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Baby Knitting Patterns For Free and To Purchase

Find some free knitting patterns for baby.

Free knitting patterns for baby include booties, hats, mittens, and tops / sweaters.

I don’t have any babies or grand-babies in the family. But I have done some knitting for friends who now have grandchildren.

Remember to find nice, washable yarn for baby knitting projects. New moms and dads won’t have time to hand wash!

Knitting baby set with bonnet and socks — Beloved bonnet and Perfect Newborn Socks

Baby booties and hat free knitting patterns — Beloved bonnet and Perfect Newborn Socks

Perfect Newborn Socks – pink socks above.
Baby Hausschuhe (green booties above)
Blue Boy Babies Hat – directions are listed on this Ravelry page.

The pink “Beloved” baby hat is a pattern to purchase from Tin Can Knits. I made it along with the Newborn Socks for a friend’s grandbaby.

Honey Cowl Three in Mrs. Crosby Yarn

Infinity cowl pattern to knit for free.

This is my third knitting of the Honey Cowl pattern and this time I chose a lighter weight yarn. The free pattern is simple enough for a beginner to knit and gives a lovely textured project.

I’ve always made the longer version that wraps twice around the neck. This time I used Mrs. Crosby Satchel yarn in “Dogwood” color.

Honey cowl knit using fingering weight yarn in long infinity scarf project. — Honey Cowl

Knitting The Hidden Gems Free Shawl Pattern (Discontinued)

This free shawl pattern is simple enough for beginners to get practice.

I knit this scarf back in 2022. It was offered as a free pattern by Lindsey Wong. The pattern came from her website, which is no longer up and running.

I’ve written a post about alternative and similar patterns for those who are interested, but none of them are free.

Free Knitting Patterns I Have Used and Liked

As a beginner knitter I was always searching for free patterns to try. I was afraid I wouldn’t understand a pattern if I bought it because those were for people who knew what they were doing!

Fortunately some clever people do write up patterns and share them for free. Some of these people are designers who also sell patterns. Free patterns can also be poorly written, so be careful there. Read through a pattern before beginning and see if it makes sense. Or go to Ravelry and see what other pattern users have to say. If the free pattern gets bad reviews it may be best to move on and find another.