Baby Knitting

Find Delightful Ideas and Suggestions for Baby Knitting:

Knit Baby Shower Gifts, Baby Layettes and Nursery Decor Including Baby Blankets, Sleep Sacks, Rompers, Sweaters, Booties and More

When a new baby is on the way, it’s common for knitters to respond by picking up our knitting needles and setting to work knitting new projects such as layette sets, blankets, baby booties, hats, clothing and toys.


If you’re in need of some new baby knitting patterns to make for a sweet new arrival, you’re invited to consider the patterns featured on this page. You’ll find suggestions for a broad variety of baby-friendly knitting patterns and designs.


Or, maybe you’d like to knit a project that is specifically customized for a special baby in your inner circle. In that case, be sure to scroll down and check out the suggestions for customizing baby projects.

Buy Baby Blanket Knitting Patterns

Ice Cream Baby Afghans

Ice Cream Baby Afghans Book Featuring Colorful Baby Blanket Knitting Patterns
Ice Cream Baby Afghans Book Featuring Colorful Baby Blanket Knitting Patterns

If you want to find patterns for knitting beginner-friendly baby blankets that are super easy to knit, yet look ultra sophisticated, this affordable little blanket pattern booklet is exactly what you need. The secret to these chic designs: colorful variegated yarns. The yarns do all the work of making the project look interesting — because otherwise, the knitting is super simple, featuring lots of garter stitch with ultra-easy details. If you want to work on easy knitting projects, yet still have a fabulous baby blanket to show for it when you’re finished, definitely grab a copy of this booklet.

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See Also: Dogs on Sweaters, a lovely knitting book that includes a bunch of fun, adorable dog-themed baby knitting projects including sweaters, baby booties, a romper and a lovely patchwork baby blanket pattern.

Make Custom Baby Blankets or Other Customized Baby Projects

How to Customize Your Handknitted Baby Blankets, Baby Sweaters, Etc.

Knit Yourself In, a Knitting Pattern Book Published by Trafalgar Square Books
Knit Yourself In, a Knitting Pattern Book Featuring Charts You Can Use for Customizing Your Baby Knitting and Other Knitting Projects — Published by Trafalgar Square Books

One of 2026’s top trends: People are giving custom baby blankets to their loved ones as baby shower gifts.


Well, I can’t think of any better way to customize a baby blanket than knitting it yourself, choosing each detail of the project like the colors and motif patterns.


Remember that you can add little personalized details to your baby knitting projects. A few things you could consider adding include names, dates and monograms. There are a variety of needlework techniques that you could use to make these additions:

  • Stranded color knitting: Be sure to choose a yarn color that contrasts dramatically with your project’s background color.

    I know of multiple books that include alphabet charts you can use for adding names or monograms; Knit Yourself In and Dogs on Sweaters. Both of these books include charted designs for alphabet letters. Dogs on Sweaters also includes charted patterns for a number of different dog designs; Knit Yourself In includes charted motifs for a broad variety of fun and interesting knitted motifs. Either book also offers you lovely choices for baby knitting projects you can customize.
  • Duplicate stitch
  • Embroidery
  • Surface crochet slip stitch (If you choose this method, be sure to use very fine yarn — fingering weight or finer — and a small crochet hook for best results, because otherwise the details you add to your project are likely to be too big and clunky.

Thanks for checking out this page on the topic of baby knitting. I hope you found these baby knitting ideas useful.


Happy knitting!

Over to You:

Did you knit any of these baby knitting patterns or try any of these ideas? If so, how did they turn out? Which are your favorite, tried-and-true baby knitting patterns? Let’s discuss your experiences with baby knitting patterns in the comments section.


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Delicate Crochet Book by Sharon Silverman, Published by Stackpole Books; The book is pictured with my planner and craft supplies including yarn, Susan Bates crochet hooks and an assortment of pens and markers.
I’m excited about this book, Delicate Crochet by Sharon Hernes Silverman, published by Stackpole Books. I hope you will LOVE the 2 patterns I contributed to this pattern collection; out of the hundreds of crochet patterns I’ve designed, I think these two are the all-time loveliest. I hope you’ll check out the fingerless gloves and the beaded crochet necklace I designed for this book. Thanks for taking a look at them.

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Amy Solovay
Amy Solovay

Amy Solovay is a real, live, human content creator and educator who holds an Associate of Arts degree in Textile Design from FIDM LA (The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, Los Angeles) and a Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics from Sweet Briar College. She is NOT a robot and does not use artificial intelligence (AI) to write book reviews or articles for this website.


Amy learned to hand knit as a teenager, and she learned to machine knit in design school at FIDM. After graduation, she worked in the textile industry as a professional knit designer. She still enjoys hand knitting all these years later.


As an educator, Amy Solovay used to teach in-person college courses in trend forecasting, marketing and surface design at California Design College in Los Angeles. Nowadays she uses online platforms for sharing her knowledge about textiles, crafts, current color trends and current design trends.


Click here to find more of my top picks for 2026’s best knitting books. Whether you’re a beginning knitter, an expert, or somewhere in between, you’ll find suggestions for lovely knitting books that’ll keep your fingers busy and your needles clicking in 2026 and beyond.

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