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Knitting: Baby Blanket
Candy Kisses is a striped baby blanket that uses stockette stripes combined with textured wider stripes. It is squishy and simple to knit.
Knitting: Baby Blanket
This is a beginner level blanket that begins with 5 stitches and grows by one stitch per row for as long as you want it to be. Then decreasing by one stitch per row, the blanket ends up to be perfectly square.
Knitting: Baby Blanket
Love Squared is a beginner level pattern using just knits and purls for a faux plaid look. It comes in different sizes, including stroller, baby, small, medium and large. It is easily adaptable to any size. Gauge is not crucial. The pattern shows how much yarn is needed for each size and gives approximate dimensions.
Knitting: Baby Blanket
A textured pattern made with simple knits and purls, this pattern is a beginner level project that is interesting and relaxing for more advanced knitters as well. It has a 4 row repeat that is simple to remember.
Knitting: Baby Blanket, Beanie, Toque
The Three Wishes Baby Blanket is a simple blanket knitting pattern that uses 3 colors of aran or worsted weight yarn. There is a 14 row repeat which creates a striping effect. The right side is knit while the back is knit and purled. The blanket is a basket weave striped design that is modern and stylish and perfect for keeping babies warm!
Knitting: Baby Blanket
The Starry Starry night pattern is made with 3 sections, all knit seamlessly one after another. The pattern tells the story of the Florida Gulf Beach at nighttime. First you see the lush palm trees and sand, then the bright stars and dark sky.
Knitting: Baby Blanket
The Pattern is written in 5 seamless sections. The first, 3rd and 5th sections are stockinette, reminiscent of the sand at Siesta Key Beach. The 2nd and 4th sections have a simple textured design that look like the gentle aqua waves of the Florida west coast gulf.
Knitting: Baby Blanket
Would you like to knit the easiest baby blanket pattern ever? All you need to know is how to knit and purl. This blanket practically knits itself in a few hours of knitting.
Knitting: Baby Blanket
The Baptismal Baby Blanket is a small stroller sized blanket that is perfect for baby’s Christening, Baptism or Dedication Day. It is light weight and lacy.
Knitting: Baby Blanket
Do you like sailboats? Perhaps you know a new mommy who is decorating the nursery with a nautical theme? If you can knit and purl, you can make this fun sailboat xoxo themed blanket.
Knitting: Cowl
This cowl reminds me of the narrow streets and apartments in the south end of Boston. The best part about this cowl is how quick and easy this is! It looks like there is stranding but that’s not the case. Every row is knit and there are slip stitches every 3rd and 4th row.
Knitting: Baby Blanket
This little elephant themed stroller sized baby blanket is made with knits and purl stitches only. The designs are formed when using garter and stockinette stitches. There are charts for the A B C D and also for the elephant. The charts have written instructions directly below them for those who prefer them.
Knitting: Baby Blanket
This is a stroller sized blanket that is wonderful for preemies, infants and for children in car seats. The pattern is made with knits and purls. The chart for the moon and the stars includes written directions for those who prefer line by line directions instead of reading charts.
Knitting: Baby Blanket
Here is a sunshine themed baby blanket that can be knit for both baby boys and girls! I designed this to be given to a new mommy at her “You Are My Sunshine” themed baby shower. The yellow is for sunshine and the white and gray is for “you make me happy when skies are gray”.
Knitting: Baby Blanket
Do you like elephants? Perhaps you know a new mommy who is decorating the nursery with elephants? If you can knit and purl, you can make this fun elephant and heart themed baby blanket.
Knitting: Baby Blanket
Do you ever go into a store and see an adorable baby blanket that you just know you could knit yourself? This blanket is reminiscent of the Hudson’s Bay and Pottery Barn blankets.
Knitting: Baby Blanket
Whale of a Time Baby Blanket is a nautical and whale themed blanket that will be a hit for new mommies! I like to use Hobby Lobby yarn because it washes and dries so easily and is so soft. However, any worsted weight yarn will work.
Knitting: Baby Blanket
This is a jungle themed baby blanket pattern that is knit all in one piece from the bottom up. Beginning with a garter stitch border, there are 5 sections, separated by garter stitch borders. Each section has written directions, including the section with the chart.
Knitting: Baby Blanket
This Butterfly Love Baby Blanket is a pattern that is so much fun to knit! There are 5 sections knit all in one piece. It takes about 350 yards of yarn to make a 24” square blanket. The stitches that you will need to know are:
Knitting: Cowl
This is a wonderfully warm and soft cowl that is super easy and fun to knit. It starts with straight knitting and a border and then joins in the round to form a seamless cowl that can be made in just a few hours. It is made by holding 2 strands of yarn together, which also helps make it a quick project and results in a warm cowl. I like to use ...
Knitting: Baby Blanket
This version of Sleepytime Sailboats has a newer, easier to read format; a better chart; and written directions for the chart.
Knitting: Baby Blanket
Years ago I found my mother’s knitting bag and in there wa an unfinished baby blanket project. A small crinkled piece of paper listed the 5 row repeat for this blanket. I picked it up and started knitting per her small bit of instructions and ended up with the most wonderful, squishy soft stroller sized blanket.
Knitting: Baby Blanket
This is a reversible blanket that is a lot of fun to knit, and so easy too! I used an acrylic washable yarn because I prefer using washable yarns so it’s easy for the new mommies to wash their baby blankets. I loved the way the blanket washed up so soft and that it can go in and out of the washer and dryer.
Knitting: Cowl
This cowl is so simple to knit but has a textured finish and is reversible. I made it 8” x 54” but it is easy to make thinner, thicker, shorter or longer. I used 3 skeins of Diamond Mega Merino to knit this cowl. It can be worn long or looped around once. It is so warm, super easy to knit, and feels lightweight and soft.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque, Cowl
This hat and cowl set is a warm Fair Isle set for cold winter days. The cowl is designed to be snug around the neck. It can be easily altered for larger sizes by casting on more stitches in increments of 12. I am a loose knitter so I used a size 7 needle but many knitters may want to go up a size or 2 so that the cowl and hat measure 16” around...
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
The Starlight Hat is a warm, fair isle hat made with any worsted weight yarn. The sample here is made with squishy and soft Woolfolk 100% Merino yarn.
Knitting: Baby Blanket
This little baby blanket is so cuddly, soft and easy to knit, you will want to knit this for all the new babies in your life! If you can knit, purl, yarn over and knit 2 together, this pattern will be easy for you. I’ve made this blanket several times while reading or watching TV. It just whips up so quickly and is a hit at the baby showers! Th...