Super Easy Baby Blanket Knitting Patterns

Whenever there’s a new baby in your life, whether it’s your own or someone in your friend group or family is having a baby, there’s a strong drive among all knitters to cover that little thing in knits. And every baby is cuter when surrounded by tiny knit things.

My favorite thing to knit for babies (and I’ve knit a whole book of baby knits) is baby blankets, because you can make them any size and use any stitch pattern you like and they are sure to be useful. The main thing is they don’t have to fit, which is great because newborns come in a lot of different sizes and they grow really fast.

If you’re in the market for some new baby blanket knitting patterns to add to your collection, check out the Doodle Pip Makes Etsy shop. They have (as of this writing) 54 downloadable patterns for baby blankets, all using knits and purls to make cute designs on the surface of the blanket like hearts, bunnies and flowers.

And lest you think these patterns are too girly, there are also dinosaurs (as in the blanket pictured above) and boats. And plenty of patterns that have allover stitch patterns rather than surface designs that make an image.

While some of them are a little more complicated than others (again, like the dinos since there are different patterns across the blanket rather than one large pattern or a repeating one), they’re all doable for newer knitters because they include row by row written instructions rather than having you work from a chart.

In their shop you will also find a few full kits for knitting blankets and coordinating hats, as well as a few already knit projects. Many of their patterns are also available as printed patterns if that’s something you’re into.

[Photo: Doodle Pip Makes]

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It felt like it had been a while since I’d done a roundup of knitting patterns involving sheep, and if search is any indication, that is true. I found a roundup of patterns for knit sheep from a few years ago, but the only one with v I could find is from 2015. So it’s definitely time to revisit this fun genre of knitting patterns.

This all started with a headband. Alyssa Kaat’s Icelandic Sheep Headband (free on Ravelry) to be specific. Ravelry showed it to me as a pattern highlight and I couldn’t resist taking a closer look. It’s worked with two colors of worsted weight yarn and alternates sheep with stars around your head.

Another great sheepy headband is this one from Loch Fyne Crafts on Etsy. These sweet little sheep are worked in bulky yarn and you can make the background look like field and sky or work it in a solid color.

Or make a headband (or a hat, cowl, or all three) covered with a flock of sheep with this set of patterns from New Age Knitting CA. These pieces also use the field/sky coloring, but you can use whatever colors of worsted weight yarn you like.

Speaking of hats, there’s also the sheep hat from Lynann Knits Designs. The sample was worked in Icelandic wool to make the sheep and the hat extra fuzzy and warm, but any worsted weight yarn will work.

There’s also the Wandering Sheep hat from Kat Hudon (on Ravelry), which features a fun collection of speckled sheep that can be worked in different yarn weights to make different sizes of hats for kids and adults.

And lest you think sheep need to be knit in traditional stranded colorwork, check out the Rebel Sheep Mob blanket by Deborah Moore. This one is worked in mosaic knitting using fingering weight yarn. In mosaic knitting you’re only working with one color per row so it’s pretty easy. You can find this pattern on Ravelry.

I can’t possibly share sheep knitting patterns without mentioning the amazing Black Sheep Shadow Shawl by Mark Jamieson. Shadow knitting is a technique I want to do more of, but it involves working two rows alternating in two different colors and the pattern emerges when you look at the design from an angle. It’s so cool and the sheep on this one are amazing! It’s not a beginner project but well worth the work. You can find it on Ravelry or at the designer’s website.

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