My Babbity Baby Jacket is very popular ! From month to month, it is always in the 'Top 5' of favourited designs. Recently one of the members of my facebook page knitted a chunky version with a hood! It is lovely ! - and too good not to share ! Chunky Hooded Babbity Jacket Thank you so much Joanne Loasby for sharing your instructions ! I know that a lot of knitters will be very happy to knit this :) Measurements ~ Size: 22" chest Length: 12" Sleeve length: 10" = 9“ after turning back the cuff Requires ~ 2 strands of DK yarn knitted tog (around 330g - 350g) OR UK chunky weight yarn 6mm needles 3 buttons Instructions ~ Cast on 56sts Rows 1 & 2 Knit Row 3 K2, yrn, k2tog, (makes a buttonhole), knit to end of row Rows 4,5 & 6 Knit Row 7 K9, kfb, k1, kfb, k5, kfb, k1, kfb, k15, kfb, k1, kfb, k5, kfb, k1, kfb, k10 Row 8 Knit 64sts Row 9 K10, kfb, k1, kfb, k7, kfb, k1, kfb, k17, kfb, k1, kfb, k7, kfb, k1, kfb, k11 Row 10 Knit 72sts Row 11 K11, kfb, k1, kfb, k9, kfb, k1, kfb, k19, kfb, k1, kfb, k9, kfb, k1, kfb, k12 Row 12 Knit 80sts Row 13 K12, kfb, k1, kfb, k11, kfb, k1, kfb, k21, kfb, k1, kfb, k11, kfb, k1, kfb, k13 Row 14 Knit 88sts Row 15 K13, kfb, k1, kfb, k13, kfb, k1, kfb, k23, kfb, k1, kfb, k13, kfb, k1, kfb, k14 Row 16 Knit 96sts Row 17 K2, yrn, k2tog, (makes a buttonhole), K10, kfb, k1, kfb, k15, kfb, k1, kfb, k25, kfb, k1, kfb, k15, kfb, k1, kfb, k15 Row 18 Knit 104sts Row 19 K15, kfb, k1, kfb, k17, kfb, k1, kfb, k27, kfb, k1, kfb, k17, kfb, k1, kfb, k16 Row 20 Knit 112sts Row 21 K16, kfb, k1, kfb, k19, kfb, k1, kfb, k29, kfb, k1, kfb, k19, kfb, k1, kfb, k17 Row 22 Knit 120sts Row 23 K17, kfb, k1, kfb, k21, kfb, k1, kfb, k31, kfb, k1, kfb, k21, kfb, k1, kfb, k18 Row 24 Knit 128sts Row 25 K18, kfb, k1, kfb, k23, kfb, k1, kfb, k33, kfb, k1, kfb, k23, kfb, k1, kfb, k19 Row 26 Knit 136sts Row 27 K19, kfb, k1, kfb, k25, kfb, k1, kfb, k35, kfb, k1, kfb, k25, kfb, k1, kfb, k20 Row 28 Knit 144sts Row 29 K20, kfb, k1, kfb, k27, kfb, k1, kfb, k37, kfb, k1, kfb, k27, kfb, k1, kfb, k21 Row 30 Knit 152sts Row 31 K2, yrn, k2tog, (makes a buttonhole ), K17, kfb, k1, kfb, k29, kfb, k1, kfb, k39, kfb, k1, kfb, k29, kfb, k1, kfb, k22 Row 32 Knit 160sts Row 33 K24, slip next 34sts onto a stitch holder, k44, slip next 34sts onto a stitch holder, k24 (92sts) Knit 64 rows - work should now measure around 12" - it is easy to adjust the length here 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 6 rows Row 7 K2tog, knit to last 2sts, k2tog (32sts) Knit 7 rows Repeat the last 8 rows 4 times more (24sts) Knit 28 more rows without any further shaping - work should now measure around 10" - it is easy to adjust the length here Cast off knitwise Make the second sleeve in the same way Sew up sleeve seams. Gather together underarms Darn away ends Turn back cuffs Sew on buttons Garter stitch hood (optional) ~ With the Right Side facing, pick up and knit 49sts from the neck cast on - (skipping the first 3sts and last 4sts of the neck cast on) Row 1: K23, kfb, k1, kfb, k23 (51sts) Rows 2, 3 & 4: Knit Row 5: K24, kfb, k1, kfb, k24 (53sts) Rows 6, 7 & 8: Knit Row 9: K25, kfb, k1, kfb, k25 (55sts) Rows 10, 11 & 12: Knit Row 13: K26, kfb, k1, kfb, k26 (57sts) Rows 14, 15 & 16: Knit Row 17: K27, kfb, k1, kfb, k27 (59sts) Rows 18, 19 & 20: Knit Row 21: K28, kfb, k1, kfb, k28 (61sts) Rows 22, 23 & 24: Knit Row 25: K29, kfb, k1, kfb, k29 (63sts) Rows 26, 27 & 28: Knit Row 29: K30, kfb, k1, kfb, k30 (65sts) Rows 30, 31 & 32: Knit Row 33: K31, kfb, k1, kfb, k31 (67sts) Rows 34, 35 & 36: Knit Row 37: K32, kfb, k1, kfb, k32 (69sts) Rows 38 – 55: Knit Row 56: K32, k2tog, k1, k2tog, k32 (67sts) Row 57: K31, k2tog, k1, k2tog, k31 (65sts) Row 58: K30, k2tog, k1, k2tog, k30 (63sts) Row 59: K29, k2tog, k1, k2tog, k29 (61sts) Row 60: K28, k2tog, k1, k2tog, k28 (59sts) Cast off Sew top of hood Turn back edge For the Ombre effect ~ I believe the colour change rows are 37 and 59 for the body and 5 and 25 for the sleeves. You will find the instructions for my original Babbity Jacket here ~ in 4 sizes ....... Newborn, 3 months, 6 - 9 months and 9 - 12 months https://mariannaslazydaisydays.blogspot.com/2015/01/babbity-baby-jacket.html Babbity Baby Jacket I am happy for you to use my patterns for your own use or for charity donations. In addition: You can gift or sell any finished items you make from my patterns. However, please do not copy my patterns Copyright © 2021 ‘made by marianna’ All Rights Reserved This pattern (the information and photos) may not be copied or reproduced or republished on another webpage or website.
