Jacket, Hat & Booties

Knitting Pattern – Naturally K615

This classic baby knitting pattern includes a button-front jacket, matching hat and booties, creating a practical three-piece set for babies with chest sizes from 35–50 cm.

The jacket has a traditional straight silhouette with garter stitch borders, stocking stitch body and neatly integrated garter stitch front bands. It is knitted flat from the bottom up in separate back and front pieces. The body is worked straight to the underarms, where a small number of stitches are cast off to create a shallow, squared armhole rather than raglan shaping. The shoulders are straight, giving the jacket a simple, comfortable structure that is particularly well suited to baby garments.

The sleeves are worked separately from the cuff upwards, increasing gradually to create their width. They do not have a shaped sleeve cap; instead, the top edge is cast off straight and sewn into the shallow armhole opening. This creates a relaxed modified set-in/drop-shoulder construction, with less shaping than a traditional set-in sleeve and no raglan seam. The pattern also offers an attractive alternating stocking stitch and garter stitch sleeve texture, although the photographed version shows the sleeves worked entirely in stocking stitch.

The jacket is finished with a round ribbed neckline, while the six garter-stitch stitches at each front edge continue into the neckband for a neat, cohesive finish. Buttonholes are worked directly into the right front band.

The coordinating hat is knitted flat from the brim upwards, with a ribbed brim, stocking stitch body and shaped crown before being seamed. The booties are also knitted flat, beginning at the sole with increases for shaping, followed by the foot and a turned ribbed cuff.

The pattern provides instructions for both 4 ply and DK / 8 ply yarn, making it particularly versatile for different seasons and yarn choices.

Sizes

The jacket has approximately 5 cm of positive ease, giving babies room for comfortable movement and layering.

Yarn Requirements

The pattern includes separate yarn options for 4 ply and DK / 8 ply.

For the Shopify listing, I would convert these to metres once we confirm the metres per ball for each of those yarns, rather than estimate them from ball weight alone.

Photographed in Naturally Classic Prints DK / 8ply shade #888.

Needles & Notions

4 ply version

• 2.75 mm straight needles
• 3.25 mm straight needles

DK / 8 ply version

• 3.00 mm straight needles
• 3.75 mm straight needles

Also required:

• 4 (5, 5, 6) buttons
• Stitch holders
• Tapestry needle

Gauge

4 ply: 28 stitches × 36 rows = 10 cm in stocking stitch on 3.25 mm needles

DK / 8 ply: 24 stitches × 32 rows = 10 cm in stocking stitch on 3.75 mm needles

Construction Overview

• Jacket knitted flat from the bottom up in separate pieces
• Straight body with shallow, squared armhole shaping
• Not a raglan construction
• Fronts include integral garter stitch button bands
• Neck shaped separately on each front
• Shoulders seamed before neckband is worked
• Sleeves knitted flat from the cuff upwards
• Sleeves widened with regular increases
• No traditional shaped sleeve cap
• Straight sleeve tops sewn into the shallow armholes
• Choice of textured garter/stocking-stitch sleeves or plain stocking stitch as photographed
• Round ribbed neckband picked up after shoulder assembly
• Side and sleeve seams sewn during finishing
• Matching hat and booties both knitted flat and seamed

✔ Complete jacket, hat and booties set
✔ Choice of 4 ply or DK / 8 ply construction
✔ Simple modified set-in/drop-shoulder jacket construction
✔ Classic garter stitch detailing
✔ Suitable for confident beginner to intermediate knitters