Sweet Baby Blankets to Knit

It seems like there is no end to demand for cute and easy to knit baby blanket knitting patterns (lots of people have been checking out this post about how to knit a baby blanket recently), so let’s take a look at a new batch of designs. (For more collections, see the bottom of the post.)

The Vintage Knit Baby Blanket from Annes Gifts and Crafts is a great opportunity to practice some knit purl stitches while making a pretty patchwork project. It’s worked in one color and this is a vintage pattern from the 1990s (words I am not comfortable using in the same sentence).

Commemorate the year of baby’s birth with this pretty and easy baby blanket from Your Knitting Room. This one uses DK weight yarn and is all knit and purl stitches, so it’s great for new knitters. The designer also has an option for 2025 if you need to make one with that birth year instead.

Another cute blanket that is all knits and purls is the Sadie Baby Blanket from Snufflebean Yarn. This one also uses DK weight yarn and uses stripes of textured stitches to bring interest. This one is a free pattern on the Snufflebean Yarn website.

Jennifer Loy’s Pumpkin Pie is so named because it uses orange yarn, but of course you can make your “pie” of any “flavor” you like. It’s a simple circle worked from the center out in one piece with options to work a cabled border or an I-cord edging. It also has super cute but optional leaves at the center. It calls for worsted weight yarn and is available in four sizes from baby blanket to lap afghan. You can find the pattern on Ravelry.

The Daisy Baby Blanket from Sheri Cameron is sure to put a smile on your face with its bold intarsia flower motif. The project is worked in worsted weight yarn and the colorwork is presented in chart form. This pattern is also on Ravelry.

And if you need a super warm blanket that’s done in a jiffy, try Fisker Knit’s free Icelandic Baby Blanket pattern. This one uses two strands of super bulky yarn held together and brioche stitch for a super squishy, warm and cozy blankie. Grab the pattern on Ravelry.

Still need more inspiration for your baby blankets? Check out my collections of textured baby blanket patterns, easy baby blanket patterns and super easy patterns. Don’t ask me what the difference is!

Knitting and travel are two hobbies that are highly compatible. Travel often involves waiting or time spent on planes, trains, boats, etc., time that can easily be filled by knitting, a portable and productive craft you can do most anywhere (and yes, you can take your knitting on a plane most of the time).

Krista Ann combines knitting and traveling regularly and ended up visiting every continent in 2022 with her knitting needles along for the ride. The Wandering Knitter explores travel, knitting and learning new knitting skills no matter where you are.

This isn’t a book for beginners, but if you’ve wanted to learn techniques like brioche, cables, lace, colorwork, mitered squares and short rows, there’s a set of more beginner level patterns followed by ones that are bigger, more detailed or required a little more skill. For example a brioche washcloth is the beginner pattern, while a brioche sweater (with unexplained exceptionally long sleeves) is the stepped up project. A basic mesh lace scarf becomes a more complex lace kerchief. A giant mitered square cowl graduates to a mitered square tote bag.

Interspersed among the patterns are essays about traveling to different continents and what she saw there. There are also tips for traveling with your knitting and tips for reading charts, but no tutorials for knitting skills (other than a written explanation of how mosaic knitting works).

Some of the projects would be useful to have when traveling, such as fingerless gloves, a warm headband or a colorwork hat. The travel angle is an interesting hook for a book, but I would have enjoyed essays more about specific incidents or shopping for yarn in a different country or something more than the general essays about things she’s liked and places she’d like to go back to.

Still, if you’re looking for a skill building book that doesn’t focus on the basics but gives you some wearable, attractive accessories, this book is a good one to check out. Just maybe make the sleeves shorter if you knit the sweater.

About the book: 128 pages, paperback, 20 patterns. Published 2026 by Quarry Books. Suggested retail price $24.99.

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