There is something cozy about pajamas, we all know that. Today I am offering a free knit pajama sewing pattern to you! My daughter for example LOVES, or I should say LIVES in pajamas. I very often make them myself out of soft interlock knit fabric.
Free Knit Pajama Sewing Pattern for kids
I find it very gratifying to make my kids clothes and that’s not only due to the fact that I often can’t even find nice knit pajamas I like or I want to spend a lot of money on. I rather buy knit fabric myself from one of my favorite online source, Organic Cotton Plus*.
Since baby girl (who now wears size 9 {yikes!}) needed just one more pajamas made by her mom, I am thrilled to be using this divine organic cotton interlock knit fabric! And here is the free pajama pattern with tutorial! Hope you like it!
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Do you buy organic foods for your family? I try to as often as I can. With fabric it’s the same. I find myself looking for sustainable fibers more and more these days. I have been sewing with Organic Cotton Plus knit fabric a while and I always very impressed. The clothes hold up very well washes after washes. I dry all my cotton knit clothes completely dry and they look as great as they did on day one.
Learn more about Organic Cotton Plus:
They sent me these two fabrics: mustard yellow deer print EGK-01-SUN and the Orchid Purple 15841-107, both are interlock knits (. They are absolutely gorgeous in person. I washed and dried them before cutting because that’s a must with 100% cotton knit fabric.
What I also love about these is that the freshly washed smell lingers a long time! Yum!
For reference this size 9 has the following measurements, the inseam measures 28.5″, waist 22-25″, top length is 21″, sleeve length is 22″. Fit is moderately snug on an average weight/height 9 year old. The sleeves and legs are long to accommodate taller kids.
Gather Your Materials:
- Cotton/interlock or lycra/interlock with 35-50% stretchability (yardage needed altogether = 1 5/8yds +-) You can order online at Organic Cotton Plus
- to download the templates please go to the new post which includes more sizes!!<======
- scissors
- rotary cutter
- cutting mat
- lip edge ruler
- sewing machine
- serger optional but recommended (settings: differential feed 1.5, left needle tension 5, right needle tension 5, upperlooper tension 5, lowerlooper tension 4)
- straight pins
- 3/4″ non-roll elastic 22″ long
- safety pin
Seam allowance: 3/8″
Follow this tutorial to sew the top:
If you are using a serger to sew/serge the seams at once you won’t have to set your sewing machine until you are done with assembling the pajama. If you ARE using a sewing machine to assemble the PJ you want to select a stretch stitch or slight zigzag stitch to the sew the seams. Then for sewing the waist on the pants you want to use a wider zigzag stitch. I like my no. 05 on my Brother for waist seams!
- Set your sewing machine to either a stretch stitch or a decorative wide stretch stitch like on my Brother machine no. 05, stitch length 3 and stitch width 5.
- Once you have printed the templates from here, cut out the templates along the dashed lines and tape the pages together matching the letters on the pants. Cut out top, sleeves and pants templates. Place top templates onto folded fabric and cut out one for the front and one for the back of the top, and two for the pants (not on the fold). Further cut 2x wrist bands 7″ x 6″, 2x top bottom bands 12″ x 6″ , 1x neckline band 15″ x 2.5″.
- These are the pieces you have cut out.
- Fold the wrist bands in half lengthwise (pay attention to the print direction) and place onto the sleeve with all cut edges matching. Pin in place, slightly pulling across to match the sides of the sleeves. Repeat with second sleeve and wrist band.
- Do the same with the top bottom bands.
- Sew or sew/serge in place, slightly pulling the wrist band.
- Place both top pieces with right sides together and pin/sew/serge the left shoulder. Leave the right shoulder unsewn.
- Take one of your sleeves and mark the shoulder center with a straight pin.
- Place it into the armscye.
- Pin sleeve to armscye step by step and sew it on.
- This is how it looks. Repeat with other sleeve.
- Fold the neckline band in half lengthwise and sew it on in the same fashion.
- Fold top with right sides together and pin the open shoulder area, then sew it.
- Sew both sides from wrist to bottom hem.
- Last step is to tuck in all threads from the bands and top stitch in place.
Follow this tutorial to sew the pants:
- Place unfolded template onto double sided (folded) fabric, pin in place and cut around.
- Cut 2x leg bands 8″ x 6″. Fold them over to make the bands 3″ long.
- Pin bands to the leg hems as you did with the top. Sew bands on.
- Fold leg with right sides together and pin, then sew the inseam. Repeat with other leg.
- Turn one leg with right sides out and insert it into the other leg which is wrong side out. Both right sides of the fabric should now meet. Pin the rise and sew.
- Finish the top edge of the waist as preferred. You can omit this step if you wish as interlock knit fabric does not unravel.
- Fold the top edge down 1″ and press.
- Using a stretch stitch or slight zigzag stitch, sew fold down right along the serged stitches (if applicable). Leave a 1.5″ opening in the center back. Backstitch the beginning and the end.
- Secure a safety pin to one end of the elastic and insert it into the casing.
- Overlap ends 1/2″ and stitch in place several times, back and forth.
- This is your waist band.
- Add a [eafl id=16700 name=”size tag” text=”size tag”] to the back opening and close it with your machine.
Your knit pajama is all done!
Check out where else I have used Organic Cotton Fabric on HERE!
And here is another pj, made with some beautiful knit interlock fabric from Hancock Fabrics:
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These are super adorable, I’m definitely saving this pattern!
Glad you like this pattern!! Thanks for visiting!
Made a Natchitoches set of these pj’s for my grand-daughters and their 1 inch dolls. Perfect! Thanks for pattern and tutorial.
Love the cute deer pattern, Super cute pj’s! Thanks for linking up to Merry Monday! Sharing on G+ ! Have a great week!
Kim
Thank you so much, Kim!!! I appreciate your visit!
Really cute PJ’s! I commend you on your love of something I thought was dying out with every new generation! Kudos to you! Visiting from #waywow
Oh thank you so very much!! I appreciate your visit!
Wow! I do buy organic food, but I haven’t thought about buying sustainable fibers. And this pattern is totally cool! Thanks so much for linking up with us at Funtastic Friday.
help! I don’t see how much fabric I need to buy ???? Thank you
Thank you for checking this out! You will need about 1 & 5/8 yd for this pj!
To clarify – is that 1 & 5/8 yard altogether or for each contrasting color?
It’s for the entire pj. Thanks for checking it out!
I would love to pin this pattern, but I can’t find the place where I can pin it from. Can you please tell me where I can find the icon to do so? Also, can I make these in adult sizes? Thank you so much for sharing your patterns. Oh, do you have any knitting patterns available? Again, I really appreciate the time and effort you have put forth to share your knowledge and your caring to give.
Bonjour,
Je souhaiterai obtenir des patrons gratuits de pyjamas garçon.
Merci
Hi ,
it doesn’t link me to the pattern even though I signed up for the newsletter and followed the link , type the password.
What did I do wrong?
Is there a way to scale it down to make toddler sizes? I’ve been looking for a pattern like this FOREVER, my little one refuses to use blankets at night and her skin is always freezing!
Not currently but I am planning on offering more free sizes. Thanks for visiting!
great instructions ….grand children will love the pj’s ….thank you for the free patterns ..lots of children
Cute pattern – I love the feel of organic cotton.
Pinned, too!
WOW! this pattern is awesome… Thanks for the update..
Thank you for visiting!! Happy sewing!
Thank you for visiting! Glad you like it!
Sorry but I cannot get the pattern though I have a craftsy account. Could you pls help me.
Thanks in advance. .
Please go to this post https://www.diy-crush.com/blog/free-kids-pajama-pattern/ and scroll down to where it says “download the templates…”. Thanks for visiting!
I found it! Thank you so much for yr immediate reply and sharing! It seems to be a nice pattern. Thanks again and regards from Greece.
Any time!! Greetings to Greece as well!!
Bonjour,
Je n’arrive pas à avoir la taille inférieur à 9 ans qui correspond à ce patron, comment fait on s’il vous plait?
Merci
Salut. Malheureusement, ce modèle n’est pas disponible dans des tailles plus petites. Je vous remercie de votre visite !
Please send link love it
I must be the only one who can’t find the seam allowance for this pattern. I assume 3/8″ to 1/2″?
I’m sorry it was missing! Yes, it’ 3/8″.
Can not find the pattern. How can i print it after downloading?
Thanks for checking out this post! Please go here https://www.diy-crush.com/blog/free-kids-pajama-pattern/ and scroll down to where it says “You need the following supplies to make this free pajama pattern:” That is under the two small images for the fabrics I used. It says <========download behind it.
Hi! I have little kids in my family, for example my son is 2 and some of his cousins are 8-9. Do you have other measurements or other tutorials with different sizes for kids? like when you make headbands, some tutorials will list the sizes you need for NB-adult. TIA! love the patterns and I had never heard of organic fabric until this! it’s cool!!
Thanks for the hard work you put into sharing this pattern with us! I included it on my blog in a roundup of boy-approved pajama patterns.
https://sewingblue.com/2017/12/01/boy-pajamas/
Hi!
Will any of your PJ patterns accommodate sizes 2-7?