These patterns will inspire you to get creative with your designs. Whether you’re all about stripes, prefer to go checkered, or want to reach for the slip stitch patterns, you’ll discover just what you’re looking for (or, you’ll be moved to try an idea you never thought about) and come out with a gorgeous baby blanket. If you’re looking for easy baby blankets to knit, garter stitch is a good place to start. This garter stitch baby blanket involves two colors and is worked with two strands of yarn throughout, making a super warm and squishy blanket that’s also pretty fast to knit. In the same vein are the super easy baby blanket and its variations, the new version and the crib blanket version, from Purl Soho. All of these use stripes to make them a little more interesting to knit and to use, but you could always make a solid color one if you’d rather, or use a multicolored yarn. Rib-based knitting patterns you should check out include the garter rib blanket from Orange Flower Yarn and the broken rib blanket by Bonnie Evans. The addictive baby blanket by Renee M is a project that uses a solid color and slip stitches that show on the front of the work, giving an almost cabled effect. When you’re ready to delve into two-color slip stitch knitting, try the Mirbeau slip stitch baby blanket by Brenda Lewis, Ann Aschenbrenner’s new life baby blanket (which uses brick stitch) or the woven slip stitch blanket from Peg Baker. The oh so soft baby blanket by Jennifer Jackson is another cute choice that only has eyelets in some of the panels. Alternatively, the sweet dream baby blanket from Paris Knit is another pretty project that only uses eyelets every few rows as well. Try the easy baby blanket form Ing-credible Threads Designs, which alternates stockinette and reverse stockinette with a seed stitch border; the round or pinwheel baby blanket by Genia Planck; or the chevron blanket from Escape Tricot.
