Jackets in Sirdar Snuggly DK - 4876 - Downloadable PDF

Sirdar Snuggly DK Pattern 4876 – Knitted Baby and Children's Jackets

Pattern 4876 from Sirdar is a downloadable PDF knitting pattern offering two distinct jacket designs for babies and children, sized from birth to 7 years. Both designs are worked in Sirdar Snuggly DK yarn and feature beautifully textured stitch patterns that make them a rewarding project for intermediate knitters. The two garments included are a classic Round Neck Jacket and a cosy Hooded Jacket, each sharing the same elegant cable and Irish moss stitch construction but offering a different finishing style to suit different tastes.

Sizing and Fit

Both jackets are available in six sizes to fit chest measurements from 41 cm (16 in) up to 66 cm (26 in), corresponding to ages 0–6 months through to 6–7 years. Actual garment measurements are generously proportioned for comfortable wear, ranging from 45 cm to 70 cm in actual chest circumference. Lengths range from 24 cm to 48 cm, and sleeve lengths — noted as adjustable — run from 15 cm to 33 cm, making it easy to customise the fit for a growing child.

Design One: Round Neck Jacket

The Round Neck Jacket is a neat, traditional children's jacket featuring a classic round neckline finished with a neat ribbed or picked-up border. It is a versatile everyday layer suitable for both boys and girls, and its structured cable panel running through the body gives it a timeless, heirloom quality.

• Yarn: Sirdar Snuggly DK shade 483
• Yarn quantity: 2 to 5 balls of 50g depending on size
• Buttons: 5 buttons for smaller sizes, 6 buttons for larger sizes

Design Two: Hooded Jacket

The Hooded Jacket adds a practical and charming hood, making it an ideal outerwear layer for cooler days. The hood is constructed as an integral part of the garment and requires the use of a stitch holder to hold stitches while the hood shaping is worked. Like the Round Neck Jacket, it features the same striking cable panel and Irish moss stitch body, giving it both texture and structure.

• Yarn: Sirdar Snuggly DK shade 486 or 428
• Yarn quantity: 3 to 8 balls of 50g depending on size
• Buttons: 5 buttons for smaller sizes, 6 buttons for larger sizes
• Additional requirement: Stitch holder for hood construction

Techniques and Stitches Used

Both jackets make use of a combination of classic knitting techniques that give the finished garments their distinctive textured appearance. The cable panel, which measures 8 cm (3 in) over 24 stitches, is the centrepiece of each design and is worked using a cable needle. Cables are created by temporarily holding stitches to the front or back of the work on the cable needle, then knitting them in a different order to create the characteristic twisted rope or lattice effect beloved in traditional knitwear.

Key Stitches

• Irish Moss Stitch: The main body fabric is worked in Irish moss stitch, a classic reversible textured stitch that alternates knit and purl stitches in a shifting pattern across rows. It creates a firm, slightly raised fabric with excellent drape and stitch definition. Tension is measured as 22 stitches and 28 rows to 10 cm over Irish moss stitch on 4 mm needles.
• C2B (Cable 2 Back): Slip the next stitch to the back on a cable needle, knit 1, then knit 1 from the cable needle — creates a right-leaning twist.
• C2F (Cable 2 Front): Slip the next stitch to the front on