Coat and Cardigans in King Cole Chunky - 4844 - Downloadable PDF

King Cole Chunky Pattern 4844 – Coat and Cardigans Knitting Pattern

King Cole pattern 4844 is an advanced knitting pattern that covers multiple garments: a Coat and at least two Cardigans (including a Short Sleeved Cardigan), all knitted in King Cole Chunky weight yarn. The pattern is available as a downloadable PDF and is sized to fit chest measurements of 36–56 cm (14–22 inches), making it suitable for babies and young children across a range of sizes. For every King Cole pattern purchased, a donation is made to the Pink Ribbon Foundation.

Garments Included in Pattern 4844

The Coat

The Coat is a structured, full-length outerwear garment knitted in King Cole Chunky yarn. It is constructed in separate pieces — including a Back and Left Front — which are worked flat and seamed together. The coat features a combination of textural stitch patterns and decorative ridge details, giving it a classic, tailored appearance suitable for cooler weather.

• Construction: Flat knitting, worked in separate panels and seamed
• Key technique: Moss stitch body fabric combined with knitted ridge rows for decorative texture
• Shaping: Decreases are worked at regular intervals to shape the body, including a specific decrease row that simultaneously creates a raised ridge detail — a neat technique where K2tog decreases are spaced evenly across a knit row
• Needle sizes used: 5.5mm needles for the cast-on and initial rows, changing to 6mm needles for the main body pattern
• Tension: 15 stitches and 26 rows to 10 cm (4 in) over moss stitch on 6mm needles

The Short Sleeved Cardigan

The Short Sleeved Cardigan is a lighter, more casual garment included in the same pattern leaflet. Like the Coat, it is knitted flat in pieces using King Cole Chunky yarn and features the same moss stitch tension and needle sizes. The short sleeves make it ideal as a layering piece or a transitional-season garment for babies and toddlers.

• Construction: Flat knitting in separate pieces including Back and Left Front sections
• Stitch pattern: Moss stitch throughout the main body, with ridge rows used as decorative and structural details
• Shaping: Shoulder and armhole shaping is achieved through decreases; stitches are placed onto a thread at the centre for neat finishing, a technique that keeps live stitches available for later neckband or finishing work
• Needle sizes: 5.5mm for cast-on edges, 6mm for the main body

Stitches and Techniques Used

Moss Stitch

Moss stitch (also known as seed stitch) is the primary fabric stitch used throughout all garments in this pattern. It is created by alternating knit (K) and purl (P) stitches across each row, with the stitches offset on every subsequent row so that knit stitches sit above purl stitches and vice versa. The result is a firm, non-curling, richly textured fabric that is particularly well suited to outerwear such as coats and cardigans, as it holds its shape well and lies flat without the need for blocking or edging.

Ridge Rows

Ridge rows are created by working a knit row on the wrong side (or a purl row on the right side) of a predominantly moss stitch fabric. This produces a raised horizontal ridge that adds visual interest and can also serve as a structural marker or shaping point within the garment. In pattern 4844, ridge rows are cleverly combined with decrease rows, so shaping and decoration are achieved simultaneously.

Decreases

The pattern uses K2tog (kn