Angel Top and Baby Dress Knitting Pattern

Knit a beautiful baby outfit featuring a dress, angel top, scalloped-edge shorts, matching headband and adorable shoe-style bootees.

This versatile baby knitting pattern creates several coordinating garments from one pattern, making it ideal for babies and reborn dolls from premature through to 3–6 months. The angel top can be paired with either the dress or shorts to create different looks.

What's Included

• Baby dress

• Angel top

• Scalloped-edge shorts

• Matching headband

• Socks and shoe-style bootees

• Instructions for multiple baby and reborn doll sizes

Sizes Included

17–18" reborn (Approx 4–5lb Prem baby)

18–19" reborn (Approx 5–7lb Newborn baby)

20–21" reborn (Approx 8–10lb Newborn baby)

22" reborn (0–3 months baby)

24"+ reborn (Approx 3–6 months baby)

Skills Required

• Knit

• Purl

• Yarn forward

• Yarn over needle

• Knit 2 stitches together

• Purl 3 stitches together

• Slip stitches

• Pass slipped stitches over

• Cast on stitches using the two-needle method

• Pick up stitches

Sizes, Yarn & Needles

17–18” or 42.5–45cm Height (Approx 4–5lb Prem baby)

• 150g 4ply yarn in main colour

• 100g 4ply yarn in contrast colour

• 6 buttons

• 5 stitch holders

• 1 pair 2.75mm needles

• Ribbon for shorts if required

• Tension: 30 stitches and 38 rows to 10cm over stocking stitch

18–19” or 45–47.5cm Height (Approx 5–7lb Newborn baby)

• 150g 4ply yarn in main colour

• 100g 4ply yarn in contrast colour

• 6 buttons

• 5 stitch holders

• 1 pair 3.25mm needles

• Ribbon for shorts if required

• Tension: 28 stitches and 36 rows to 10cm over stocking stitch

20–21” or 51–53.5cm Height (Approx 8–10lb Newborn baby)

• 200g 4ply yarn in main colour

• 150g 4ply yarn in contrast colour

• 6 buttons

• 5 stitch holders

• 1 pair 3.75mm needles

• OR DK yarn with 3.25mm needles

• Ribbon for shorts if required

• Tension: 26 stitches and 34 rows to 10cm over stocking stitch

22” or 55cm Height (Approx 0–3 Months)

• 200g DK yarn in main colour

• 150g DK yarn in contrast colour

• 6 buttons

• 5 stitch holders

• 1 pair 3.75mm needles

• Ribbon for shorts if required

• Tension: 24 stitches and 30 rows to 10cm over stocking stitch

3–6 Month Size

• 250g DK yarn in main colour

• 150g DK yarn in contrast colour

• 6 buttons

• 5 stitch holders

• 1 pair 4mm needles

• Ribbon for shorts if required

• Tension: 22 stitches and 30 rows to 10cm over stocking stitch

You are welcome to sell finished items made from this pattern.