Comforters for newborns with your own hands crochet, knitting needles. Patterns with sizes, diagrams, description

Safe comforter for newborns – a useful toy that has its own meaning. Unlike simple bunnies and bears, it creates comfortable conditions for the child for some time. The sleeping toy appeared not so long ago, but has already managed to gain popularity all over the world.

Purpose of the comforter

The purpose of the comforter is to create the illusion of comfort that a mother gives to a baby. A soft hypoallergenic sleeping toy that has the ability to accumulate human odor was invented by a young English mother. She found an alternative to various blankets, diapers and handkerchiefs that her child fiddled with and pulled into his mouth.

The essence of the comforter is that when a mother feeds her baby, she places the craft near her breast, allowing it to soak up the specific smell of milk. For the baby, such a fragrance is familiar and desirable, it gives a feeling of security and comfort. When the soft thing has absorbed the mother's aroma, it is given to the child to play with and hold in his hands.

This helps when the mother needs to leave and the baby is restless. A familiar and pleasant object smells like a loved one and conveys to the baby's olfactory receptors that there is no reason to worry.

Many parents testify that children love such toys and do not leave them for a long time, take them with them everywhere and often play with them. Some kids use the crafts-sleepers up to the age of 3, and sometimes 6 years.

Pediatricians and psychologists assure that comforter helps a newborn to calm down and overcome fears if the mother is not nearby.

The sleeping toy develops fine motor skills in the baby's hands (when he touches his ears and paws). When teeth begin to emerge, the baby gnaws on it. Some examples are made with peculiar bulges that the baby can suck on. For older children, the craft acts as a friend who will help them adapt to an unfamiliar area.

Types of comforters

Comforters for newborns can be branded or made by yourself. For example, they decorate hares, gnomes, bears, mice and other animals.

The following hand-made products are distinguished:

• Crafts made from natural fabrics based on a developed pattern.
• Knitted with yarn, knitting needles or a hook. In this version, the main body panel gives the opportunity to show off the imagination of a needlewoman mother. It is created in color, with different textures, openwork or with various patterns.

  

• Sewn from 2 rectangles. In the middle of one of them (which is the front side) a small hole is cut out, through which the craft is turned inside out. A pre-prepared toy head is attached to the cut.

Materials and tools

The comforter is made using materials and devices that are suitable for newborns:

• organic cotton used for making children's sleepy toys is a certified product;
• bamboo cloth;
• multi-colored chintz;
• flannel or baize;
• terry material;
• fleece or microfiber;
• plush material;
• cotton fabric with added polyester;
• Polyester filler is suitable for stuffing because it does not absorb moisture. Natural batting becomes damp, after which it can rot and attract insects. It can also be synthetic padding or holofiber.
• paper for creating a pattern;
• pins;
• sewing threads;
• needles;
• chalk for transferring patterns;
• scissors;
• stick for stuffing the product;
• sewing machine;
• floss for embroidering the nose, mouth and eyes;

All natural fabrics and fillers do not contain small or hard elements that could harm the baby.

If you plan to make a knitted product, you should purchase the following materials:

• yarn, preferably linen or other natural;
  
• knitting needles;
• hook.

Sizes of comforter for newborns

The size of the sleepy toy is an individual parameter, but it is not advisable to make the product too small or too large. The optimal size is recommended to be measured by the length of the arm, they should be equal.

For boys

A comforter for newborn boys can be of any size. This parameter depends on how the product will be used. A 40 cm long craft will serve as a companion for sleeping. The baby will be able to hug it, but not cover himself with it. If you prefer another model in the form of a comforter-blanket, then its size varies between 60-80 cm.

For girls

Girls are born almost the same height as boys, so there are no special recommendations for choosing parameters. The standard sample has dimensions of 25x25 cm.

Sewing sequence

Comforters for newborns are sewn from soft and natural fabrics.

To create a cozy sleepy pillow you will need the following materials:

• stuffing (synthetic padding or holofiber);
• 2 pieces of natural fabric measuring 20x30 cm (you can use different ones if you wish);
• pencil;
• scissors;
• paper sheets;
• needles;
• sewing threads;
• sewing machine.

Step-by-step description of making a toy:

1. On paper, make a pattern of the animal of the chosen size, draw a nose, mouth and eyes.
   
2. Place the cut out template under the fabric and transfer all the elements using a pencil. If the material is not translucent, it is recommended to place it on the window glass.
3. On the fabric, mark the contours of the future product with seam allowances of 1.5-2 cm.
4. Cut off the excess fabric, leaving a small margin in case the fabric shrinks during sewing.
5. On the machine, set the operation to “Zigzag” and the step length to about 1 mm.
6. Place a piece of paper under the fabric to prevent it from stretching, then stitch along the contour of the eye. Do not fasten, at the end of the work the threads should be tucked to the wrong side.
7. Next, stitch the eyelashes, make a line forward and go back. The reverse stroke will fix the thread.
8. First cut the front thread, then pull out the back strand and cut it.
9. Tear off the backing paper in the stitched area and pull the front thread through with the back thread so that it is not visible.
10. Embroider the other eye in the same way.
11. The next step involves the design of the mouth and nose. The step size can be slightly increased and a different color thread can be used.
12. Remove the paper piece, pull the thread from the front to the back, and then iron the material.
13. Place another piece of fabric face to face on the created face, place a paper template on top and secure with pins.
14. Trace the pattern onto the fabric, adding 1 cm.
15. Cut out the blank from 2 pieces of fabric at the same time.
16. Sew the pieces along the outline, without catching the paper and leaving a 4-5 cm gap for turning.
17. Detach the paper element and make cuts on the material so that the corners of the ears fit well.
18. Turn the fabric inside out, then stuff it with padding polyester, straightening the corners well.
19. Level the stuffing to prevent any lumps from appearing.
20. Carefully sew up the hole by hand.
21. If desired, sew on a ribbon or a soft felt heart.

To make a soft comforter "teddy bear", you need to select the following materials:

• cotton fabric in blue and pink shades;
• white sewing threads;
• synthetic padding;
• a skein of black floss.

Procedure:

1. Prepare paper parts according to the specified pattern.
   
2. Prepare 2 fabric body pieces in different colors.
3. The head should also be made from 2 different colored elements.
4. For the ears, prepare 2 blue and 2 pink fragments.
5. Place both parts of the body together with the right sides facing each other and sew, leaving an opening for turning.
6. Connect the ears. They need to be sewn so that one ear consists of 2 multi-colored parts.
7. Turn the body inside out, then straighten and smooth it out.
8. Place the head pieces inside with the right side facing out, then place the turned-out ears inside between the folded circles. Sew the piece, leaving an opening for turning unsewn. Turn the sewn segment face up and stuff tightly with padding polyester.
9. Sew up the remaining openings.
10. On both paws, gather and pull the material together to form legs.
    
11. Finally, embroider the eyes and nose with floss.

How to crochet

To create a soft, multi-colored crochet comforter in the shape of a hare, you will need the following materials:

• a skein of pinkish and white cotton yarn;
• small pieces of dark brown and pale pink natural threads;
• hook;
• needle;
• filler (synthetic padding).

Conventional definitions of abbreviations:

• air loop – ch;
• single crochet – sc;
• column with yarn over – dc

Procedure:

1. For the main fabric, make a chain of 6 ch and join it into a circle.
2. Next, form 3 dc in a circle, then make 3 ch and again weave 3 dc in a circle. Do this 2 more times, so that in total there are 4 times 3 columns.
   
3. Connect the level, pass the loop inside the arch. From it make 3 ch and the same number of dc. Repeat the motif 1 more row.
4. Tie all 4 corners in a similar manner.
   
5. Having completed the row, continue the work as follows: make 4 ch in the corner arch, then weave 3 dc, 3 ch and again the same number of dc. Next, you need to make 1 ch and knit another 3 dc under the next arch.
6. Again create 1 ch in the corner and make the same ornament as you did in the previous corner.
7. The weaving pattern consists of knitting 3 sts in turn in the corner parts: dc, then 3 ch and repeat dc. In the arches located along the edge of the square, knit 3 dc and between them make 1 ch.
   
8. In this way, decorate 5 rows with pinkish threads and 2 rows with snow-white yarn. Then continue the work by alternating color levels: 2 rows with one color, then 2 rows with another shade. Finish forming the canvas with 1 pink line.
   
9. For the head of snow-white fiber, create 2 ch, from the 2nd loop weave 6 sc. In the next 4 tiers, make an increase of 6 sts in each row. Then weave 4 rows straight and perform 6 decreases in 3 lines.
   
10. The ears are made from pinkish threads. First, you need to form 6 ch and make 6 sc from them. Then in 2 rows, throw on 6 sc and weave 4 rows. At the new level, knit 2 sts together, then 6 sc and another 2 sts together. Finish the line with sc. Weave 1 row, then decrease 4 columns in any order. Make 3 more rows.
    
11. For the paws, make 6 sc from the pink thread, then add arches to make 12 columns. Weave 3 rows, alternating white and pink tiers. Reduce 1 st in each pinkish tier.
    
12. Attach the ears to the head with a thread, and the paws to the corners of the main panel. When one paw is attached, the other should be sewn to the diametrically opposite corner.
13. Attach the formed head to the center of a square multi-colored cloth, then embroider the nose on the muzzle with light pink yarn and closed eyes with dark brown yarn.

For a simple version of an interesting comforter you will need soft threads, preferably bright colors, filler and a hook.

Step-by-step implementation method:

1. The head of the craft should be woven from single crochet stitches like a regular small ball. The fabric should be knitted tightly so that the filling does not fall out.
2. First create 2 ch and join them into a circle. Then make 6 sc inside.
3. 2nd row at the beginning mark with a bright thread. In each column of the lower level form 2 st. sc. As a result you will get 12 st.
4. In the 3rd tier, weave 2 sc in 1 st located below the line, then 1 sc in 1 st of the previous tier. Make this pattern 6 rows. You will get 18 sts.
5. Pattern 4 rows: *increase, 2 sc. From * repeat 6 more rows. The output will be 24 sc.
6. 5th row: *add, 3 sc. repeat 6 more rows. In total, you will get 30 sc.
7. 6th row: *increase, then 4 sts. sc. repeat the motif 6th row. You get 36 sts.
8. From 7th to 12th tiers, decorate with a straight canvas.
9. Row 13: * decrease, 4 sc, recreate 6 more rows. Final total – 30 sc.
10. Row 14: * decrease, 3 sc. From * repeat Row 6. 24 sc remains.
11. Row 15: *reduce, 2 dc. Play Row 6. Remaining = 18 dc.
12. Row 16: decrease, 1 sc, then repeat row 6. The final result is 12 sc.
13. 17-1 row: close 6 sts without decreasing.
14. Carefully pull the remaining 6 stitches together with a hook or needle.
15. Fill the resulting ball with filler, then paint the face - depict the eyes, nose and ears.
16. You can make any character you want: an animal, a girl or a boy. Decorate the top with a hat and various safe decorative elements. Finally, decorate the handles.
17. As the main fabric, it is recommended to take a star-shaped form, which is woven according to the instructions below.

With knitting needles

The comforter for newborns is knitted on knitting needles. To make a hare, you will need yarn consisting of 85% flax and 15% viscose (in 100 g - 440 m) in the amount of 50 g white, 100 g gray and 100 g blue, and knitting needles No. 2.5.

Registration procedure:

1. For the head, cast on 15 sts and knit with the front panel (front lines - front sts, back tiers - purl sts). In every 2nd row, knit 3 sts from the central cell, and after 4 rows, make increases of 1 st on both sides. Having passed 25 levels in this way, make the next 4 rows with a straight piece. Then make decreases in every 2nd row, for this, knit 3 sts together. In this way, weave 20 rows and finish the work. Stuff the parts with soft filler and sew.
2. The ears are made as follows: string 21 sts on knitting rods and knit 60 rows with the front panel. Then continue working with decreases, after 4 rows reduce 1 st from 2 edges. When you get 5 sts, close them. Use a similar method to make 2 gray and 2 white blanks. Connect the multi-colored parts in pairs from the wrong side, then turn them inside out and steam.
3. For the body, form 70 sts on the rods with blue yarn and knit with the front panel. After every 4 rows, add 6x5 sts and continue knitting straight. Next, after 2 rows, reduce 3x10 sts. Close the rest of the links. Make a seam at the bottom, put a lock on the back, sew the upper edge to the head.
4. The hind legs are made from 21 sts, cast on with grey yarn. Work with face jersey. Then make increases according to the instructions:

After how many levels	Number of times	Number of stitches decreased
6	2	1
4	2	1
2	2	2
	2	2
	2	3
	3	1

You should get 59 sts. Then weave another 6 tiers, finish the work, sew and fill with padding polyester.

5. For the front paws, cast on 25 sts with grey thread, knit 32 rows with the front fabric. After 4 rows, add 5x1 st. Then reduce the loops, stuff the piece and shape the seam.

6. Knit the pants with hook No. 2.5 from 30 ch. Connect the chain into a circle, then knit the levels with sc, in the 2nd, 3rd and 5th lines at the end make a ch for lifting.

7. Assembly consists of sewing the ears to the head, embroidering the nose and eyes. Attach the paws to the body, and sew the pants around them.

A simple option for making a pillow-sleeper in the form of a large rabbit. For work you will need 1 ball of yarn of a light gray shade (100% sheep wool, 50 g - 100 m), the remains of pink and dark gray wool threads, as well as synthetic cotton wool and stocking needles No. 4. Knitting density: in 10 cm - 22 sts.

Manufacturing technology:

1. For the hind legs, string 8 sts onto the knitting rods and connect into a ring. Knit in a circle with the front jersey (front sts only). Next, form 2 sts from each cell. From the resulting 16 sts, knit 1 front level. Then make 1 front st and create 2 more front sts from it. Repeat this technique once more, forming 20 sts. Knit with a straight panel to a height of 4 cm. Cut the thread and stop working for a while. Do the other leg in the same way, do not cut the thread at the end.
2. To make the body, create 12 sts in the extension of the 2nd paw (you can work with an additional thread). Weave 20 sts of the limb and string another 12 sts on the knitting needles. Knit 10 sts of the second paw. Continue knitting in a circle for 64 sts, including the cells of both paws in the work. Having passed 16 cm from the cast-on edge, knit 8 sts on the next level, close the next 16 sts, then make 16 sts, decrease another 16 sts, weave the remaining 8 sts.
3. To form the ear, knit 4 cm high on the first and last 8 links of the ring tier (16 sts in total). Next, knit 2 sts together and knit 2 sts to the end of the line in the same way. There will be 12 sts left. Make the next tier without reductions. Then alternately knit 2 sts together, 1 front to the end of the line (remainder 8 sts). Then again form 1 row without decreases. In the next row, knit together using the front method (= 4 sts). Cut the thread, pull the edge through the remaining links. Create the 2nd ear in the same way on the remaining knitting needles.
4. The front legs are made in the same way.
5. Assembly consists of sewing together the lower edges of the hind legs. Then connect the edges of the body between the ears and fill all parts with cotton wool. Sew up the opening between the hind legs. Sew along the contour of the front legs, leaving an opening for sewing to the body, stuff them with filler, and then sew them to the sides of the product.
6. Embroider the eyes with satin stitch using dark grey thread, and decorate the nose and mouth with pinkish yarn using stem stitch.

A cozy comforter for newborns is bought in stores or ordered online. Making a sleeping toy with your own hands is an interesting and enjoyable activity. In this case, you can use high-quality beautiful materials, as well as invest your love and positive emotions.

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