Baby girls jacket with lace collar - P063

Baby Girls Jacket with Lace Collar by OGE Knitwear Designs

What is Being Made

This is a charming baby girls jacket featuring a decorative lace collar, designed for infants and toddlers. The pattern provides instructions for two sizes: Size A for babies aged 3-12 months with a chest measurement of 46 cm (18 inches) and a length from shoulder of 30.5 cm (12 inches), and Size B for children aged 1-2 years with a chest measurement of 56 cm (22 inches) and a length from shoulder of 34 cm (13½ inches). The jacket includes coordinating sleeves with lengths of 16.5 cm (6½ inches) for Size A and 19 cm (7½ inches) for Size B.

Techniques Used

This intermediate-level knitting project employs several fundamental and decorative techniques. The pattern utilizes yarn over stitches to create the lace collar detail, which adds an elegant, openwork element to the design. Shaping techniques including increases and decreases are used throughout to construct the jacket's body and sleeves. The pattern incorporates both garter stitch (created by knitting every row) and stockinette stitch (knit on the right side, purl on the wrong side), allowing for varied texture and drape across different sections of the garment.

Stitches Used

• Knit (k) – the fundamental stitch forming the base of the fabric
• Purl (p) – used in stockinette stitch sections and textural elements
• Knit two together (k2tog) – a decrease stitch for shaping
• Yarn over (yo) – creates new stitches and forms the lace pattern in the collar
• Slip stitch (sl) – used for various construction techniques
• Pass slip stitch over (psso) – an alternative decrease method
• Garter stitch (g st) – knit every row, providing a textured, reversible fabric
• Stockinette stitch (st st) – the classic smooth knit fabric used throughout much of the jacket

Materials and Yarn Weight

This pattern is designed for DK weight yarn (also known as Double Knit, Light Worsted, or yarn weight category #3). The original garment was knitted using Patons Big Baby 8ply, a blend of 60% acrylic and 40% nylon that provides a beautifully soft drape ideal for baby garments. The pattern notes that if knitting in 100% wool, the jacket will have a slightly stiffer finish compared to the acrylic-nylon blend. The project requires 2 x 100 grams of yarn. Appropriate needle sizes are specified in the pattern for achieving proper gauge and fabric consistency.