9 Best Crochet Baby Pattern Books in 2024 | Knitting, Crochet and Crafts

It’s no big surprise that baby items are some of the most popular crochet projects. They’re highly sought after for all the following reasons:

A new baby needs a complete wardrobe of clothing, plus blankets, hats, accessories, booties and toys — most of which can easily be crocheted.
Since baby items are small, they work up fast — which is good news, since the completed projects are often needed as last-minute baby shower gifts.
Baby patterns are helpful for making important charity crochet projects. For many premature babies (AKA “preemies”), it’s impossible to find ready-to-wear baby clothing that’s small enough, so charity crocheters take the initiative of making tiny baby clothes, hats and booties that are just the right size for these little darlings.

If you’re interested in crocheting some lovely baby clothes and accessories, I invite you to consider this list featuring my picks for some of the best baby crochet pattern books I’ve come across.

Please keep in mind that there are many lovely baby crochet pattern books on the market other than these. In most cases, I’ve included these specific books on the list because I’ve had fantastic results with actually crocheting at least one of the projects included, or at least enough of a project that I can confidently give you an objective recommendation for the book. In a few other cases, I haven’t actually crocheted the patterns, but I do own the books, and have spent enough time looking at them and going through the instructions that I feel confident in recommending the books to you.

Please keep in mind that there are many lovely baby blanket patterns on the market other than these. In most cases, I’ve included these specific books on the list because I’ve had fantastic results with actually crocheting at least one of the projects included, or at least enough of a project that I can confidently give you an objective recommendation for the book. In a few other cases, I haven’t actually crocheted the patterns, but I do own the books, and have spent enough time looking at them and going through the instructions that I feel confident in recommending the books to you.

1. Adorable Baby Crochet by Kristi Simpson

Adorable Baby Crochet Book by Kristi Simpson, Published by Stackpole Books

Adorable Baby Crochet, a brand new pattern book by Kristi Simpson, published by Stackpole Books / Rowman & Littlefield

This book offers you 40 different patterns for crocheting a broad variety of baby items including baby blankets, baby toys, girls’ and boys clothing items and accessories. If you want to crochet a substantial amount of your little one’s new wardrobe, this is a fantastic book to consider owning. It’s also a great choice if you’re often in need of new patterns for crocheting baby shower gifts or charity crochet items.

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2. Tunisian Crochet for Baby

By Sharon Silverman; Published by Stackpole Books

Tunisian Crochet for Baby by Sharon Silverman

Do you enjoy focusing your efforts on learning or perfecting one crochet `technique, while also having a collection of related patterns that utilize the same technique? I do! And it’s even better when you can achieve all that by buying only one book.

As you’d expect from this book’s title, in Tunisian Crochet for Baby, the technique in question is Tunisian crochet, and the patterns included in the book are all baby patterns. So if the above sounds like a winning combination, this could be a book you would enjoy adding to your library.

Tunisian crochet is a satisfying technique that works well for making baby clothes, baby blankets and all kinds of other accessories for little ones. The stitches are a bit different from traditional crochet stitches, with many of them being sleeker and less bumpy, yet still maintaining a significant amount of texture. These characteristics make Tunisian crochet stitches ideally suitable for use when working small baby projects.

This book made it onto my list of “best baby pattern books” for several reasons:

The book includes a broad variety of different types of patterns. All together, you get 23 patterns for making blankets, hats, sweaters, accessories, washcloths and décor items, some of which are unisex, some of which are suitable for baby boys, and some for baby girls.
No matter how experienced or inexperienced you are with crochet, you’re likely to learn something interesting — and probably many interesting things — from this book.
The projects are appealing to many crocheters, as I found out when I posted about this book in my craft blog on another website. More than 50 crafters commented on my blog post to let me know they liked one or more projects in the book.
I enjoyed success with making one of the projects from this book, the “sunny bow baby headband.”

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3. Dressing Up Baby

By Darla Sims; Published by Leisure Arts

Dressing Up Baby Crochet Book by Darla Sims, Published by Leisure Arts

This book made it onto our list of “best baby pattern books” for several reasons:

The designs presented in this book are extremely practical, and they’re also beautiful.
This book is an excellent value for the money you spend on it. You get patterns for making 5 different baby layette sets. Each set includes one baby blanket, one baby hat, one baby sweater and one pair of baby booties — for a total of 20 baby crochet projects all together.
You’ll find something worthwhile to make for babies of either gender in this book. Some of these crochet projects are unisex and some are better suited for baby girls.
I enjoyed success with making 2 of the projects in this book, the “My Little Posy” baby hat and baby sweater. I want to make even more of the projects in this book.

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4. 24-Hour Baby Blankets Book by Jean Leinhauser and Rita Weiss, Published by Leisure Arts

24 Hour Baby Afghans Book by Jean Leinhauser and Rita Weiss

These baby baby blanket patterns are all FAST to crochet. The authors claim you can make each one of these designs in about 24 hours. The projects in the book are all rated as either easy or intermediate-level crochet patterns.

If you ever find yourself in a huge hurry to make baby shower gifts, or if your due date for your own baby has crept up on you and you need to crochet a blanket FAST, this book is definitely worth taking a look at. Most of the patterns in the book are super cute and well worth making.

This is not a brand-new book, but it has been one of the all-time most popular crochet pattern books posted at my websites. It remains one of the top-selling pattern books I’ve ever reviewed.

5. Infant Boots & Hats: 6 Charming Sets

By Kristi Simpson; Published by Leisure Arts.

Infant Boots and Hats: 6 Charming Sets, a baby crochet pattern book by Kristi Simpson, Published by Leisure Arts

This compact, easily portable 48-page booklet features a total of 12 easy crochet patterns. There are 6 baby hats and 6 matching pairs of baby booties. 5 of the 6 designs are unisex patterns that could be worn by baby boys or baby girls.

The sixth pattern is a feminine design for baby girls. All of these designs use medium-weight yarns and feature a crochet skill level of “easy”.

6. Busy Baby Boxes: 2 Activity Cubes With Movable Pieces

By Jessica Boyer; Published by Leisure Arts.

Busy Baby Boxes Book by Jessica Boyer, Published by Leisure Arts

Are you in need of a unique baby shower gift that will stand out from all the other zillions of baby shower gifts the recipient will be getting? Or would you like to make some cute baby toys for your own tiny sweetheart, or for a beloved grandchild / niece / nephew? If so, Busy Baby Boxes might be just the crochet pattern book you’re looking for.

Adorable baby toys are the focus of this book. These patterns are super cute, and they’re also totally easy to crochet; they’re basically squares with a bunch of impressively creative embellishments. How clever is that? At first glance, these toys look much more sophisticated and complicated to make than they really are.

I’m in the process of crocheting one of these sets for my niece (there are two different sets included in the book — a barnyard set and a fairy castle set), and so far it’s turning out fantastic! She loves it! And I bet your little darling will love it, too.

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7. Color-Block Baby Blankets

Color Block Baby Blankets Book by Kristi Simpson, Published by Leisure Arts.

If you just want baby blanket patterns without any other layette items to work on, this short pattern booklet is worth considering. It’s filled with easy crochet patterns, some of which are beginner friendly.

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8. Super Cute Crochet for Little Feet

By Vita Apala; Published by St. Martin’s Griffin.

Baby Slippers and Booties: Super Cute Crochet for Little Feet

Super Cute Crochet for Baby Feet by Vita Apala, Published by St. Martin’s Griffin.

Would you be interested in learning how to crochet bunches of cute and trendy baby booties, baby shoes, slippers, sandals and boots? If so, you’re going to want to grab a copy of Super Cute Crochet for Little Feet: 30 Stylish Shoes, Booties, and Sandals to Crochet for Babies by Vita Apala.

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9. Tunisian Crochet Baby Blankets

By Sharon Silverman; Published by Leisure Arts

Tunisian Crochet Baby Blankets by Sharon Silverman, Published by Leisure Arts

If you’re in need of a few new baby blanket patterns, this lovely crochet pattern book is worth considering. You can crochet any of the 8 baby blanket designs in this book using the Tunisian crochet technique.

So there you have it: Our picks for 8 of the best crochet baby pattern books that are currently available in 2021. We hope you found some excellent baby patterns to add to your pattern stash. Happy crocheting!

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