Cardigans, Hat and Blanket in Sirdar Snuggly Baby Bamboo DK - 4666- Downloadable PDF

Cardigans, Helmet and Blanket in Sirdar Snuggly Baby Bamboo DK – Pattern 4666

This Sirdar pattern 4666 is a comprehensive baby and children's knitting collection featuring four distinct designs: a Shawl Collared Cardigan, a V Neck Cardigan, a Helmet, and a square Blanket. All pieces are worked in Sirdar Snuggly Baby Bamboo DK, making this an ideal project set for outfitting a newborn through to a seven-year-old child in soft, coordinating knitwear. The pattern is rated as intermediate in difficulty and is available as a downloadable PDF.

Who This Pattern Is For

The cardigan and helmet designs are sized to fit children from birth to 7 years, covering chest measurements of 41 cm (16 in) up to 66 cm (26 in). The blanket is a single fixed size at approximately 91 x 91 cm (36 x 36 inches), making it a generous square suitable as a cot or pram blanket. Because the collection spans such a wide age range, knitters can return to this pattern repeatedly as a child grows.

The Shawl Collared Cardigan

The Shawl Collared Cardigan is a classic baby and children's garment distinguished by its wraparound shawl collar, which adds warmth around the neck and a traditional, elegant finish. This style of collar is knitted as an extension of the button band and folded or sewn into position, requiring neat finishing skills. The cardigan features set-in or shaped sleeves with an adjustable sleeve length, ranging from 15 cm (6 in) for the smallest size up to 33 cm (13 in) for the largest.

• Sizes: 0–6 months through 6–7 years
• Actual chest measurement: 45 cm to 70 cm
• Full length: 24 cm to 48 cm
• Yarn required: 3 to 8 x 50g balls of Sirdar Snuggly Baby Bamboo DK in shade 097

The V Neck Cardigan

The V Neck Cardigan offers a slightly more contemporary silhouette with its clean V-shaped neckline, which is typically achieved through regular paired decreases worked symmetrically on either side of the centre front. This shaping technique is a key intermediate skill, as it requires careful stitch counting and consistent decrease placement to produce a neat, even neckline. Like the shawl collared version, it includes button bands and an adjustable sleeve length.

• Sizes: 0–6 months through 6–7 years
• Actual chest measurement: 45 cm to 70 cm
• Full length: 24 cm to 48 cm
• Yarn required: 3 to 8 x 50g balls of Sirdar Snuggly Baby Bamboo DK in shade 177

The Helmet

The Helmet — sometimes referred to as a baby helmet or earflap hat — is a snug, close-fitting head covering designed to protect a baby's or young child's ears and neck. This style of hat is typically knitted flat or in the round and then seamed, with shaping worked at the crown through decrease rounds that draw the stitches together to a neat gathered or seamed top. It is sized to fit an average baby's or child's head for each of the six age groups covered by the pattern.

• Sizes: 0–6 months through 6–7 years
• Yarn required: 1 to 2 x 50g balls of Sirdar Snuggly Baby Bamboo DK in shade 097

The Blanket

The Blanket is a large, square knitted piece measuring approximately 91 x 91 cm (36 x 36 in), making it suitable as a cot blanket, play mat covering, or pram wrap.