Child’s Santa Christmas Sweater Knitting Pattern PDF Cable Jumper 6 Months - 10 Years

Knit a wonderfully festive Santa sweater for babies, toddlers and children with this detailed Christmas knitting pattern.

The sweater combines traditional cable knitting with a cheerful intarsia yoke featuring a row of Santa faces. Each Santa wears a classic red and white hat and has an embroidered face, fluffy-looking white beard and contrasting grey background.

Decorative red and white borders complete the Christmas yoke. The lower front features four evenly spaced cable panels, while a single cable runs along the centre of each sleeve. Ribbed cuffs and hem provide a comfortable finish, with a softly rolled stocking-stitch neckline.

The sweater has a comfortable, relaxed drop-shoulder shape and is knitted in Aran yarn, making it a warm and practical Christmas jumper for the winter season.

SIZES

Instructions are included for six sizes:

• To fit chest: 20, 22, 24, 26, 28 and 30 inches  
• Approximately 6 months to 10 years  
• Finished chest measurements: 24, 26, 28, 32, 34 and 36 inches

The age range is intended as a guide. Choosing the size by chest measurement is recommended.

YARN

• Aran / 10 ply / medium worsted / yarn weight 4  
• Approximately 300–500g of the main colour, depending on size  
• Approximately 50g of light grey  
• Small amounts of white, flesh and black yarn

The pictured sweater was knitted using Hayfield Bonus Aran in Deep Red.

YOU WILL ALSO NEED

• 4mm knitting needles  
• 5mm knitting needles  
• Cable needle  
• Stitch holders  
• Sewing needle

TENSION

18 stitches and 24 rows to 10cm over stocking stitch using 5mm needles.

SKILLS USED

• Knit and purl  
• Stocking stitch  
• 1x1 ribbing  
• Cable knitting  
• Intarsia colourwork  
• Simple increases and decreases  
• Picking up stitches  
• Embroidery and garment seaming

The sweater is worked flat on straight knitting needles and seamed during finishing. The eyes, nose and mouth are embroidered after knitting for a neat result.

This listing is for a DIGITAL KNITTING PATTERN supplied as a PDF download. You will not receive a finished sweater, yarn or knitting materials.

The pattern is written in English using UK knitting terminology.