This Flower Sprinkled Blouse Knitting Pattern is a charming and playful design, perfect for young girls aged 4 to 12. Its timeless silhouette is enhanced by delicate details like colorful yoke stripes and a tailored fit. With sizes ranging from Small to Extra Large, this pattern ensures a perfect fit for growing kids, making it a delightful project for gifting or wardrobe additions. This blouse combines vintage elegance with a touch of whimsy, featuring intricate yoke patterns and ribbed accents that provide structure and style. The use of contrast colors like Bittersweet, Yellow, and Surf Green creates a vibrant and cheerful effect, while the grosgrain ribbon and button details add to its polished finish. Whether for casual outings or special occasions, this blouse is both practical and pretty.
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This pattern is transformed, adapted, and expanded from a public domain design originally published in Coats and Clark Everyone Wears Sweaters Book No. 291 (1952). While the original design is in the public domain, the rewritten instructions and supplementary content on this site are © Tiffany Bliss Mullins, 2025. All rights reserved. Have questions about this pattern, public domain, or copyright? Visit the FAQ page for answers and resources.
Girls Sizes 4-12 Blouse Knitting Pattern
MATERIALS:
- CHADWICK’S RED HEART SOCK AND SWEATER YARN, 3 Ply, Shrink-and-Stretch Resist Finish, Art. E.255:
- Small: 3 skeins
- Medium: 4 skeins
- Large: 5 skeins
- Extra Large: 6 skeins
- 1 skein each of No. 789 Bittersweet, No. 230 Yellow, and No. 647 Surf Green.
- Knitting Pins:
- 1 pair No. 1 (2¾ mm)
- 1 pair No. 2 (3 mm).
- Crochet Hook: Clark’s O.N.T. Plastic Crochet Hook No. 2.
- Other Supplies: 8 buttons, Grosgrain ribbon (1 inch wide).
GAUGE:
Stockinette st—7½ sts make 1 inch; 10 rows make 1 inch.
BLOCKING MEASUREMENTS:
| Size | Small (S) | Medium (M) | Large (L) | Extra Large (XL) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chest | 25 inches | 27 inches | 30 inches | 32 inches |
| Back Width | 13 inches | 14 inches | 15 inches | 16 inches |
| Back Width (Above Armholes) | 10¾ inches | 11 inches | 11¾ inches | 12¾ inches |
| Length (Shoulder to Edge) | 14 inches | 15 inches | 16½ inches | 18 inches |
| Side Seam Length | 9 inches | 10 inches | 10½ inches | 11 inches |
| Sleeve Seam Length | 2 inches | 2½ inches | 3 inches | 3½ inches |
BACK
- Cast-On:
- With White and No. 1 knitting pins, cast on:
- Small: 92 sts
- Medium: 104 sts
- Large: 112 sts
- Extra Large: 120 sts
- Ribbing:
- Work in ribbing of k2, p2 for:
- Small: 1 inch
- Medium: 1½ inches
- Large: 2 inches
- Extra Large: 2½ inches
- Increase 1 st on the last row of ribbing.
- Body:
- Change to No. 2 knitting pins and work in stockinette st (k1 row, p1 row) until piece measures:
- Small: 9 inches
- Medium: 10 inches
- Large: 10½ inches
- Extra Large: 11 inches
BACK (continued): Armhole Shaping and Yoke
To Shape Armholes:
- Bind Off for Armholes:
- Bind off the first stitches at the beginning of the next two rows:
- Small: 6 sts
- Medium: 7 sts
- Large: 8 sts
- Extra Large: 8 sts
- Decrease for Armhole Curve:
- Decrease 1 st at both ends of every other row until the following stitch counts remain:
- Small: 74 sts
- Medium: 83 sts
- Large: 87 sts
- Extra Large: 95 sts
- Work Even:
- Continue working without any further decreases until the piece measures from the first row of armhole shaping:
- Small: 2 inches
- Medium: 2½ inches
- Large: 2¾ inches
- Extra Large: 3 inches
YOKE:
Switch to Yoke Pattern (Stripe Detail):
- Work the following stripe pattern for the yoke section:
- Row 1-14: Follow rows 1-14 of the yoke pattern from the original design.
- Extend the Yoke:
- After completing the first 14 rows, work:
- Row 15: With White, repeat the 3rd row of the original yoke pattern.
- Row 16: With White, p1, sl1, p3. Repeat across.
- Rows 17-22: With White, work in stockinette stitch.
- Repeat the full yoke pattern (rows 1-22) twice more. Then repeat rows 1-16 once more.
- Complete the Back:
- Continue in stockinette stitch with White until the piece measures from the first row of armhole shaping:
- Small: 5 inches
- Medium: 5½ inches
- Large: 6 inches
- Extra Large: 7 inches
To Shape Shoulders and Neck:
- Shape Shoulders:
- Bind off at the beginning of the next rows:
- Small: 11 sts
- Medium: 13 sts
- Large: 13 sts
- Extra Large: 15 sts
- Repeat this bind-off for the next 4 rows in total (2 sets on each side).
- Shape Neckline:
- After completing the shoulder bind-offs, bind off the remaining center stitches for the back neckline:
- Small: 28 sts
- Medium: 31 sts
- Large: 35 sts
- Extra Large: 35 sts
LEFT FRONT: Girls Sizes 4-12
Lower Section (Up to Armhole Shaping):
- Cast On:
- Using White and No. 1 knitting pins, cast on:
- Small (4-6): 54 sts
- Medium (7-8): 58 sts
- Large (9-10): 62 sts
- Extra Large (11-12): 66 sts
- Work Ribbing:
- Knit in k2, p2 ribbing for:
- Small: 1 inch
- Medium: 1¼ inches
- Large: 1½ inches
- Extra Large: 2 inches
- On the last row of ribbing, increase stitches evenly to achieve:
- Small: 56 sts
- Medium: 60 sts
- Large: 64 sts
- Extra Large: 68 sts
- Switch to Stockinette Stitch:
- Change to No. 2 knitting pins and work in stockinette stitch (k 1 row, p 1 row) until the piece measures:
- Small: 8 inches
- Medium: 9 inches
- Large: 10 inches
- Extra Large: 10½ inches
To Shape Armhole:
- Bind Off for Armhole Curve:
- Bind off the first stitches at the beginning of the next row (side edge):
- Small: 5 sts
- Medium: 6 sts
- Large: 7 sts
- Extra Large: 7 sts
- Decrease for Armhole Curve:
- Decrease 1 st at the armhole edge every other row until the following stitch counts remain:
- Small: 43 sts
- Medium: 47 sts
- Large: 51 sts
- Extra Large: 55 sts
- Work Even:
- Continue working without any further decreases until the piece measures from the first row of armhole shaping:
- Small: 1½ inches
- Medium: 2 inches
- Large: 2½ inches
- Extra Large: 3 inches
Work Yoke Pattern (Stripe Detail):
- Follow Yoke Pattern for Back:
- Continue working the yoke pattern as detailed in the Back section until the piece measures from the first row of armhole shaping:
- Small: 4 inches
- Medium: 4½ inches
- Large: 5 inches
- Extra Large: 5½ inches
To Shape Neckline:
- Bind Off for Neck Curve:
- Bind off the following number of stitches at the neck edge:
- Small: 6 sts
- Medium: 7 sts
- Large: 8 sts
- Extra Large: 8 sts
- Continue Neck Shaping:
- Bind off 3 sts at the neck edge every other row 3 times.
- Decrease 1 st at the neck edge every row until the following stitch counts remain:
- Small: 21 sts
- Medium: 23 sts
- Large: 25 sts
- Extra Large: 27 sts
- Work Even:
- Work without any further decreases until the piece measures from the first row of armhole shaping:
- Small: 5 inches
- Medium: 5½ inches
- Large: 6 inches
- Extra Large: 6½ inches
To Shape Shoulder:
- Bind Off for Shoulder Slope:
- Bind off stitches at the armhole edge at the beginning of the next rows:
- Small: 11 sts for 2 rows
- Medium: 11 sts for 2 rows
- Large: 13 sts for 2 rows
- Extra Large: 13 sts for 2 rows
RIGHT FRONT: Girls Sizes 4-12
Lower Section (Up to Armhole Shaping):
- Cast On:
- Using White and No. 1 knitting pins, cast on:
- Small (4-6): 54 sts
- Medium (7-8): 58 sts
- Large (9-10): 62 sts
- Extra Large (11-12): 66 sts
- Work Ribbing:
- Knit in k2, p2 ribbing for:
- Small: 1 inch
- Medium: 1¼ inches
- Large: 1½ inches
- Extra Large: 2 inches
- On the last row of ribbing, increase stitches evenly to achieve:
- Small: 56 sts
- Medium: 60 sts
- Large: 64 sts
- Extra Large: 68 sts
- Switch to Stockinette Stitch:
- Change to No. 2 knitting pins and work in stockinette stitch (k 1 row, p 1 row) until the piece measures:
- Small: 8 inches
- Medium: 9 inches
- Large: 10 inches
- Extra Large: 10½ inches
To Shape Armhole:
- Bind Off for Armhole Curve:
- Bind off the first stitches at the beginning of the next row (side edge):
- Small: 5 sts
- Medium: 6 sts
- Large: 7 sts
- Extra Large: 7 sts
- Decrease for Armhole Curve:
- Decrease 1 st at the armhole edge every other row until the following stitch counts remain:
- Small: 43 sts
- Medium: 47 sts
- Large: 51 sts
- Extra Large: 55 sts
- Work Even:
- Continue working without any further decreases until the piece measures from the first row of armhole shaping:
- Small: 1½ inches
- Medium: 2 inches
- Large: 2½ inches
- Extra Large: 3 inches
Work Yoke Pattern (Stripe Detail):
- Follow Yoke Pattern for Back:
- Continue working the yoke pattern as detailed in the Back section until the piece measures from the first row of armhole shaping:
- Small: 4 inches
- Medium: 4½ inches
- Large: 5 inches
- Extra Large: 5½ inches
To Shape Neckline:
- Bind Off for Neck Curve:
- Bind off the following number of stitches at the neck edge:
- Small: 6 sts
- Medium: 7 sts
- Large: 8 sts
- Extra Large: 8 sts
- Continue Neck Shaping:
- Bind off 3 sts at the neck edge every other row 3 times.
- Decrease 1 st at the neck edge every row until the following stitch counts remain:
- Small: 21 sts
- Medium: 23 sts
- Large: 25 sts
- Extra Large: 27 sts
- Work Even:
- Work without any further decreases until the piece measures from the first row of armhole shaping:
- Small: 5 inches
- Medium: 5½ inches
- Large: 6 inches
- Extra Large: 6½ inches
To Shape Shoulder:
- Bind Off for Shoulder Slope:
- Bind off stitches at the armhole edge at the beginning of the next rows:
- Small: 11 sts for 2 rows
- Medium: 11 sts for 2 rows
- Large: 13 sts for 2 rows
- Extra Large: 13 sts for 2 rows
Position of Buttonholes:
- Mark Buttonholes:
- Using pins, mark the position of 8 buttonholes evenly spaced along the Right Front edge:
- Place the first pinmark ½ inch up from the lower edge.
- Place the last pinmark ½ inch down from the neck edge.
- Work Buttonholes:
- Create buttonholes 2 sts in from the front edge by working as follows:
- On the buttonhole row: Bind off 3 sts.
- On the next row: Cast on 3 sts to replace those bound off.
SLEEVES: Girls Sizes 4-12
Lower Section (Up to Armhole Shaping):
- Cast On:
- Using White and No. 1 knitting pins, cast on:
- Small (4-6): 48 sts
- Medium (7-8): 52 sts
- Large (9-10): 56 sts
- Extra Large (11-12): 60 sts
- Work Ribbing:
- Knit in k2, p2 ribbing for:
- Small: ¾ inch
- Medium: ¾ inch
- Large: 1 inch
- Extra Large: 1 inch
- On the last row of ribbing, increase evenly to achieve:
- Small: 50 sts
- Medium: 54 sts
- Large: 58 sts
- Extra Large: 62 sts
- Switch to Stockinette Stitch:
- Change to No. 2 knitting pins and work in stockinette stitch (k 1 row, p 1 row), increasing 1 st at both ends of every 4th row until there are:
- Small: 58 sts
- Medium: 62 sts
- Large: 68 sts
- Extra Large: 72 sts
- Work Even:
- Continue without further increasing until the sleeve measures in all:
- Small: 2½ inches
- Medium: 3 inches
- Large: 3½ inches
- Extra Large: 4 inches
To Shape Sleeve Cap (Top):
- Bind Off for Sleeve Cap Curve:
- Bind off the following stitches at the beginning of the next 2 rows:
- Small: 6 sts
- Medium: 6 sts
- Large: 7 sts
- Extra Large: 7 sts
- Decrease for Cap Slope:
- For All Sizes:
- Decrease 1 st at both ends of every 3rd row until the following stitch counts remain:
- Small: 34 sts
- Medium: 38 sts
- Large: 42 sts
- Extra Large: 46 sts
- Then, decrease 1 st at both ends of every other row until the following stitch counts remain:
- Small: 16 sts
- Medium: 18 sts
- Large: 20 sts
- Extra Large: 22 sts
Add Yoke Pattern (Stripe Detail):
- Start Yoke Pattern:
- Continue with the Yoke pattern as for Back for the remainder of the sleeve, ensuring to match the rows for continuity with the body.
Final Shaping:
- Bind Off for Cap End:
- Bind off 2 sts at the beginning of the next rows until there are:
- Small: 6 sts remaining
- Medium: 8 sts remaining
- Large: 10 sts remaining
- Extra Large: 12 sts remaining
- Bind Off Remaining Stitches:
- Bind off all remaining stitches in one row.
COLLAR: Girls Sizes 4-12
- Cast On:
- Using White and No. 2 knitting pins, cast on:
- Small (4-6): 76 sts
- Medium (7-8): 84 sts
- Large (9-10): 92 sts
- Extra Large (11-12): 100 sts
- Work Stockinette Stitch:
- Knit in stockinette stitch for 4 rows.
- Increase Row:
- Work the following increase row to shape the collar:
- Knit the first st, then:
- Small: *(Inc 1 st in the next st, k 6), repeat from * to last st, k 1. (88 sts total)*
- Medium: *(Inc 1 st in the next st, k 7), repeat from * to last st, k 1. (96 sts total)*
- Large: *(Inc 1 st in the next st, k 7), repeat from * to last st, k 1. (104 sts total)*
- Extra Large: *(Inc 1 st in the next st, k 8), repeat from * to last st, k 1. (112 sts total)*
- Work Even:
- Work without increasing for 4 more rows.
- Decrease Row:
- Decrease 1 st at each end of the next row and every other row 2 more times.
- Bind Off:
- Bind off 2 sts at the beginning of the next rows:
- Small: 2 rows
- Medium: 4 rows
- Large: 4 rows
- Extra Large: 6 rows
- Bind Off Remaining Stitches:
- Bind off all remaining stitches evenly.
Finishing Instructions:
- Block to Measurements:
- Block each piece to the specified measurements for the size.
- Sew Seams:
- Sew side, shoulder, and sleeve seams.
- Set sleeves into the armholes.
- Crochet Edges:
- Using a crochet hook and White yarn, work 2 rows of single crochet (sc) along the front edges and around the collar edge.
- Buttonholes and Ribbon:
- Line the front edges with grosgrain ribbon.
- Mark and cut buttonholes in the ribbon to align with buttonholes on the Right Front.
- Work buttonhole stitch around the buttonholes.
- Attach Collar and Buttons:
- Sew the collar in place, leaving ½ inch free at each front edge.
- Sew buttons to correspond with buttonholes.
