Free knitting patterns for babies and children for sweaters featuring animals, characters, scenes and more. Most patterns are free. Updated 11/17/25
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Free Patterns
Dino Jumper
Children's sweater featuring a Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaur. Sizes 3 to 11 Years. DK weight yarn. Designed by Yarnsmiths.
Marguerite Sweater
Flower inspired pullover with petal collar. Sizes 2 to 12 years. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Stine Radicke for Filcolana. Available in English, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Norwegian, Swedish
Bear Pocket Raglan Sweater
Baby and child's pullover sweater with a pocket designed to look like a teddy bear face with pompom ears. Sizes 12 months to 4 years. DK weight yarn. Designed by Bergère de France.
Penguins Jumper
Child's sweater with two penguin pals on the front and button fastenings on the shoulder for easy dressing. Sizes 2 to 8 years. DK weight yarn. Designed by Bernat.
Run for the Raptor Sweater
A dinosaur runs across this child sized pullover knit with stranded colorwork. The sweater is knitted flat in 4 parts. The raptor flows over from front to back. One Size (8-9 years, but designer says it’s easy to adjust to other sizes. Sport weight yarn. Designed by Erna de Groot.
Hot Air Balloon Sweater
Child's pullover featuring a colorful hot air balloon in stranded colorwork. Sizes 3 to 7 years. DK weight yarn. Designed by Sirdar.
Up Like a Bird Sweater
Toddler sized pullover knit with a helicopter in intarsia. One Size 98 - T2, but designer says it’s easy to adjust to other sizes. Sport weight yarn. Designed by Erna de Groot.
Happy Little Rain Cloud Sweater
Baby and child sized pullover with smiling intarsia cloud knit from the botton up. Sizes Newborn to 6 years. Aran weight yarn. Designed by Lille rille design.
More Free Patterns
Henry Jumper
The reindeer or stags circling the colorful yoke of this child's sweater is perfect for Christmas and all winter. Sizes 2 to 8 years. Aran weight yarn. Designed by Mari Kalberg Skjæveland.
Pumpkin Dress
Baby and toddler tunic or dress is knit top down in rib pattern to create a pumpkin-like look with a green neckline to look like the stalk. Sizes Newborn to 4 years. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Johanne Kudahl Andersen.
Happy Pear Sweater
A cheerful pear smiles up from the front of this baby and child sized pullover. Sizes 3 months to 14 years. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Marianne Nørbo for Filcolana. Available in English, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Norwegian, Swedish
Baby Elephant Sweater
Baby pullover with striped sleeves and elephant duplicate-stitched on the front. There are also charts for a cat and a lion. I think you could adapt the charts for stranded colorwork as well. Sizes 12 months. DK weight yarn. Designed by Agnes Freese.
Children's Sweater With Puppies
Small friendly dogs circle the yoke of this pullover knit from the bottom up. Sizes 1 year to 10 years. Fine weight yarn. Min Hund designed by Garnstyrelsen.
UFO Baby Sweater
Flying saucers circle the yoke of this baby pullover. Sizes 6 12 18 24 mos. Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Bernat. A kit is also available.
Unicorn Sweaters
Two child sized pullover sweater jumpers featuring unicorn motifs on the front and rainbow design on the back. One size in each pattern, but easily customizable. Dancing Unicorn base size 134 body width: 38 cm. Happy Unicorn base size 110 (5 years) Sport weight yarn. Designed by Erna de Groot.
Pikachu Pullover
Child sweater with Pikachu intarsia design. Child sizes: 8 year, 10 year, 12 year. Designed by Jenna La Due
Truck Sweater
Baby and child’s pullover with detailed truck motif. Sizes Chest 24″-30″, 2-8. Designed by Tonia Barry. Pictured project by StephB
Patterns for Purchase
Aliens in Space Sweater
Toddler sized sweater featuring a friendly visitor from another planet in a flying saucer space shape with optional planets and comet in the background. Knit flat using two needles. Sizes 1 to 4 years. Great stash buster for leftover DK weight yarn. Designed by SleakeKnits.
The Very Friendly Caterpillar Sweater
Child sized pullover with a small toy caterpillar that sits in an apple pocket, while friendly butterfly, bee, ladybug, and snail come to say hello. Sizes ages 2-6 years. Designed by Nicola Garner. DK weight yarn.
Tiger Sweater
A raglan style sweater with an adorable tiger face sized to fit approx. ages 4-11 years. Many of the facial features and the cute paw prints are knitted separately and sewn on afterwards. Sizes 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11 years. DK weight yarn. Designed by Jane Burns as Tiger Paws Sweater / Bashful Tiger Jumper
Working Vehicle Sweaters
Children's pullovers with motifs of fire engine, tractor, cement truck, tow truck, digger, dump truck, train, and more. Sizes: 24 to 30 inches. Designed by KnitaPattern.
Child's Bug Sweater
Easy pullover with insects knit with intarsia and bobbles including ladybugs, bees, spiders, and caterpillars. Sizes 51(56)(61)cm/20(22)(24)in (about 2 to 6 years). Designed by Theresa Conway. DK weight yarn.
