PDF Top Down Bolero Knitting Pattern Bundle

Long Sleeve Baby & Child Sizes – Premature to 7 Years

Manually emailed top down bolero knitting pattern bundle including the long sleeve baby bolero and the coordinating child bolero sizes from 1 to 7 years.

Both patterns are worked from the top down, meaning minimal sewing is required. This makes them ideal for hospital knitting, charity knitting or everyday wear.

The long-sleeve baby version was created following customer requests, particularly from hospitals that prefer long sleeves for donated garments. The child version includes both long and short sleeve options, as well as instructions for working in contrasting colours.

Both patterns are excellent for using up leftover yarn, requiring less than 50g of each colour for baby sizes and modest quantities for child sizes.

A child-sized version of this pattern is available separately which you can find here child size bolero.

If you are looking for the smaller, baby-size boleros you can find them here:-

Long sleeve baby bolero

Child size bolero

This listing is for a PDF knitting pattern bundle only, not a finished garment.
Instructions are manually emailed after purchase.

Sizes Included

Baby Sizes (Long Sleeve Version)

Designed to fit 15–22″ reborn dolls
Suitable for approximately 2.5lb premature to 0–3 month babies

• 15–16″ / 37.5–40cm (Approx 2.5–4lb Prem)

• 16–17″ / 40–42.5cm (Approx 3–5lb Prem)

• 18–19″ / 45–47.5cm (Approx 5–7lb Newborn)

• 20–21″ / 50–52.5cm (Approx 8–10lb Newborn)

• 22″ / 55cm (0–3 Months)

Child Sizes (Top Down Bolero)

• 1–2 Years

• 2–3 Years

• 4–5 Years

• 6–7 Years

All child sizes are knitted in DK yarn.

Skill Level

Easy to Intermediate

Knitting Skills Required

You will need to be able to:

• Knit

• Purl

• Yarn forward

• Yarn over needle

• Knit two stitches together

• Purl three stitches together

• Pick up stitches

Sizes, Yarn & Needles

Long Sleeve Baby Bolero Knitting Pattern

15–16″ / 37.5–40cm (Approx 2.5–4lb Prem)

• 35g 4-ply yarn in main colour A

• 20g 4-ply yarn in contrast colour B

• 1 button

• 1 stitch holder

• 1 pair 2.75mm knitting needles

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

16–17″ / 40–42.5cm (Approx 3–5lb Prem)

• 35g 4-ply yarn in main colour A

• 20g 4-ply yarn in contrast colour B

• 1 button

• 1 stitch holder

• 1 pair 3.25mm knitting needles

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

18–19″ / 45–47.5cm (Approx 5–7lb Newborn)

• 35g 4-ply yarn in main colour A

• 20g 4-ply yarn in contrast colour B

• 1 button

• 1 stitch holder

• 1 pair 3.75mm knitting needles

OR

• Double knitting yarn

• 1 pair 3.25mm knitting needles

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

20–21″ / 50–52.5cm (Approx 8–10lb Newborn)

• 40g double knitting yarn in main colour A

• 25g double knitting yarn in contrast colour B

• 1 button

• 1 stitch holder

• 1 pair 3.75mm knitting needles

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

22″ / 55cm (0–3 Months)

• 40g double knitting yarn in main colour A

• 25g double knitting yarn in contrast colour B

• 1 button

• 1 stitch holder

• 1 pair 4mm knitting needles

• Tension: 22 stitches and 28 rows to 10cm over stocking stitch

Top Down Child Bolero Knitting Pattern

(All sizes knitted in DK yarn)

1–2 Years

• 50g double knitting yarn in colour A

• 50g double knitting yarn in colour B

• 1 button

• 1 stitch holder

• 1 pair 4mm knitting needles

• Tension: 22 stitches and 28 rows to 10cm over stocking stitch

2–3 Years

• 100g double knitting yarn in colour A

• 50g double knitting yarn in colour B

• 1 button

• 1 stitch holder

• 1 pair 4mm knitting needles

• Tension: 22 stitches and 28 rows to 10cm over stocking stitch

4–5 Years

• 100g double knitting yarn in colour A

• 50g double knitting yarn in colour B

• 1 button

• 1 stitch holder

• 1 pair 4mm knitting needles

• Tension: 22 stitches and 28 rows to 10cm over stocking stitch

6–7 Years

• 150g double knitting yarn in colour A

• 50g double knitting yarn in colour B

• 1 button

• 1 stitch holder

• 1 pair 4mm knitting needles

• Tension: 22 stitches and 28 rows to 10cm over stocking stitch

Safety guidance is available in the pattern download and on our Safety Information Page.

PDF patterns are manually emailed to the European Union, United Kingdom, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.

Items that need physical posting are shipped to England, Scotland and Wales.

Unfortunately, due to the nature of our patterns, we cannot accept returns or exchanges.

Our ready made outfits are eligible for returns and exchanges. Please check our refund and returns policy for full details