Kitting pattern - baby jumper

When my children were young I used to buy old hand-knits from jumble sales. I unpicked them and washed the wool, then used it to make ‘new’ sweaters and cardigans. Many a much-admired outfit had cost me only coppers to make. Sadly, jumble sales are a thing of the past, and there are few hand-knits to be seen at carboot sales and charity shops.
I gave my collection of patterns away a few years ago, in a rash moment, and have regretted it since the new and unexpected arrival of another grandchild, nearly three years ago.
My little Aussie granddaughter loves the clothes that I knit for her. It can get quite chilly there, in the winter. It often costs more to post them than the amount I paid for the wool!
I have been trying to find a sweater or cardigan pattern with kangaroos or koalas, without success. I don’t suppose anyone has one, for age 3-4? Llamas would also be good, as Daddy is Peruvian!

GreenGran - www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/lindas-knitting-designs-on-ravelry/patterns?page=1
There are a lot of sweaters with various animal motifs on Linda’s page on Ravelry, though I couldn’t find kangaroo, koala or llama. There is a cost to download pattern as pdf. I made horse head and tractor for my grandchildren and was pleased with results.

puzzledgiraffe

I have just bought some booklets of baby patterns in a charity shop this weekend, and I noticed that a lot of them had the doubled-over knecks.
The stitches were to be picked up and knitted around the neck, just as you would for most neckbands, then simply ribbed as per the pattern for 4cm (baby sizes) or 5cm (children's sizes).
At that length, cast off loosely, double the neckline over and sew in place.

Unfortunately, all the jumpers in the booklet are worked in DK, not 4 ply like you wanted, or I could have copied some for you!