Want to knit a baby hat in the round? Here’s a good pattern to start with. It’s a baby beanie using a super bulky yarn on 9.5mm double-pointed needles (you can make your own DPNs in that size for about $3) and all you need to know how to do is the knit stitch and k2tog.
I say in the video that it could fit a baby up to 3 months but I tried it on my large-headed 6-month-old and it wasn’t TOO tight on him, so I’ve revised the sizing to 0-6 months. Really though, this hat will stretch a lot, as knitted hats do.
Yarn
I made this pattern using a super chunky yarn I found at a charity shop, and I have no idea what brand it is. But here are a few options of commercial yarns with a similar appearance and tension (gauge):
The Pattern
Get the pattern here (PDF): Super Chunky Baby Beanie
William Bear Beanie – Easy ear flap hat for toddlers
Isn’t he cute? I call him William and he’s a beanie that you can make yourself. The free pattern is at the bottom of this post!
Watch the video to see step-by-step how to make the ears and muzzle of this cutie and embroider the face on too (the written instructions are in the pattern below as well).
The hat I’d say is an easy intermediate level of difficulty, and a good challenge for a knitter who wants to try out short rows or knitting in the round for the first time.
I originally made this hat in some alpaca yarn which I hand spun, and I’ve also made it in worsted weight acrylic. Both work great, and I’ve put details about my handspun yarn in the pattern if you want to try it with handspun as well.
The Pattern
Ge the pattern for the William Bear Beanie here: William Bear Beanie
Easy Baby Blanket – Knit-along – The last part! – Seaming and Edging + ALL patterns in one post!
IMPORTANT UPDATE June 12, 2020: The previous version of the edging contained an error. It left out passing the slipped stitch and yo over the picked up stitch. I have also updated the instructions for this section to be clearer. The current version on this post is correct.
UPDATE August 16, 2020: An error in square 15 (Basketweave stitch) has been corrected. Previously the stitch count and instructions for basketweave stitch were incorrect. The version linked below is correct.
Here it is! The last part of our baby blanket knit-along. In today’s pattern I’ll take you through seaming all our blocks together and working our ten-stitch Garter Stitch border to really finish off your hard work.
AND…I’ve decided to give this blanket a snazzy name! I’m calling the blanket With Us. As you’ll know, I designed this blanket for my little son, and I am so pleased that he is here with us. I’m sure those of you making this pattern also have in mind someone very special whom you’re pleased is here with you.
The finished measurements for your blanket will be 78 x 106cm, or a large pram blanket type size. It works great as a play mat for my little one while we’re out and about too!
And because this is the last post for my knit-along series, I’m also going to link all the patterns for this baby blanket right here on this post. So, if you’re finding this blanket after the knit-along has finished, you won’t need to go back through every post to find all the patterns. And if you aren’t new but need to reference back to something in a previous pattern, you can find it here.
Without further ado, here’s the pattern for how to seam your blanket blocks together and knit your border. Below that you’ll find all the other patterns in this series 🙂
Today’s Pattern
Download the PDF pattern for the seaming and edging here:
With Us Blanket – Seaming and Edging
All “With Us” Baby Blanket Patterns
And here are all the PDF patterns in this knit-along series for your reference:
Square 4 – Little Rabbits Stitch
Square 8 – Raised Stripes Stitch
Square 11 – Eyelet Crescents Stitch
Square 12 – Two-Colour Star Stitch
Square 15 – Basketweave Stitch
Easy Baby Blanket – Knit-along – Square 16 – Ladder Stitch
UPDATE: This Knit-Along is now finished. Click here to get all the patterns for this blanket for free.
Here it is! The LAST stitch in the knit-along baby blanket series! Keep watching this blog because in my next post I’ll show you how to put the blanket all together and do a ten-stitch edging to frame all your hard work and make the blanket sit flat.
But for today, I hope you enjoy this pattern for the ladder stitch blanket square.
The Pattern
Download the PDF pattern for this Ladder Stitch blanket square here: Knit-along Ladder Stitch Square
Don’t forget to make a Ravelry project for this square if you’re joining in on this knit-along!
Peace,
Kat
Easy Baby Blanket – Knit-along – Square 15 – Basketweave Stitch
UPDATE: This Knit-Along is now finished. Click here to get all the patterns for this blanket for free.
UPDATE August 16, 2020: An error in square 15 (Basketweave stitch) has been corrected. Previously the stitch count and instructions for basketweave stitch were incorrect. The version linked below is correct.
Time for the second to last pattern in my knit-along baby blanket series. Today we’re knitting a nice simple Basketweave Stitch blanket block. I hope you enjoy today’s pattern!
The Pattern
Download the PDF pattern for this Basketweave Stitch blanket square here: Knit-along Basketweave Stitch Square
Don’t forget to make a Ravelry project for this square if you’re joining in on this knit-along!
Peace,
Kat
Easy Baby Blanket – Knit-along – Square 14 – Intarsia Star
UPDATE: This Knit-Along is now finished. Click here to get all the patterns for this blanket for free.
Time for the 14th square in my knit-along baby blanket. This time we’re knitting an Intarsia star. Isn’t it cute? And you’ll be pleased (or disappointed, depending on how you feel about Intarsia) that this is the last Intarsia pattern for this project!
BUT, there are still two more patterns to come, to finish the bottom row of the blanket.
Here’s a picture of the graphic of what the blanket will look like. I’ve been releasing two Intarsia (picture) patterns followed by two textured stitch patterns, so I’m not doing them in order as they appear in the blanket. I’ve had a couple of people be a bit confused about this, so I’m sorry I didn’t clarify sooner! We will sew it all up later and I’ll show you exactly where all the blanket blocks go when we put it all together.
Download the pattern for the Star blanket block below!
The Pattern
Download the PDF pattern for this Star blanket square here: Knit-along Star Square
Don’t forget to make a Ravelry project for this square if you’re joining in on this knit-along!
Peace,
Kat
Easy Baby Blanket – Knit-along – Square 13 – Intarsia Moon
UPDATE: This Knit-Along is now finished. Click here to get all the patterns for this blanket for free.
Hey everyone! Wow the blanket isn’t far off finished! Today I’m sharing the 13th pattern for this knit-along baby blanket: this Intarsia Moon. I hope you enjoy it.
Here’s another reminder of the layout of the blanket (remember the solid coloured rectangles are the textured/non-Intarsia patterns).
The Pattern
The Pattern
Download the PDF pattern for this Moon blanket square here: Knit-along Moon Square
Don’t forget to make a Ravelry project for this square if you’re joining in on this knit-along!
Peace,
Kat
Easy Baby Blanket – Knit-along – Square 12 – Two-Colour Star Stitch
UPDATE: This Knit-Along is now finished. Click here to get all the patterns for this blanket for free.
Hi everyone! Time for another pattern in my baby blanket knit-along! Today I’m sharing the 12th square for the blanket – this Two-Colour Star-Stitch pattern.
You’ll be using light brown (colour 3) and fawn (colour 2) for this pattern. It’s a quick knit, a little bit fancy, but not too hard for a newer knitter. Without further ado, here’s the pattern.
The Pattern
17/12/19: ERRATA: A previous version of this pattern gave incorrect instructions for the number of rows the work, stated the wrong stitch pattern, and gave the wrong number of rows to work. The current version available to download below is now correct.
Download the pattern for this Two-Colour Star Stitch square here: Knit-Along Two-Colour Star Stitch
Easy Baby Blanket – Knit-along – Square 11 – Eyelet Crescents Stitch
UPDATE: This Knit-Along is now finished. Click here to get all the patterns for this blanket for free.
Hey folks, time for the 11th knit-along in my baby blanket series! This time we’re doing this oh-so-pretty stitch pattern called Eyelet Crescents. No, they’re not cables, just some clever placement of decrease stitches. I love how knitting can make so man shapes with just a few basic stitches! This blanket square, and the next square that I’ll share, are the closest thing to open work we’ll get in this project.
You’ll be using your third lightest shade (colour 3, or light brown) for this blanket block. It uses stocking stitch, yarnovers, and left-leaning decreases. I have put them in as slip, slip, knit (ssk) but you can also do slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over (sl1, k1, psso) if you prefer.
The Pattern
Download the pattern for this Eyelet Crescents square here: Knit-Along Eyelet Crescents Stitch Square
Easy Baby Blanket – Knit-along – Square 10 – Intarsia Sun
UPDATE: This Knit-Along is now finished. Click here to get all the patterns for this blanket for free.
Hey guys, it’s me again! I’m back with the 10th square for my knit-along baby blanket. This time it’s this intarsia sun, and it incorporates a little bit of embroidery as well as knitting. I hope you enjoy it!
Here’s the plan for the blanket so you can see where it fits in. As you can see, it’s on the third row down. That means, like the flower pattern from last time, we’ll be using colour 3 (light brown) as our feature colour.
The Chain Stitch
You’ll be doing a little embroidery in this pattern to make the sun’s rays. If you’re new to embroidery, don’t be scared! This is not a difficult stitch and it’s pretty much foolproof because I show you in the chart exactly where to put the embroidery.
The stitch you’ll be using is called the chain stitch, and you c an find instructions on how to do it by clicking here.
The Pattern
Download the PDF pattern for this sun blanket square here: Knit-along Sun Square
Don’t forget to make a Ravelry project for this square if you’re joining in on this knit-along!
Peace,
Kat