Baby Born Pram Set

Baby Born Pram Set Knitting Pattern by Tracey Devenney

What is Being Made

This is a designer knitting pattern for a Winter Set outfit sized to fit Baby Born dolls and similar 17-inch dolls. The pattern creates a complete coordinated outfit suitable for doll pram display and play, designed by independent designer Tracey Devenney.

Craft and Skill Level

The pattern is classified as intermediate difficulty knitting. While the design features decorative cable work, it is described as easy to knit with simple construction techniques, making it accessible to knitters with foundational skills who are ready to expand their abilities with basic cable stitches.

Stitches and Techniques Used

This pattern incorporates several essential knitting techniques:

• Stocking stitch as the primary fabric base, providing a smooth, classic finish
• Rope cables and claw cables for decorative textured elements
• Cable stitches including C8F (cable 8 forward), which involves slipping stitches onto a cable needle to create twisted, dimensional patterns
• Decreases such as K2tog (knit 2 stitches together) and psso (pass slipped stitch over) for shaping
• Increases and yarn forward (yfwd) techniques for expanding stitch counts where needed
• Slip stitch techniques for cable construction

Materials and Tools Required

The pattern specifies the following materials for completion:

• Yarn: 100g of DK weight yarn in your chosen color. The sample garment was knitted with Hayfield Bonus DK in Sandstorm colorway
• Knitting needles: Size 3.25mm for main fabric knitting
• Cable needle: 3-4mm size for managing cable stitches
• Notions: 5 buttons measuring 13mm, shirring elastic, sewing needle and cotton thread for button attachment and finishing
• Additional tools: Sewing up needle designed for wool yarn

Tension and Sizing Information

Correct tension is critical for achieving the intended finished size. The garments are designed to be knitted at a tension of 23 stitches and 28 rows to 4 square inches using 3.25mm needles in stocking stitch. Knitters should swatch before beginning and adjust needle size up or down as needed to match this tension precisely. Variations in tension will result in garments that knit up smaller or larger than the pattern intends, affecting the fit on the 17-inch doll.

Pattern Abbreviations

The pattern uses standard knitting abbreviations including: K (knit), P (purl), SS (stocking stitch), yfwd (yarn forward), K2tog (knit 2 stitches together), sl1 (slip 1 stitch), psso (pass slipped stitch over), Dec (decrease), Inc (increase), st (stitch), and cable abbreviations such as C8F (cable 8 forward).