Baby Blanket Knitting Patterns

If you are looking for a few baby blanket knitting patterns, I hope you will like this page!

Baby blankets usually take quite a bit of knitting but there is nothing like seeing your favourite little person playing on or wrapped in a blanket that you have made yourself.

And it doesn't have to be that difficult either.

Many baby blankets are very fancy, knitted in all over lace patterns or 'true lace' but a blanket made in a nice colourful garter stitch stripe or in sample blocks in stocking stitch can be just as effective. You can even dress up a plain baby blanket by adding embrodiery to the blanket after you have finished knitting.

You could make an alphabet blanket or embroider the baby's name in one corner, how about adding flowers or a bumble bee to the blanket?

You are only limited by your own imagination. But to help your creative juices flowing how I add a about a couple of basic patterns to the page to get you started?

Garter Stitch Baby Blanket

This pattern is suitable for both beginners and experienced knitters as it is knitted entirely in garter stitch. The most difficult 'bit' is sewing in all of the tails from each colour change!

The colours you choose will determine whether the blanket is a traditional baby blanket (knitted in baby pastels) or a fun blanket knitted in bright prmary colours.

The pattern used four colours, but you can use more or less depending on the effect you want to create.

Stocking Stitch Blanket with Hood

This blanket is knitted in two pieces. The main piece is a large square knitted in stocking stitch, and the second pice is a smaller triangle of stocking stitch to form a hood in one corner of the blanket.

Although rather plain and designed to be knitted in one colour, you can easily dress up the blanket with some embroidery on the hood.

Alphabet Blanket

The alphabet blanket is knitted in small squares which are joined together to form the blanket. Each square is knitted in stocking stitch and the four colours are alternated throughout the blanket.

Knitting graphs are included for the letters A, B and C. These letters can be knitted into the squares (for those of you who are experienced enough to attempt two colour knitting) or can embrodiered onto the blanket when you have joined the squares together.

Double Knit Baby Afghan (knitted on a Knitting Board)

For those of you who prefer to use a knitting loom or a knitting board I am including a pattern for a double knit afghan for your baby.

This baby blanket is very quick and easy. Knitting on a board is much faster than knitting by hand!

Other Baby Blanket Knitting Patterns

If you are looking for a pattern that is more challenging than the patterns included on this page, you might like to try one of these pattern books.

I have both of them in my personal knitting pattern collection and highly recommend them!