Chloe Garter Stitch Baby Jacket — Easy Newborn Knitting Pattern (Top-Down)
This easy, top-down Chloe garter stitch baby jacket is a cozy newborn piece that's gentle on delicate skin and friendly for beginners. The pattern uses DK yarn and 4mm needles; the sample is made with a single button, and instructions below explain how to add 3 or 5 buttons if you prefer. Work from the top down and adjust length as needed for a custom fit.
Chloe garter stitch baby jacket, worked from the top down and shown with one button.
Worked from the top down
I made this jacket with one button only
If you prefer 3 buttons on the yoke – make a buttonhole on rows 5, 25, and 45
If you want a fully buttoned jacket – make a buttonhole on rows 5, 25, 45, 65 and 85
Chloe Garter Stitch Baby Jacket ~ Newborn
Measurements:
- Width: 16½" chest (42cm)
- Length: 8½" (22cm)
- Sleeve Length: 5" (13cm)
Requirements:
- DK yarn ~ around 70g of acrylic DK
- 4mm needles
- 1, 3 or 5 small buttons
Tension / Gauge:
22sts – 4” (10cm)
Instructions:
Using DK yarn and 4mm needles cast on 50sts
Knit 4 rows
Row 5: K2, yon, k2tog, knit to end
Row 6: Knit
Row 7: K4, * yon, k2, repeat from * to last 4sts, yon, k4 72sts
Knit 7 rows
Row 15: K4, * yon, k3, repeat from * to last 5sts, yon, k5 94sts
Knit 7 rows
Row 23: K5, * yon, k4, repeat from * to last 5sts, yon, k5 116sts
Knit 7 rows
Row 31: K5, * yon, k5, repeat from * to last 6sts, yon, k6 138sts
Knit 7 rows
Row 39: K6, * yon, k6, repeat from * to last 6sts, yon, k6 160sts
Row 40: Knit
Row 41: K24, slip next 34sts onto a stitch holder, k44, slip next 34sts onto a stitch holder, k24 (92sts)
Row 42: K23, kfb, k43, kfb, k24 (94sts)
Rows 43 – 87: Knit (it is easy to adjust the length by knitting fewer or more rows)
Cast off
Sleeves ~ Both Alike
Put the 34sts, left on a stitch holder, back on to a knitting needle. Rejoin yarn.
With right side facing –
Knit 8 rows
Row 9: K2tog, knit to last 2sts, k2tog
Knit 5 rows
Repeat the last 6 rows 4 times more (24sts)
Knit 5 rows
Cast off knitwise
Make the second sleeve in the same way
Sew up sleeve seams
Gather the underarm gap with a few a few little stitches all around, and pull gently together
Darn away ends
Sew on button(s)