Here’s a lovely collection of blanket patterns to knit with many suitable for beginners. These make a great homemade gift for that precious newborn that’s sure to be treasured for years, enjoy!
Sunny: Of course this can be made in any color you please, but bright yellow brings an extra spark of joy and light.
Hip Hop: Bunnies may be made using the intarsia method, or background yarn may be stranded behind bunny motif catching every other stitch for added strength and to avoid creating loops.
Blocks: Finished Measurements: 33×45 inches (crib size).
Hoodie: This is cute, cool, and machine-washable, making it a welcome gift for hot and sticky summer newborns.
Luca Cabled: Finished Size: approx. 24 inches x 36 inches.
Garter Rib: Ideal for beginners, finished size: 30″x32″. Available via pdf download.
Quilted Entrelac: Beautiful (and unique) design. Recommended to use circular needles. Includes directions for backing and binding.
Oh So Soft: Finished size approximately 32 x 42 inches. This is made holding two strands of yarn at the same time – one white and one “twinkle”. The border is done is seed stitch. The rest is done in stockinette stitch with 4 garter and eyelet strips spaced throughout.
Breezy: This one is airy, stretchy and perfect for wrapping.
Gingham Check: Cozy in a gingham check with a bold garter border. Worked on circulars, finished size approximately 46″ wide by 32″ long (including border).
Lamb Lovey: Sure to be a cherished treasure for years, this is worked on DPNs and measures 14 1/2″ from top of head to bottom.
Reversible & Cabled: I like the seed stitch border on this! Requires approximately 800 yards of worsted weight yarn.
This is a wonderful site, wonder if there are machine knitted baby blankets on here? x
The textured mesh baby blanket is no longer free. It’s a good bargain at $3 (CAD) though!
Thanks for the heads up Heather, I had received an email about a pattern that was not free but just couldn’t find it or get more details on which one it was (I have a few pages of baby blankets). I’ve removed the pattern, you may still see the cached version of this page but it will be gone soon enough. Thanks for your help :).
I totally bookmarked the squishy baby blanket and am trying to calculate how much yarn I’d need to make one for myself. 🙂