This adorable coat dress for toddler girls is perfect over leggings or jeans. Knit this sweater for your favourite one-year-old and she’ll still be wearing it when she’s three. It will have stylish three-quarter length sleeves and a shorter skirt—but it still looks great!

Worked bottom up, in pieces, the coat dress was designed to be an easy knit requiring minimal shaping. The ribbing pulls in the bodice to create the effect of a semi-shaped armhole.

This knitting pattern includes written directions, a schematic with measurements, and thoughtful details.

Sizes/Finished Measurements
To fit 6-12 mo (12-24 mo, 2-4 yrs)
Finished chest: 23 (25, 27)“ / 58.5 (63.5, 68.5) cm
Finished length: 15 (17, 19)” / 38 (43, 48.5) cm
Sleeve seam length: 7.5 (8.5, 10.5)“ / 19 (21.5, 26.5) cm
Designed for 2-4” (5-10 cm) positive ease; shown in 12-24 mo size.

Yarn
DK weight yarn
750 (1000, 1250) yd / 686 (915, 1143) m

Substitution Notes
The original, discontinued yarn is 50/50 wool/cotton and knits up at 20-24 sts using a size 3.75 - 4.5mm / US 5 - 7 needle. 100% wool or wool blends and cottons would work well for this garment. Choose a fibre that’s easy to wash.

Techniques
Increases/decreases, basic sweater construction, worked flat, bottom up, seaming, picking up stitches, buttonholes and sewing on buttons.