Free Knitting Pattern for a Teal Darling – Baby Dress and Hat.
This pattern creates a matching baby dress and hat set, knitted in soft Rainbow Bamboo yarn. The dress features a simple top-down raglan construction, starting with a flat-worked yoke that incorporates buttonholes for shoulder closures.
The yoke transitions to working in the round after the initial raglan increases. The body of the dress includes a colorwork section of alternating stitches, then continues in the contrast color with increases to create an A-line shape.
A heart pattern is worked near the hem using knit and purl stitches. Sleeves are worked in the round in stockinette stitch with decreases for shaping. The hat is worked in the round from the bottom up, starting with a stockinette stitch section in the main color, transitioning to a two-color alternating stitch pattern, and then continuing in the contrast color.
Decreases shape the crown of the hat. Both the dress and hat, along with the sleeves, can have crocheted edging. The pattern uses standard knitting abbreviations and includes instructions for sizes from newborn to 24 months.
Skill Level: Intermediate
It’s rated as intermediate skill level, primarily due to the raglan shaping, colorwork, working in the round, and i-cord bind-off. The materials used, 3.00mm circular needles of 40cm and 60 cm, DPN needles, a 3.00mm crochet hook, a tapestry needle, stitch markers, a stitch holder and 4 buttons. The yarn is Rainbow Bamboo and takes one to two skeins of each colour.
Sizes:
- Dress and Hat: <0 (0-1) 1-3 (6-9) 12-18 (24) months
- Baby’s height: ~40-44 (48-52) 56-62 (68-74) 80-86 (92) cm
- Head circumference: 28-32 (34-38) 40-42 (44-46) 48-50 (52-54) cm (This is specifically for the hat sizing)
Materials:
- Yarn: Rainbow Bamboo (The pattern doesn’t state the weight, but based on the needle size and gauge, it’s likely a DK or light worsted weight)
- Main Color (MC) – White (#01): 1 (1) 1 (2) 2 (2) skeins
- Contrast Color (CC) – Deep Teal (#37): 1 (1) 1 (2) 2 (2) skeins
- Needles:
- 3.00 mm circular needles (40 cm length)
- 3.00 mm circular needles (60 cm length)
- 3.00 mm double-pointed needles (DPNs) – optional, for sleeves if not using magic loop
- Crochet hook:
- 3.00 mm
- Other:
- Tapestry needle (for weaving in ends)
- Stitch markers
- Stitch holder
- 4 buttons
- Gauge: 26 sts x 36 rows = 10×10 cm (4″x4″) in stockinette stitch
