Sleeveless jacket for a girl with knitting needles 1-2-3-5 years. Patterns and description for beginners, master class

A knitted sleeveless jacket is a versatile wardrobe item. for a girl of any age. The abundance of knitted options allows you to choose a comfortable model for your little princess. A sleeveless jacket can be worn at any time of year: knitted from wool or voluminous acrylic, it will keep you warm on a winter walk, and made from cotton, linen or viscose, it is suitable for a summer look.

How to knit a sleeveless jacket for a newborn girl (1-1.5 years)

A gentle and cozy sleeveless jacket for a newborn princess is made with a pearl pattern and decorated with a large royal braid. The model has a loose cut that does not restrict the baby's movements, and button fasteners on the shoulder side.

What you need for knitting

To work you will need to prepare the following materials and tools:

• Knitting threads made of 100% SuperFine merino wool (chosen due to the high sensitivity of children's skin) - 250 g. 100 g contains 210 m of thread.
• 2 small buttons of a suitable shade.
• 4 mm knitting needles on 0.8 m line.
• Two pairs of straight knitting needles No. 4 and No. 4.5.

This is what the vest will look like.

Knitting pattern, patterns

A sleeveless jacket for a girl, made according to the proposed description, is easy to work with and includes several patterns:

• Garter stitchIt consists of knitting only front loops in all rows.
  
• Pearl – a pattern made up of alternating front and back loops with an offset of 1 st every 2 rows.
• Central Braid Pattern consists of alternating front loops, elements with shifting stitches to the right and left, and purl loops.

For ease of use, all patterns are presented in diagrams.

The calculation of loops for creating the model should be made using the pearl pattern as a guide. Its density is 19 sts in 34 rows. Such a sample has a size of 10*10 cm.

Step by step knitting instructions

Following the step-by-step description of the work, a novice needlewoman will also be able to knit a beautiful sleeveless jacket for a newborn baby with her own hands:

1. To knit the back, you need to cast on 52/60/66 sts with straight knitting needles No. 4 and knit 5 rows in garter stitch. Then continue working with knitting needles No. 4.5.
2. The next 17/20/23 cm should be knitted, having previously distributed the loops according to the following principle: edge loop, 4 sts in garter stitch, 42/50/56 sts in pearl pattern, again 4 sts in garter stitch and the last edge loop.
3. * Next, you need to close 3 loops on each side to form armholes, while simultaneously extending the garter stitch pattern by 3 loops towards the center of the piece.
4. After this, in each even row, decrease 3/5/5 times by 1 st on each side. Decreases should be done as follows: in the front row, knit 2 sts of the transition from garter stitch to pearl stitch simultaneously with a leftward tilt, similarly at the end of the front row. * Continue knitting the back piece to a height of 26/30/34 cm.
5. Then you need to close 12/12/14 central loops to begin forming the neck of the product.
6. Continue working first on the left side on 14/16/18 loops and at the beginning of each purl row close 4 sts and 2 sts respectively.
7. Once the height reaches 28/32/36 cm, you need to start knitting the fastener strip. To do this, knit 1.5 cm of garter stitch on 8/10/12 loops, then close them and start knitting the right shoulder.
8. Knitting should be done similarly to the left side, keeping the decreases. Knitting a strip is not required, therefore, at a height of 28/32/36 cm, close the shoulder loops.
9. To knit the front part of the sleeveless jacket, after 5 rows of garter stitch with knitting needles No. 4, you need to switch to knitting needles No. 4.5.
10. Distribution of loops for work: edge, 4 sts of garter stitch, 9/13/17 sts of pearl pattern, 30 sts of the central pattern, evenly performing 4 increases of 1 front loop, again 9/13/17 sts of pearl pattern and 4 sts of garter stitch, finish the row with 1 edge st.
    
11. Similar to knitting the back, after 17/20/23 cm you need to make decreases for the armholes. To do this, repeat from * to *. There should be 46/50/58 loops left on the needles.
12. Having knitted 22/26/30 cm of fabric, you need to start forming the neck. You need to close 14/14/16 central loops and finish the shoulders separately.
13. The left side needs to be knitted on 16/18/21 sts, in each subsequent front row decreasing 4, 2/2/3 and 2 rows by 1 st respectively at the beginning of the rows.
14. Next, you need to continue working with the right shoulder. Similar decreases should be done at the beginning of each subsequent purl row.
15. When the height of the front part of the sleeveless jacket is 26.5/30.5/34.5 cm, you need to start knitting the fastener strip with a garter stitch. Evenly distributing the loops, you should form 2 holes for buttons: knit 2 sts together, then make 1 yarn over.
16. When the height is 28/32/36, close all shoulder loops.
17. Next, you need to complete both side seams of the pieces and one shoulder seam.
18. Using circular knitting needles No. 4, cast on 76/76/84 sts along the edge of the neck opening and knit 1.5 cm in garter stitch, then close these loops and sew on the prepared buttons.

Features of knitting the product

Things for newborn babies are always made with seams on the outside, so as not to injure sensitive baby skin. Details of knitted items should be sewn loop to loop, so that the seam is as flat as possible. The proposed model of a sleeveless jacket can be made almost seamless. To do this, you need to take circular knitting needles of the same number and knit with a single piece of fabric in a circle to the beginning of the armholes. Then you should divide the work into back and front loops and finish each part separately, as shown in the description. After closing all the loops, you need to make a shoulder seam and sew on buttons.

Sleeveless tunic for girls 2-3 years old

A sleeveless jacket for a girl is knitted in the form of an elongated tunic with a spectacular volumetric pattern and has the simplest cut. You can create such a model quite quickly.

The sleeveless jacket is suitable for ages 2-3 years and looks interesting both in combination with trousers or jeans, and on its own.

What you need for knitting

To knit a model for height 102-104, you will need to prepare the following tools and materials:

• 350 g of semi-wool or acrylic yarn, 100 g 1100-1300 m. Knit with 8-ply yarn.
• Straight knitting needles No. 3.
• An additional needle for making braid weaves if necessary.

Pattern density 20 sts x 28 rows = 10*10 cm.

Knitting pattern, patterns

The knitting patterns for a sleeveless jacket, which are necessary when performing the work, are a pattern for the upper part of the model with the formation of armholes and a V-shaped neckline, as well as a pattern for the basic Aran pattern.

The diagram is above.

Step by step knitting instructions

A sleeveless tunic-style knitted jacket for a 2-3 year old girl is easy to make, but requires careful calculation of the loops.

The work should be carried out using the diagrams and step-by-step description:

1. For the front piece, cast on 72 sts in any convenient way.
2. The cast-on stitches should be distributed as follows: 1 edge stitch, slip 2 knits, 2 purl, repeat the combination 5 more times, 46 stitches according to the main pattern, 12 2*2 rib stitches, 1 edge stitch, purl. At this stage, use pattern 24.1.
3. Next, you need to continue working until the height of the piece is 30 cm, after which you can begin forming the neck. Knitting must be divided into two parts and each half must be finished separately.
4. Knit the left half according to diagram 24.2, then close 21 shoulder loops.
5. The right half should be knitted symmetrically, using the same pattern. The height of the finished front part of the sleeveless jacket will be 40 cm.
6. The back should be made on 72 loops similar to the front part without forming a neckline. To do this, in the 93rd and subsequent rows, all loops in the center of the braid pattern should be knitted purlwise. At a knitted fabric height of 40 cm, the back loops should be closed, fold the sleeveless tunic parts with the right side inward and perform shoulder and side seams.

Sleeveless jacket for girls 5-6 years old

A girl of 5-6 years already wants to be the most beautiful and neat. A wonderful sleeveless jacket is knitted with knitting needles from soft cozy yarn for comfort in wearing and allows you to create a lot of interesting images for a young lady.

Unusual decor made of satin ribbons will make your little one the most fashionable on the playground.

What you need for knitting

To knit the proposed model of a sleeveless jacket for a girl aged 5-6 years, you need to prepare the following tools and materials:

• Wool blend yarn (wool with acrylic) 100 g 200 m – 200 g.
• Satin ribbon of a suitable shade to match the yarn - two pieces of 2 m each.
• Straight knitting needles, 5 mm thick.
• Needles are 4.5 mm thick.
• If necessary, an additional short knitting needle for knitting the braid.

Knitting patterns, designs

In a square of knitted fabric with a side of 10 cm there are 21 rows of 16 loops.

The main knitting patterns used in the work are presented in the table and diagrams:

Pattern	Knitting technology
Cross elastic band	Alternate rows as follows: *1st front row front st, 2nd purl row purl, then knit the 3rd front row purl, knit the 4th row with front loops, then repeat from * the required number of times to the desired height of the product.
Braid of 16 sts.	Odd rows should be knitted only with knit stitches, all even rows with purl stitches. Knit 1-4 rows with knit stitch. In the 5th row, you need to remove 4 sts unknitted behind the work, using an additional knitting needle, 4 fronts, then knit 4 fronts left on the short knitting needle, remove 4 sts again, now in front of the work, knit 4 fronts, then include 4 sts from the additional knitting needle in the work and knit them with knit stitches. 7-15 rows must be knitted with knit stitch, 17 rows are done similarly to the 5th.
Classic 2x2 elastic	You need to repeat the alternation of 2 knits, 2 purl as many times as necessary.

The diagram is above.

Step by step knitting instructions

Knitting of the model should be done in the described sequence:

1. To make the back, you need to cast on 74 stitches with 4.5 mm knitting needles and knit them with a 2*2 elastic pattern. You need to do 20 rows in this way. You should start knitting with face stitches.
2. You need to change the knitting needles to No. 5 and, starting from the next row, work with the front surface. You need to knit a row, evenly decreasing 16 loops. After knitting 21 rows, 58 sts will remain in the work.
3. Knitting with the front surface should be continued until the beginning of the formation of the armholes.
4. Having reached a height of 22 cm from the beginning of knitting the sleeveless jacket, it is necessary to close the loops for the armholes in every 2nd row. You should knit 2 times 2 sts, and then 2 times 1 st.
5. Having knitted 16 cm from the beginning of the armhole, you should start decreasing for the shoulder slopes on both sides: you need to close 4 sts once and 5 sts twice. Decreases must be done in every even row. At the same time as the initial decrease, you need to close 14 central loops to form the neck, finish each shoulder separately.
6. Work on knitting the right shelf should be started by casting on 42 sts. You need to knit 6 sts with a transverse elastic band, 36 sts with a 2*2 elastic band, 20 rows.
7. From row 21, switch to knitting needles No. 5 and distribute the loops: 6 sts of transverse elastic, 4 knits, 2 purl, 16 sts of the “Braid” pattern according to the diagram, 2 purl, 10 knits. Evenly decrease 2 sts during knitting of the row.
8. The formation of the armhole should begin in the same way as the back.
9. To form the correct neck, you need to make decreases at a distance of 14 cm from the beginning of the armhole. To do this, you need to put aside 5 sts on an auxiliary knitting needle, the next 6 sts need to be closed, and then 16 loops also need to be closed in the 21st row. Next, you need to close in each even row first 2 times 2 sts, and then 1 time 1 st.
10. The right shoulder bevel should be knitted 15 cm from the beginning of the armhole: in every 2nd row you need to close 5 sts 1 time, another 2 times 6 sts.
11. The left shelf should be made symmetrically to the right side.
12. Next, you need to sew the shoulders of the sleeveless jacket and shape the edge of the neckline. To do this, you need to knit the remaining loops of the right shelf, then dial 58 sts along the edge of the neckline, use 6 sts of the left shelf on an additional knitting needle. You need to knit 8 rows as follows: 6 sts of transverse elastic, 58 sts of 2*2 elastic, 6 sts of transverse elastic. All the loops that remain after this need to be closed.
13. The side seams of the sleeveless jacket must be sewn and the braids decorated with ribbons, as shown in the picture.

Sleeveless jacket for girls 7-8 years old

A sleeveless jacket for a girl aged 7-8 is knitted in the form of a cozy and warm poncho with a turtleneck collar. The model is made with a pattern of voluminous paths and complemented with garter stitch.

The highlight of the product is its interesting shape and decoration in the form of large buttons. The fashionable sleeveless jacket for a girl is also very easy to knit, it is enough to master one pattern, which is used to make the entire fabric of the product. Due to the absence of decreases for armholes and shoulder slopes, the model is suitable for beginner knitters.

What you need for knitting

• 450-500 g of wool yarn. 100 g contains 165 m of thread.
• Straight knitting needles, 5 mm thick.
• Circular knitting needles No. 4.5 for knitting the collar (knitting needles with a 40 cm long cord are best).
• An additional knitting needle for creating a relief pattern.

Knitting patterns, designs

A pattern of voluminous tracks as described in Simple knitting magazine:

1. 1 row: knit *2 purl sts, 8 knit sts*, 2 purl sts*. Repeat from * to * the required number of times, depending on the width of the knitted fabric.
2. 2nd row (purl): you need to do 2 knits, 8 purl sts, 2 knit sts. Repeat the required number of times. Then in the text -**.
3. 3rd row: you need to knit 2 purl sts, 2 knit sts, 1 yarn over, then you need to put 2 loops aside on an additional knitting needle before work, knit the next 2 loops together with the front loops, 2 loops from the additional knitting needle should now be knitted simultaneously with the front loop, 1 yarn over, 2 knit sts, 2 purl sts.**
4. 4th row: you should start by knitting 2 front loops, then 8 purl and 2 front loops. **
5. Row 5 It needs to be knitted in the same way as the first one.
6. Row 6 must be knitted like the second one.
7. Row 7: 2 loops should be knitted purlwise, the next loop knitwise, then cross 3 loops to the left, leaving 2 loops on an additional knitting needle in front of the work. Then you need to cross 3 loops to the right (remove 1 loop to an additional knitting needle behind the work, then knit 2 sts knitwise and also knit 1 deferred st knitwise), after that knit 1 knit, 2 purl. **
8. Row 8 (final row of vertical rapport): 2 front sts, 8 purl sts, 2 front sts.**

Along with the relief pattern, which is the main one in the proposed model, the work uses garter stitch for the edge and classic 2*2 elastic for the collar.

Above is a diagram of how to create a collar.

Description of knitting step by step

A step-by-step description of the work will help you knit a stylish new thing for a girl without spending much time:

1. Knitting of a sleeveless jacket can be started by making the front part. To do this, cast on 110 loops with knitting needles No. 5 and knit 10 rows with a garter stitch. Next, knit 14 rows with the main relief pattern, distributing the loops - 7 loops as front loops, 96 loops as relief tracks, 7 loops as front loops.
2. In row 15 you need to knit buttonholes. *After knitting 2 knits, close the next 2 loops, 2 knits, continue knitting according to the pattern to the end of the row.
3. In the 16th row, having reached the closed loops of the previous row, cast on 2 front loops above them on the working needle, then finish the row with 2 front loops. p.*
4. Row 17 and further you need to knit according to the formed pattern until the fabric becomes 34 cm high.
5. Again, buttonholes need to be made. The section of work from * to * should be repeated.
6. Knitting should be continued with the main pattern until the height is 58 cm.
7. Next, close 42 loops in the middle of the fabric for the neck. Finish the parts of the fabric to the left and right of the closed loops separately according to the pattern, knitting 4 more rows, then close all the loops of the working needle.
8. The back should be knitted in the same way as the front piece, without making buttonholes.
9. The knitted parts of the sleeveless jacket must be folded and the shoulder seams must be sewn.
10. Then, using the recommended size circular knitting needles, cast on 96 stitches along the edge of the neck opening and knit the collar with a rib pattern of 2 front sts, 2 out sts. After 13-15 cm, all stitches should be closed.
11. Place the prepared buttons on the side panels of the back at the level of the loops and sew them on.

Each of the proposed models of sleeveless jackets for girls can be adapted to any size, height and age. It is enough to take the measurements correctly and knit a pattern sample with knitting needles of the appropriate number. A beautiful and comfortable sleeveless jacket should definitely be present in the wardrobe of a little lady, especially since it is quite easy to knit it with your own hands.

Video on making a sleeveless vest for girls

Video about knitting a vest for a girl with knitting needles: