112. Baby Top Down Bolero Knitting Pattern (PDF Download)
Baby Top Down Bolero Knitting Pattern
One of our best-selling baby knitting patterns!
Knit a beautiful top-down baby bolero with very little sewing required.
This versatile design can be worked in either one or two colours, making it an excellent stash-busting project. The 0–3 month sample shown used just 37g of DK yarn, making it one of the most economical baby garments you'll ever knit.
Customers have created this pattern in hundreds of different colour combinations, and every finished bolero has its own unique character. We've even created a video featuring many of the wonderful customer makes we've received over the years.
Suitable for babies and reborn dolls from premature through to 0–3 months.
What's Included
• Top-down baby bolero
• One-colour instructions
• Two-colour instructions
• Minimal sewing construction
• Instructions for multiple baby and reborn doll sizes
Sizes Included
15–16" reborn (Approx 2.5–4lb Prem baby)
16–17" reborn (Approx 3–5lb Prem baby)
18–19" reborn (Approx 5–7lb Newborn baby)
20–21" reborn (Approx 8–10lb Newborn baby)
22" reborn (0–3 months baby)
Skills Required
• Knit
• Purl
• Yarn forward
• Yarn over needle
• Knit 2 stitches together
• Purl 3 stitches together
• Pick up stitches
Sizes, Yarn & Needles
15–16” or 37.5–40cm Height (Approx 2.5–4lb Prem baby)
• 20g 4ply yarn in main colour A
• 20g 4ply yarn in contrast colour B
• 1 button
• 1 stitch holder
• 1 pair 2.75mm needles
• Tension: 30 stitches and 38 rows to 10cm over stocking stitch
16–17” or 40–42.5cm Height (Approx 3–5lb Prem baby)
• 20g 4ply yarn in main colour A
• 20g 4ply yarn in contrast colour B
• 1 button
• 1 stitch holder
• 1 pair 3.25mm needles
• Tension: 28 stitches and 36 rows to 10cm over stocking stitch
18–19” or 45–47.5cm Height (Approx 5–7lb Newborn baby)
• 20g 4ply yarn in main colour A
• 20g 4ply yarn in contrast colour B
• 1 button
• 1 stitch holder
• 1 pair 3.75mm needles
• OR DK yarn with 3.25mm needles
• Tension: 26 stitches and 34 rows to 10cm over stocking stitch
20–21” or 50–52.5cm Height (Approx 8–10lb Newborn baby)
• 25g DK yarn in main colour A
• 25g DK yarn in contrast colour B
• 1 button
• 1 stitch holder
• 1 pair 3.75mm needles
• Tension: 24 stitches and 30 rows to 10cm over stocking stitch
22” or 55cm Height (0–3 Months)
• 25g DK yarn in main colour A
• 25g DK yarn in contrast colour B
• 1 button
• 1 stitch holder
• 1 pair 4mm needles
• Tension: 22 stitches and 28 rows to 10cm over stocking stitch
You are welcome to sell finished items made from this pattern.
