Stitch a Sweet Leaf Blanket for Baby

I didn’t do any adorable newborn photos when my daughter was a newborn, but I know a lot of people really love to do them, and knit accessories are a great way to make baby look even cuter.

This leaf-shaped blanket from Susan B. Anderson would be great to use in a newborn photo shoot or as a gift for a little one.

It’s a pretty simple design, with a button to close the blanket over the baby and the stem of the leaf slides through a loop toward the bottom.

The pattern runs $9, and I’ll bet once you’ve made one you’ll want to make them for all the babies to be in your life.

[Photo: Spud & Chloe, via Ravelry.]
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Why should the fireplace get all the fun? Instead of knitting stockings this year, why not whip up a pair of Christmas themed socks? These Christmas sock knitting patterns are lots of fun to make and you can wear them to holiday gatherings for years to come.

For our friends in the southern part of the world, there are the Christmas in July socks from the Kiwi Lodge – Kylie (Ravelry link). These shorty socks are covered in Christmas trees and have bright pink heels and toes for a tropical feel. There’s also an option to make a longer sock if you celebrate somewhere it’s colder.

Twin Stitches Designs (Ravelry) has a fun pattern with mix and match colorwork motifs you can use to build your own cozy Christmas socks. From the sample socks I see Christmas puddings, trucks hauling trees, Santa belts, ornaments and a couple of different borders. There may be more patterns included but the listing doesn’t say. Make a pair that matches or use different motifs on each foot for extra holiday cheer.

If you want to stick to Christmas puddings on your holiday socks, check out this cute pattern from Stone Knits. These lovely socks feature a band of puddings around the leg and a bit of holly by the toes.

These vintage holiday light socks from Grey Owl Knits by Sarah are classic looking and lots of fun at the same time. I love this color combination but of course you can make your lights and stripes whatever colors you like or have on hand. They’re worked using stranded knitting.

And if you’d like even more of a mix of patterns for your socks, try Barbara Ceglédi’s Christmas Chaos socks, a free pattern on Ravelry. The pattern includes 25 little motifs you can choose from, ranging from snowflakes and Christmas trees to elf hats, reindeer and hearts.

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Graig says
June 3, 2018 at 10:17 pm
I have made a few of these now.
I was inspired to choose this leaf pattern based on the Australian artist and children’s author, May Gibbs, who wrote about Gumnut Babies. For fun, read “How to be a Gumnut Baby” at Natureplayqld.org.au.
To go with the blanket, I knitted an newborn sized Bluebell hat as another project: http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2017/05/bluebell-hat-knitting-pattern/
They make a great combination with a fun story to go with them.

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