws on a combination of classic and decorative knitting stitches, giving the coats both structure and visual interest:

• Stocking Stitch: The primary fabric stitch, formed by knitting on right-side rows and purling on wrong-side rows. It creates a smooth, flat surface ideal for the main body of a coat.
• C6B (Cable Six Back): A six-stitch cable worked by slipping the next 3 stitches onto a cable needle and holding them at the back of the work, knitting the next 3 stitches, then knitting the 3 stitches from the cable needle. This creates a classic twisted rope cable that travels to the right, adding decorative texture to the coat.
• Increasing and Decreasing: Standard shaping techniques used to create the fitted silhouette of the coat, including armhole, sleeve, and neckline shaping.
• Yarn Forward (yfwd): A technique used to create a decorative eyelet or to add a stitch, often seen in lace-effect borders or buttonhole construction.
• Knit and Purl combinations: Used throughout for texture, borders, and ribbing details.

Construction and Knitting Techniques

As an intermediate-level knitting pattern, the coats are constructed using conventional flat knitting techniques, working separate pieces — such as fronts, back, and sleeves — which are then seamed together. Knitters should be comfortable with reading a multi-size pattern, working cable stitches with a cable needle, and executing garment shaping through increases and decreases at key points. The use of right side (RS) and wrong side (WS) row instructions is standard throughout.

Pattern Format and Charitable Giving

Pattern 4322 is available as a downloadable PDF, allowing instant access