The Hebden Gilet Jacket is an easy-to-wear extra layer for your toddler or youngster, helping to maintain their core temperature as the temperatures start to fall.

The gilet can be quickly slipped on over a T-shirt or top when they are playing outside and provides extra warmth without restricting their arm movements. It can be worn open or snapped shut with large feature press-studs.

The jacket is worked in a soft merino wool yarn and the pattern includes six sizes to suit kiddies aged 2–12 years.

Difficulty: Intermediate

Techniques: Knitting, purling, decreases, slipped stitches, working with two colours, working with two ends of yarn held together, joining seams either by grafting or with a 3-needle Bind-Off.

Sizes:
To fit ages: 2 (4, 6, 8, 10, 12) yrs.
Chest Size: 52 (56, 60, 64, 70, 76) cm / 20 (22, 23.5, 25, 27.5, 30) ins

Finished Measurements:
Width: 30 (34, 38, 42, 46, 50) cm / 12 (13, 15, 16.5, 18, 20) ins
Length: 35 (40, 46, 50, 53, 57) cm / 14 (16, 18, 20, 21, 22.5) ins

Yarn:
Lang Merino 120 DK yarn, 100% wool, 90m/98 yds:50gm ball in colours:
Main Colour/MC: #152.0270 Charcoal x 5 (7, 9, 10, 12, 14) balls.
Contrast Colour/CC: #152.0004 Black x 1 (1, 1, 1, 2, 2) balls.

Actual amount used for 4-yr-old size as shown:
. MC: 310gm/10.5 oz, 558m/605 yds
. CC: 25gm/1 oz, 45m/48 yds.

​Yarn substitution: To use an alternative yarn, please select a double knitting/DK wool yarn with a recommended gauge of about 17 sts:10cm/4 ins with 4.5-5.5mm/US #7-9 needles, when working with a single strand of yarn.

Please note that the gilet jacket is worked with two ends of yarn held together for extra warmth. For more information, please see my blogpost series on working with doubled yarns.

Needles: Size 5.5 mm/US #9 circular needles, length 80cm/32 ins.

Gauge: 16 sts & 24 rows:10cm/4 ins in either Stocking Stitch or Imitation Lattice pattern using 5.5mm/US #9 needles and two ends of yarn held together.

Notions:
. Row counter, markers and stitch holders.
. For finishing: Tapestry needle & water mister for blocking.
. Sew-on snaps: 4 (5, 5, 6, 6, 6) x Size 10 Sew-on snaps plus matching thread and sewing needle.
. Buttons: 4 (5, 5, 6, 6, 6) x 1.75cm, ¾ ins buttons.

Stitch Pattern
This design uses a reversible stitch pattern from the book: Reversible Knitting Stitches –A Sourcebook of 250 Double-Sided Stitch Patterns by Moira Ravenscroft & Anna Ravenscroft, 2nd Edition, 2022
For more details, please click here.

© Moira Ravenscroft, 2024

Website: www.wyndlestrawdesigns.com