4 Free Hand Woven Baby Blankets

Nothing shows you care like woven baby blankets. Whether you want to give a friend a handwoven gift for their new baby or create an heirloom for a baby of your own, any handmade baby blanket is sure sure to become a treasured keepsake.

This free eBook includes four woven baby blanket patterns. You'll explore huck lace, supplementary warp and weft, M's and O's, and waffle weave. The blankets are for 4 and 8 shafts, so any weaver with any loom can find a project. If you’re weaving a baby blanket for the first time, you’ll find the projects easy to follow, with detailed instructions and images. Experienced weavers will love advancing their skills while creating a beautiful blanket that will be cherished for years to come.

Inside you'll find:

• Huck Baby Blanket by Linda Ligon - This lightweight cloth is the perfect project to get started weaving baby blankets. A simple crocheted edging borders Linda Ligon’s lightweight baby blanket which is delicately patterned with huck lace diamonds.

• Crayon Blanket and Pillows by Beverly Savel - Crayons struck Beverly as an ideal motif for the border of a child’s blanket, but how to weave the border on all four sides? The solution is to use a supplementary weft for the top and bottom borders and a supplementary warp for the borders on the the sides. Experiment with the 8-shaft blanket, and then weave the matching crayon pillows on 4 shafts.

• A New Look at Threading M's and O's by Kathleen Farling - The floats in M's and O's provide an opportunity to play with color at the loom. You can change the pair of wefts any time, creating stripes and gradations of color and a different look for every piece. This 4-shaft weaving project might be the only baby blanket pattern you ever need!

• Waffle Weave Baby Blanket by Suzie Liles - Waffle weave produces an especially insulating fabric, perfect for keeping a newborn nice and toasty. It also shows off luxury yarns with its distinctive dimensional cells framed by long floats.

Weaving a baby blanket is one of the most rewarding weaving projects you can undertake, as you pour your love for the newborn into every pick. We hope these patterns bring you pleasure in the weaving and joy in the giving as you see them used and loved for years to come.