Free Knitting Pattern – Baby Hoodie

The Baby Chunky Hoodie is an adorable and cozy design that is perfect for keeping your little one warm during the colder months. This particular pattern uses Patons Beehive Baby Chunky yarn, a soft and warm yarn that is perfect for baby clothes. The yarn is made from a blend of acrylic and wool, which makes it soft and warm, and easy to care for, it’s machine washable and dryable.

The yarn also comes in a variety of colors, making it easy to create a hoodie that matches your baby’s personal style.

One of the great things about handmade clothing for babies is that it is often made with higher-quality materials, which makes it more durable and long-lasting than store-bought clothing.

Additionally, a handmade hoodie can be customized to fit your baby perfectly, ensuring a comfortable fit that is tailored to their needs. The hoodie design is also versatile and can be paired with a variety of bottoms and tops to create different looks, and it’s perfect for layering.

This pattern is suitable for intermediate knitters and it’s free to download on the Mary Maxim website. It’s a great way to create a special and thoughtful gift for a new parent or to add a touch of warmth to your own baby’s wardrobe. The chunky hoodie design is timeless and it can be worn for many years to come. So grab your needles and yarn, and let’s get started on creating this adorable and cozy hoodie for your little one!

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Blankets are a great blank slate project that you can change up in a million different ways. From color to stitch pattern to size, the possibilities are almost endless.

Jared Flood, the designer behind Brooklyn Tweed, was inspired by a log cabin quilt his mother made in 1995 to re-create that design in knitting, which led to more blankets and ultimate Brooklyn Tweed’s Knit and Crochet Blankets, which includes 25 patterns from an array of designers using different skills and techniques to make cozy, pretty blankets.

The patterns are divided into three aesthetic themes: traditions, minimalism and colorplay. The patterns are rated on a scale of one to five, with one being the easiest, and there aren’t any pieces rated five. Two blankets are rated one, 14 are two, eight are three and one is four.

In addition, three of the 25 patterns are crocheted, but they either use single crochet or granny stitch, so they are pretty easy even if you don’t do a lot of crochet. You can see all the patterns on Ravelry.

Some of my favorites include Rattan by Rastus Hsu, a chunky blanket worked in knits and purls with simple crossing stitches to make a raised woven look; Homewood by Seth Richardson, covers in dramatic, loopy cables; Ainur Berkimbayeva’s Tessellate, one of the beginner projects that doesn’t really look beginner but is totally worked in knit and purl stitches; Warp + Weft by Aist? Butkevi?ien?, which is mostly knits and purls but makes a fun woven look fabric that blew my mind a little bit; and the same designer’s Canyonland, a multicolored blanket with wavy stripes.

The patterns tell you how to resize them for different dimensions and include information on pattern repeats where it is possible to make a totally custom size.

Many different techniques are included here such as cables, lace, shadow knitting, intarsia and other colorwork techniques, as well as modular knitting and lots of sewing pieces together. The patterns are all presented with charts, but there are line by line written instructions available on the Brooklyn Tweed website if you need them.

The book ends with a deep dive into log cabin knitting, telling the story of the quilt Jared’s mom made and how he made it in knitting, as well as the multitude of variations you can make if you want your own log cabin style design.

The back of the book includes a little written information about some of the special techniques needed, but there are no photos.

This is a lovely book full of inspiration for knitting and crochet blankets for any skill level. If you like to make blankets as gifts or aspire to have a handmade blanket in every room of the house, these designs would be a great place to start.

About the book: 192 pages, paperback, 25 patterns. Published 2024 by Abrams Books, suggested retail price $24.99.

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