Baby Annabell Cable Jacket

Baby Annabell Cable Jacket by Linmary Knits

What is Being Made

This is a knitted cable jacket and matching hat designed to fit a 14-inch (36cm) Baby Annabell doll. The jacket features decorative cable stitch patterns and button closures, making it an ideal accessory project for doll enthusiasts and knitters looking to create miniature garments with classic knit detailing.

Techniques Used

The Baby Annabell cable jacket employs several fundamental knitting techniques suitable for beginner-level crafters. The pattern incorporates cable stitching, which creates raised, twisted rope-like textures across the fabric surface. This technique requires using a cable needle to temporarily hold stitches while working others, creating the signature dimensional effect. The pattern also uses increases and decreases to shape the garment pieces, including knit-front-and-back increases and knit-two-together decreases for tailoring the fit. Stocking stitch forms the base fabric, providing a smooth, classic knit appearance that contrasts beautifully with the cable details.

Stitches Used

• Knit stitch (k1): The fundamental stitch creating the primary fabric texture
• Purl stitch (p1): Used to create texture variation and pattern definition
• Knit two together (k2tog): A decrease stitch for shaping the garment
• Knit front and back (kfb): An increase stitch that adds stitches for expanding sections
• Slip, knit, pass slipped stitch over (skk): An alternative decrease technique for refined edges
• Cable four back (C4b): The signature cable stitch that slips two stitches onto a cable needle, knits the next two stitches, then knits the held stitches, creating the twisted cable effect
• Twist two (tw2): A twisted stitch variation adding textural interest
• Yarn forward (yf/yon): Creates eyelet details and lace elements

Materials and Tools

This project requires 100 grams of DK weight yarn—the designer used Stylecraft in the shade mushroom, though any DK yarn in your preferred color will work. You will need four small buttons for the jacket closure. Two sets of needles are required: size 3.25 (US 3) needles for ribbed edgings and 4mm (US 6) needles for the main fabric. The pattern specifies a tension of 22 stitches by 28 rows over 4 inches when working stocking stitch on the 4mm needles, ensuring proper fit for the 14-inch doll. A cable needle is essential for executing the cable stitch patterns that define this design.

Pattern Structure

The jacket is constructed by knitting the sleeves first using the smaller needles, then progressing to the main body pieces. The pattern includes detailed abbreviations and stitch definitions to guide knitters through the construction process, making it accessible for those new to cable knitting techniques.