Knitted items for newborns. Patterns with descriptions, models for boys, girls

Waiting for a newborn always brings with it a lot of trouble. During this time, it is necessary to have time to buy and do a lot. The newborn baby will need a lot of things. Among them there must be knitted options, because in such clothes the baby will feel warm and cozy.

Rules for choosing yarn for knitting clothes for newborns

Any mother can knit clothes for babies, even if she has never held knitting needles in her hands, but on the condition that the patterns for such needlework are simple and detailed. Knitting for very small children will have to be done only from soft and safe yarn. Since only it will provide them with the necessary comfort and warmth.

Children's yarn should be:

• soft;
• heat-retaining;
• hypoallergenic;
• resistant to wear and tear.

The following requirements apply to yarns for children's knitting:

• naturalness (50-60%, not less);
• ease of washing and drying;
• hypoallergenic;
• medium or small thickness;
• complete absence of pile and decorative details.

The most suitable yarn for newborns is considered to be:

• merino or camel wool;
• bamboo;
• cotton;
• alpaca;
• viscose;
• cashmere;
• acrylic.

When knitting for babies, natural threads are chosen for the clothes that will be closer to the body, and non-irritating acrylic is suitable for outer overalls and hats. Envelopes and blankets can be made of wool, the main thing is that it is intended specifically for babies.

For the delicate skin of newborns, yarn products must be soft. Therefore, expensive and special materials will be the best for creating such things.

Children's knitted wardrobe should consist of natural threads mixed with microfiber or acrylic. This composition is considered the softest and does not cause irritation.

Crochet hook or knitting needles

You can knit clothes for babies either with a crochet hook or with knitting needles. In the first case, they create original and delicate items, and in the second – smooth and elastic suits. But basically, almost all clothes for newborns are knitted with knitting needles, and only some details are crocheted, such as decorations or ties.

Taking measurements from a newborn

Taking into account the characteristics of newborns, measurements are taken from them as follows:

• height should be measured from the top of the head to the feet of a lying infant with legs extended;
• the neck is measured around, through the 7th vertebra;
• by placing the measuring tape horizontally under the muscle depressions and around the chest, you can find out its girth;
• The waist is measured in the same way, but in the area located slightly above the navel;

• if you measure your torso at the protruding points of your buttocks, you can find out the circumference of your hips;
• the width of the back is measured along the bottom of the shoulder blades, from one armpit to the other; the resulting value is always divided in half;
• the height of the armhole is calculated from the 7th vertebra along the spine to the point at which the chest circumference is measured;
• the length of the back to the waist is determined by measuring the length from the 7th vertebra to the lumbar region;
• The shoulder length is measured from the beginning of the neck (where the neckline and shoulder seam lines intersect) to the shoulder;
• The sleeve length is measured on a slightly bent arm, from the shoulder to the wrist;
• the side length is measured along the side line of the leg to the foot;
• The length of the leg is determined by the inner side of the thigh;
• The length of the seat is measured along the side of the hips, from the waist to the end of the buttocks.

The table shows typical sizes for newborns:

Size	Designation	50	56	62	68	74	80	86
Height	R	50	56	62	68	74	80	86
Chest circumference	OG	41	43	45	47	49	51	53
Waist circumference	FROM	41	42	43	44	46	48	50
Hip circumference	ABOUT	41	43	45	47	49	51	53
Neck circumference	OSH	23.3	23.9	24.5	25.1	25.7	26.3	26.9
Neck width at the back	ShShz	4.4	4.5	4.6	4.7	4.8	4.9	5
Armhole height at the back	VPr	9.1	9.8	10.5	11.2	11.9	12.6	13.3
Back to waist length	DTS	15	15.5	18	18.5	20	21.5	23
Back width	SHS	8.2	8.6	9	9.4	9.8	10.2	10.6
Armhole width	ShPr	4.1	4.3	4.5	4.7	4.9	5.1	5.3
Chest width	SHG	8.2	8.6	9	9.4	9.8	10.2	10.6
Shoulder length	Dpl	4.3	4.6	4.9	5.2	5.5	5.8	6.1
Sleeve length	DR	18.5	20.3	22.1	23.9	25.7	27.5	29.3
Length on the side	DsB	24.5	28	31.5	35	38.5	42	45.5
Seat height	VS	13	13.5	14	14.5	15	15.5	16
Leg length	DN	11.5	14.5	17.5	20.5	23.5	26.5	29.5

Calculating the amount of yarn

There are several methods for calculating the amount of yarn:

1. By weight. First, knit a sample, and after processing it is weighed. Also find out the area of ​​the sample. Next, create a pattern and also measure its area. Then multiply the area of ​​the product by the weight of the sample, divide the result by the area of ​​the sample.
2. By footage. Here, the amount of yarn needed to create the sample is calculated. After measuring the length of the sample thread, the area of ​​the item is multiplied by it, and then all of this is divided by the area of ​​the sample.

Knitted items for newborns must be made with quality tools and materials. After all, the baby's skin is still very sensitive. Moreover, it is easier to work with quality threads, and the knitting process itself is much faster. Therefore, saving in such a matter is pointless.

Knitting patterns for children's clothes with descriptions

Using these step-by-step instructions, you can easily and quickly knit something for a newborn.

Knitted booties for newborns

For beginners in knitting, this pattern will be convenient:

Description of knitting booties for newborns:

1. Cast on 22 stitches using number 3.5 knitting needles. Then knit 21 rows of stocking stitch.
2. The first 8 loops are carefully closed.
3. Next, continue with a different color, completing 4 rows of stocking stitch.
4. Then attach the starting thread and knit: 1st and 2nd rows with knit stitches, 3rd with purl stitches, 4th with knit stitches.
5. Then knit 8 stripes in a different color and 7 stripes in the initial color.
6. The product is folded at the decrease section and the narrow part is sewn to the wide part.
7. The work is turned inside out.
8. The last loops of the striped section are pulled together with a thread on both sides.
9. 2/3 of the main color detail are sewn together to form the sole. The last loops are gathered with a needle and tightened.

For a girl

Pink and white or yellow booties are suitable for little princesses.

They can be decorated:

• animal tails or muzzles;
• pompoms;
• frills;
• with bows.

For a boy

Blue or light blue booties are usually decorated with:

• knitted teeth;
• faces of bears or bunnies;
• Crocodile type pattern.

Winter hat crochet, knitting

Knitting a warm hat with a crochet hook, description:

• Cast on a number of air loops corresponding to the width of the elastic band.

• Each row starts with 1 chain stitch, and all rows are single crochets. After each completed row, the product is turned over.
• The elastic band, completed to the required length, is sewn or knitted. Then it is turned inside out and work continues in a circle.
• The stitches should now be slanted: 2 loops into the base of the single crochet, into the next loop – half double crochet, 2 single crochets into the next 2 loops. Repeat the pattern to the end of the row.
• Having reached the top, decrease by knitting only single crochets. Then tighten the ring and sew on the pompom.

You should start learning how to knit things for newborns with hats and booties, after which you can try to create overalls or rompers.

To knit a winter hat with knitting needles, follow the following algorithm:

1. Form a 4 cm wide elastic band. All rows should consist of alternating front and back loops.
2. Having finished the elastic, continue working with garter stitch for about another 6 cm, where the front rows are made with front loops, and the back rows are made with back loops, respectively.
3. Then the resulting piece is divided into 6 parts and each front row is reduced by 6 loops, one from each part.
4. On the sides of the hat, leave 3 loops for ties, which are then knitted to the required length.

For girls

For them, winter hats are made with:

• cat ears on top of the head;
• openwork patterns;
• pigtails;
• with cones.

For boys

Warm, discreet hats are suitable for newborn princes:

• rectangular;

• without patterns;
• in the form of helmets.

Easy crochet hat for spring

The process of creating a spring hat using a 3 mm hook:

• The bottom is knitted using 12 rows with a yarn over.
• Each next row begins with 3 lifting loops and ends with a slip stitch.
• From the second row, an increase is made in each column, in the next one - through one, then through 2, then through 3, through 4. According to a similar scheme, 12 additional columns should be obtained.
• The knitted bottom is measured and checked to see if it is enough to cover the child's head. Then the hat is knitted inward, counting the stitches from the bottom.

  

• This number should be in each subsequent row, which, as before, begins with 3 air loops and ends with connecting columns.
• The depth of the product is determined by the formula: the head circumference is divided by 3, and then 2 cm is added.
• Once the hat is knitted to the required length, the thread is cut, tied and hidden.
• The hat is turned over front and sideways, where the ear will be, insert the hook. Pull the thread through, make 3 air loops and knit the next loops, set aside for the ear.
• The following back stitches can also be knitted to form a neck guard.
• Having reached the next loops, allocated for the 2nd ear, they are knitted in the same way as the previous ones.
• In each row of ears, one loop is reduced at the beginning and end.
• The finished ears and edges of the hat are tied with a different color.

For a girl

For girls, lighter than winter, spring hats complement:

• lace;
• openwork patterns;
• flower appliques;
• ears.

For a boy

Boys' hats for spring can be:

• striped;
• rectangular;
• round.

Knitting a blouse for a baby

Beginner needlewomen can knit a raglan-style blouse for a newborn:

• Cast on 40 stitches. Then knit a rib about 2 cm long with alternating front and back stitches.

• Next, the loops should be divided: 5 for the sleeves and fronts, 12 for the back, and 2 on the sides of the sleeves for the raglan. In the end, everything should look like this: 5:2:5:2:12:2:5:2:5.
• Before and after the raglans, in the front rows, add yarn overs up to the armpits.
• The sleeve loops are transferred to separate knitting needles, which are then knitted to the required length, finishing, like the entire product, with an elastic band.
• Having finished the back and front panels, buttons are sewn onto the blouse and it is processed in the standard way: washed and steamed.

Knitted items for newborns are made taking into account the season. For a recently born child, 3 pairs of socks and 1 sweater are quite enough. Items for growth cannot be knitted for babies, since disproportionate clothing is very uncomfortable for them.

DIY Envelope for Newborns

Knitting pattern for an envelope blanket:

• First, knit a fairly long rectangle with knitting needles.

• Its length should be sufficient to allow the baby to be placed on the product and then covered.
• The finished fabric is sewn on the sides, and a hood with an elastic band and a fastener is added if desired.
• After the child grows up, the envelope can be used instead of a blanket by unpicking its side seams.

Knitted pants for newborns

Using circular and double pointed needles, you can knit fairly simple pants for a newborn:

• Cast on 40 stitches on thin knitting needles and knit 1 row with a 1 x 1 elastic band. In this case, the stitches are distributed over 4 knitting needles (10 on each).
• The width of the elastic band for the cuff should be equal to 11 rows.
• The next 9 rows are knitted in stocking stitch. Then begin increasing by making a yarn over every 8 loops, in every 10th row.
• Continue knitting 35 rows in this manner. After this, switch to alternating straight and reverse rows.
• After completing 10 rows with yarn overs, transfer the product to circular knitting needles.
• The second leg is knitted in the same way as the first, with its loops eventually attached to circular knitting needles.

• Next, perform 35 rows with yarn overs.
• After this comes a row of decreases: 1 knit, 2 purl, and so on until the end of the row.
• The next row is knitted with a 1 by 1 elastic band, joining 2 purl loops into one.
• After knitting 24 rows with an elastic band, the loops are closed.
• Now we return to the gusset: it is spread apart until a diamond-shaped opening is obtained.
• Having cast on the outer loops onto the knitting needles, knit a square, after which they are closed on the back side of the pants.
• The result should be a beautiful product.

For a girl

Pants for girls can be made:

• white;
• yellow;
• pink;
• with interesting patterns;
• with a convex or very high elastic band;
• with bright laces or belt;
• with knitted ruffles or flounces at the waist and cuffs;
• with embroidery;

• with applications;
• with a tail or ears on the cuffs;
• with crochet trim;
• with fashionable turned-up cuffs.

For a boy

Boys' trousers are decorated with patterns in the form of:

• rhombuses;
• squares;
• flagella;
• hundredths.

Trousers may also have appliques with:

• bears;
• hares;
• by planes;
• steam locomotives;
• cars.

For boys' pants, yarn of the following colors is chosen:

• purple;
• gray;
• blue;
• blue;
• emerald;
• brown.

Set of clothes

Knowing how to knit blouses and pants, it will be very easy to make a set of clothes for a newborn, consisting of them. Parts of the set are made separately according to the schemes already available above.

Sets for newborns are knitted spaciously, considering that they will be worn over other clothes. The yarn for them should be especially soft and the patterns can already be more voluminous.

For a girl

Knitted clothing sets for girls differ in:

• more delicate flowers;

• the fact that the garter stitch has been replaced by more openwork patterns;
• the presence of pom-poms and braids;
• appliques and embroidery.

For a boy

For boys, more restrained sets with strict tones are knitted.

The following can serve as decorations for them:

• various geometric patterns;
• contrasting stripes and inserts;
• applications on the theme of transport.

Knitted items for newborns are very easy to make using detailed master classes and instructions. You need to follow them completely, without skipping all the explanations and tips. If you try unsuccessfully, you will have to repeat everything over and over again to get the hang of your clumsy hand and learn how to knit.

Knitted overalls for newborns

You can knit an excellent jumpsuit for a newborn baby's outerwear.

To do this:

1. Using number 3 knitting needles, cast on 38 stitches and knit 4 cm with a 1 x 1 elastic band.
2. Next, using garter stitch, add a loop in every 5th row. When the trouser leg reaches 16 cm in height, two-way decreases are made along the inseam, first 4 loops, then 2, and then one.
3. The second leg is made in the same way as the first.
4. Next, the loops of the two finished pieces are transferred to circular knitting needles and knitted 5 cm with a front pattern.
5. After this, the front loops are divided in half so that each shelf can be knitted separately.
6. Having knitted the center of the overalls up to 23 cm, the back and front shelves are made separately by decreasing the loops on them. Having made the armhole to a height of 15 cm, the fabric is adjusted.
7. The sleeves with elastic are knitted separately using garter stitch.
8. Then all the parts are connected with knitting needles and fishing line and the loops are closed.

For a girl

Overalls for girls differ:

• left-hand fasteners with straps;
• in delicate tones;
• beautiful patterns;
• fitted styles;

• openwork or lace inserts;
• attractive buttons;
• embroidery.

For a boy

For boys, overalls in strict or contrasting tones are made:

• with applications on male themes (transport, tools);
• striped;
• more strict than girls;
• with right-hand fastening;
• with geometric or more subdued patterns;
• with spacious hoods without frills and inserts;
• from colored yarn;
• with simple elastic bands and cuffs;
• with straps in the form of men's suspenders;
• with snap buttons instead of buttons.

Preparing for the birth of a newborn always brings joy to his relatives. Grandmothers and mothers create knitted clothes for the baby with their own hands. Thanks to a large selection of clear patterns, even inexperienced knitters can make such things.

Author: tanyda

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