Knit baby blanket
From colorful to elegant, there’s a baby blanket you’re bound to love in here. Start planning those gifts for the new arrivals with these free baby blanket knitting patterns!
Lace Sampler Baby Blanket
Practice your lace and chart-reading skills while you also stitch up this beautiful, elegant blanket. Change the border color to match the nursery, if you’d like. The blanket is stitched with fingering weight yarn, so make sure you leave plenty of time for knitting before the birth of the baby.
Leafy Baby Blanket
This blanket pattern requires four different types of decreases, so beginner lace knitters will walk away with new skills under their belts. This would be a sweet addition to any nursery, but it’s also ideal for wrapping around baby on special occasions.
Twin Leaf Baby Blanket
Want to think outside the traditional baby color palette? Designer LindsayH passed on the pastels and instead opted for the elegant hue in the photo above. She notes that while this isn’t a quick knit, last-minute knitters can use larger needles and heavier yarn to make the blanket work up faster.
Candice Baby Blanket and Hat
The honeycomb stitch used in this pattern offers both extra warmth and a beautiful texture. Gift the matching hat along with the blanket so baby can be covered from head to toe in fluffy warmth.
Beach Stripe Baby Blanket
After knitting this for the new baby, you might be tempted to knit one for yourself, too. Designer nickersr created this blanket with summer babies in mind. Knit it up in cotton for the perfect summer weight.
Madalyn Rae Baby Afghan
This pattern is inspired by vintage chevron. The five-color pattern is a great opportunity to use up any small bits of yardage you may have left from other baby knits. In fact, you don’t even have to follow the five-color formula; you could knit chevrons in many different colors!
Bryson’s Baby Blanket
Designer Mary Riley Hunt chose this beautiful feather and fan stitch in honor of Baby Bryson’s dad, an avid bow hunter. But even parents who aren’t hunters will appreciate this elegant blanket. It will look just as beautiful draped over the crib as it does when it’s wrapped around baby.
Basket Weave Baby Blanket
Beginners will find that this blanket pattern is a fantastic way to practice knitting and purling. Those are the only two stitches you’ll need to create the basket weave! Use three strands of fingering weight yarn held together, or simply substitute a worsted or bulky yarn.