You can use any yarn that knits to the correct tension: I prefer to use 100% acrylic for kids' clothes, as it washes easily, dries quickly and doesn't itch. Don't iron or tumble dry it though, and wash it at 30 degress C, or it will go out of shape very quickly.
You could ring the changes by making the diamonds in rows of different solid colours, with a plain or striped yoke and sleeves. Be creative!
Toddler’s Domino Hooded Jacket
Materials:
3 x 100g balls
variegated/self striping DK yarn
Pair
UK 9/3.75mm needles
3.5mm
crochet/afghan hook (with point at other end)
5
buttons
Tension:
24
sts to 4 in (10 cm) on 3.75 mm needles over stocking stitch
Measurements:
To
fit approximately 2 to 4 years
Chest
22 in (actual measurement 25 in)
Sleeve
seam 10 in
Abbreviations:
K knitP purl
M1 make 1 st by picking up loop between 2 sts and knitting into the back of it
st st stocking stitch
g st garter stitch (every row knit)
tbl through back of loops
tog together
st(s) stitch(es)
S1 slip one without knitting
psso pass slipped stitch over
RS right side
WS wrong side
Main part
First diamond row
With
3.75mm needles, cast on 36 sts.
Foundation row: K2tog, K to last 2 sts, K2tog.
** Next row (RS): K to centre 4 sts, K2tog, S1,
K1, psso, K to end.
Next row (WS): K
Repeat these two rows until 4 sts remain.
Next row (RS): K2tog, S1, K1, psso
Next row: K2tog, cut yarn and pull through to
fasten off.
Make
7 more diamonds like this.
Second diamond row
Using 3.5mm Afghan hook, pick up 17 sts along the
top left edge of one black diamond, then 17 sts along the top right edge of
another.
Transfer the 34 sts to a 3.75mm knitting needle from
the pointed end of the hook.
Foundation row: K2tog tbl, K tbl to last 2 sts,
K2tog tbl.
Continue as for first diamond from ** above.
Work
a further 6 diamonds like this between the ones made for the first row.
Half diamond – left hand edge
Using
Afghan hook, pick up 17 sts along top right edge of the second row diamond at
the left hand edge (right side facing you). Transfer sts to 3.75 mm needle.
Foundation row: K2tog tbl, K to end.
Next
row: K to last 2 sts, K2tog
Next
row: K
Repeat
last 2 rows till 2 sts remain. K2tog and fasten off.
Half diamond – right hand edge
Using
Afghan hook, pick up 17 sts along top left edge of the second row diamond at
the right hand edge (right side facing you). Transfer sts to 3.75 mm needle.
Foundation row: K tbl to last 2 sts, K2tog tbl
Next
row: S1,
K1, psso, K to end
Next
row: K
Repeat
last 2 rows till 2 sts remain. K2tog and fasten off.
Third and remaining diamond rows
As for second row, but picking up 16 sts per side.
Continue
in this manner, picking up one stitch fewer on each side for each row of
diamonds until ypu have worked a row with 11 sts each side (7 rows of diamonds
in all).
Top edge half diamonds
Work
horizontal half diamonds between the last row as follows:
Pick
up 10 sts each side as above. Work foundation row.
Next
row: K to centre 4 sts, K2tog, S1, K1, psso, K to last st, turn (leaving 1 sts
on other needle.)
Next
row: K to last st, turn.
Continue
in this manner, decreasing twice at the centre and leaving one more st on the
needle at the end of each row until you have 12 sts left. Cut yarn and place
these 12 sts on a large safety pin.
Repeat
for the other 7 horizontal half diamonds.
The main part complete - note the half diamonds, and the safety pins holding the stitches! |
Yoke
With
RS facing, pick up and knit 1 st at start of row. Work across 12 sts on first
safety pin as follows: **K5, M1, K2, M1, K5. Pick up and knit 4 sts from gap
between diamonds.
Repeat
from **6 times more, then K5, M1, K2, M1, K5, and finally pick up and K 1 st at
end of row (142 sts)
Work
9 rows garter st, then 2 rows st st, ending with a purl row.
Divide
for front and back sections: K 31, cast off 6, K 68, cast off 6, K 31.
Left front
Next
row (WS): P31, dec 1 sts at armhole edge of this and next 4 rows (26 sts)
Decrease
on K rows only until 14 sts remain.
Cast
off 4 sts at start of next neck edge row.
Dec
1 st at neck edge on next 3 rows, at the same time continue to dec 1 st at
armhole edge on alternate rows, until 2 sts remain.
K2tog
and fasten off.
Back
Rejoin
yarn to next block of sts, P 68.
Dec
1 st at each end of next and following 4 rows (58 sts).
Dec
1 st at each end of knit rows only until24 sts remain. Cast off.
Right front
Rejoin
yarn and P 38. Work right front to correspond with left front, reversing all
shaping.
Sleeves (make 2)
Cast
on 39 sts and work 1 inch in g st.
Inc
row: K4, (inc in next st, K5) 5 times, inc in next st, K4 (45 sts).
Working in st st, inc 1 st at each end of next and following 6th
row until you have 59 sts. Continue straight until sleeve measures
10 in.
Raglan
shaping: Continuing in st st, cast off 2 sts at beg of next 2
rows. Dec 1 st at both ends of next 5 rows, then dec 1 st at both
ends of each RS row until 7 sts remain. Cast off.
Hood
Cast
on 113 sts, K 8 rows.
Inc
row (WS): K7, (M1, K11) 9 times, M1, K7 (123 sts).
St
st 8 rows.
Dec
1 st at each end of next and every alternate row (RS rows) until 101 sts
remain.
Work
straight in st st until work measures 7 inches in all.
Cast
off. Join back seam.
Button band
With
RS facing, pick up and knit 85 sts evenly along left front edge. Work 9 rows
garter st. Cast off loosely (note: it may help to use a size larger needle).
Buttonhole band
Pick
up and knit 85 sts along right front edge as for button band. Work 4 rows
garter st.
Next
row (WS): K3, (cast off 3, K8) 4 times, cast off 3, K to end.
Next
row (RS): K to first buttonhole, (turn, cast on 3, turn, K8) 4 times, turn,
cast on 3, turn, K3.
Work
3 more rows garter st. Cast off loosely (see note above).
To make up
Weave
in all ends. Join sleeve seams and underarm seams. Attach hood, matching shaped
edges to front neck shaping and easing in fullness to neck. Neaten buttonholes
by oversewing around them. Attach buttons. Press seams lightly under a dry
cloth.
Love this jacket. Thanks so much for sharing it with us.
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