Cardigan & Hat Knitting Pattern (K3043)
📥📬 Available as Digital Download or Printed Copy (choose option below)
Textured Baby Cardigan & Hat – Naturally K3043
A baby cardigan with bands of knit-and-purl texture, broad front borders and four buttons, paired with a matching rib-edged hat. The cardigan is knitted flat from the bottom up in separate pieces, with the front borders worked alongside the fronts and a picked-up neckband. The hat is knitted flat and seamed at the back.
Sizes and fit
Ages are approximate. Choose the cardigan by chest measurement and check the hat size separately.
| Size | To fit chest | Finished chest | Back neck length | Sleeve length | Hat around head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newborn | 36 cm | 41 cm | 20 cm | 13 cm | 33 cm |
| 3 months | 41 cm | 47 cm | 23 cm | 15 cm | 35.5 cm |
| 6–9 months | 46 cm | 52 cm | 25 cm | 17 cm | 39.5 cm |
| 12–18 months | 51 cm | 58 cm | 29 cm | 19 cm | 42 cm |
Yarn requirements
Our approved replacement is Naturally New Zealand Merino 4ply, held single. The table gives estimated equivalent-metre allowances for the garment and hat together, retaining the original Omana Print total length of 450 metres per 100 g. New Zealand Merino 4ply supplies 178 metres per 50 g; choose enough yarn to cover the total metres shown.
| Size | NZ Merino 4ply – estimated |
|---|---|
| Newborn | 450 m |
| 3 months | 450 m |
| 6–9 months | 900 m |
| 12–18 months | 900 m |
These substitution allowances are estimates rather than test-knit quantities. Make a washed and dried swatch to check both stitch and row tension before starting, and allow extra for changes to length or fit. The finished fabric and colour effect will differ from the original photographed yarn.
Tension
28 stitches × 36 rows over 10 cm in stocking stitch on 3.25 mm needles. Use the needle size needed to achieve this tension after washing and drying the swatch.
Needles and notions
- 3.00 mm and 3.25 mm knitting needles.
- Four buttons for every size.
- Stitch holders, stitch markers and a tapestry needle for sewing up.
Skills and preparation
An intermediate project using knit-and-purl texture, ribbing, increases, decreases, buttonholes and seaming. Keep track of the texture repeat while shaping the neckline.
Pattern format
📥📬 Available as Digital Download or Printed Copy (choose option below)
Choose Digital PDF – Emailed or Printed Pattern – Posted. This purchase is the Naturally K3043 knitting pattern only; yarn, needles and notions are purchased separately. The original pattern names Omana Print; use our approved replacement guidance above.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a cable needle?
No. The textured sections use knit and purl stitches rather than cables.
Are the front borders picked up afterwards?
No. They are worked with the fronts; the neckband is picked up during finishing.
For a simpler stocking-stitch set in the same yarn weight, see K3039 Cardigan & Hat.