This is a pdf knitting pattern, written in English and using standard US terminology, for you to knit a newborn baby sleeper photo prop for baby’s first photography session, between 4 and 10 days of age. No short rows, fancy footwork or frustration here. Just a very easy, very simple knitted foot, for those of you who like to keep things as simple as possible.

This knitting pattern is also well-suited to knit your reborn or newborn sized doll a cozy sleeper to add to their wardrobe.

This pattern is suitable for an intermediate knitter as it is knit in the round with a 5mm (US8) circular needle, as well as dpns. It requires approximately 195 metres or 215 yards of your favourite worsted weight yarn.

I knit the sleeper you see using Loops & Threads, Impeccable yarn in the colour ‘pumpkin’.

You will need to know how to cast on and off, knit, purl, knit front and back, yarn over, and knit two stitches together.