Get Tons of Ideas for Sweet Baby Blankets

Baby blankets are my go-to for baby gift knitting. You don’t have to worry about a baby being too big or too small to use them, and parents can always use another blanket, no matter what climate they live in or season in which they were born.

60 More Quick Baby Blankets, one in the long series of 60 Quick books, includes a bunch of great options for knitters of all skill levels. Looking for more Baby Knitting patterns? Check these out on Etsy.

Even better, the patterns all use either 128 superwash or 220 superwash from Cascade Yarns, which are both great options for baby knitting because they come in tons of colors, are a great value and are machine washable. What could be better?

It’s hard to really cover a book with 60 patterns in it in just a few words, but the odds are good if you like knitting baby blankets you’re going to find some things you want to knit here. (You can check out all the projects on Ravelry.)

I will say, however, that this book is so cute even my husband found himself rifling through it (he recommended the Covered in Cables pattern by Katherine Hunt as one that would look great in a throw size in our living room).

There are cables, lace and colorwork galore, including patterns using whales, a ladybug, a fox and sheep (of course). There are large-scale patterns in houndstooth, checkerboard, chevron, pinwheel and X and O patterns, simple Garter Stitch stripes, honeycomb patterns,a southwest motif, a stitched rainbow and more.

It’s a really cute book and perfect for anyone who knits baby blankets for charity, or who has a lot of grandkids or friend who are having babies.

If you take a peek I’d love to know which patterns catch your eye!

About the book: 184 pages, paperback with interior flaps, 60 patterns. Published October 2017 by Sixth & Spring Books. Retail price $17.95.

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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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