Knitted Baby Blankets

When a mother is expecting a newborn child in the house, but naturally different thoughts and ideas pop-up in her mind for doing something unique and interesting for the little angel. Well ideas like toys, socks, cuddly baby clothes, caps, hood blankets, or simple baby blankets are on the former list. Out of all, knitted blankets take the piece of the cake because it is obvious that babies don't move around much in their babyhood and remain wrapped and cuddly throughout. Therefore to create something worth snuggling for, blankets could be used as a good idea.

If one knows how to knit, creating and knitting blanket patterns for babies could even be more of an interesting act for a mother to do. Since most of the patterns are simple and extremely easy to comprehend, knitting a bunch for a baby wardrobe would never be a hassle. Just one quick thing to note while knitting, try to use soft yarn wool for a newborn. A host of kits are available in the market which come with a mixed bag of needles and yarns to expend on different knitting projects. The knitted baby blanket instructions given below are the basic and simplest instructions any knitter could follow in order to knit a simple blanket. Take a look ...

Knitting a Baby Blanket

Materials:

1. Size US #10 needles
2. 14 to 15 ounces of Yarn

Procedure: Cast on 127 sts and knit 10 rows of garter stitch which is the basic stitch in knitting.

Row 1: Knit 5, *k1, yo, k2 tog, rep from * across ending with knit 5.
Row 2: Knit same as Row 1
Row 3: Knit again
Row 4: Knit 5, purl across, knit last 5 sts. And continue the last 4 rows to complete the desired pattern. Once you reach your blankets desired length, end your work with 10 rows of completing garter stitch. The blanket is ready to use now!

Knitting baby blankets is the most simplest thing a knitter can do in this domain. Most of the patterns are easy and since the blanket size is small the project goes even much faster. Here is a list of pattern names in case if you are planning to try out a variety in your pastime.

Knitted Blanket Designs for Babies

• Plain Knit Lambswool Baby Blanket
• Little Star Baby Blanket Shawl
• Beach Baby Knitted Shawl
• Patterned Knitted Cotton Blankets
• Fiber Trends Light & Lacy Baby Blankets
• Cashmere Lamb Blanket
• Polka Dot Knitted Cotton Shawl
• Knitted Merino Shawl
• Fiber Trends Estonian Lullaby Baby Blanket
• Fiber Trends Ribbons Baby Blanket

Ideas for Knitting Blankets for Babies

Heart Blanket: If blankets have characters and cute baby pictures on the fabric it elevates the look of the blanket even more. This one is one of the same. It features beautiful pink or red hearts on the blanket which has garter stitches knit in between all the spaced hearts.

Moon and Stars Baby Blanket: A sight which is highly suitable to put a baby to bed, it's the sight of nighttime with a multitude of stars and sparkles spread across the sky (the sly here is the blanket). The stitches here are repeating motifs in between stockinette and reverse stockinette stitches.

Peace Blanket: Does this blanket bring peace and harmony to a baby's sleep? Well, if you are thinking on the same context then I bet it's right. This pattern is fun to knit but quite intricate to get through though. It has alternating rows with the word called 'peace' in 28 different languages knitted in it.

I hope this article was satisfactory for you to enhance and experiment your knitting skills on a mixed bag of projects, for now. I am waiting for the time you finish creating your desired style blanket and wrap your sweet child in it! God Bless!