Easy Free Baby Crochet Patterns - Crochet Baby Blankets, Booties, Hats, Bibs, and More

On this page you will find free baby crochet patterns that I think  new moms or anyone that may be interested in stitching up a nice stash of homemade baby gifts will be interested in.  I, personally, have crocheted many of the items using the patterns and have included pictures of the hooded blankets, booties, hats, bunting, and baby crowns that I made myself.

I am at best a beginner to crocheting baby blankets and clothes. So, if I can manage the patterns I'm pretty sure that you can, too since some of them are so easy and work up really fast.


I would currently rate my skills at knitting and crochet as an advanced beginner. At the time I crocheted my first baby blanket I had never held a hook or needle and was completely new to the world of crafts as a whole.

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However, I found that each pattern got a little easier and my stitches more even. I'm certain that if you enjoy this pastime nearly as much as I have that the same will apply to you.

One of the newer projects I’ve added for makers who want to try a hybrid approach is my Brown Bear Lovey Pattern, which combines faux fur sewing with simple crochet for a forest animals or woodland-style baby lovey.

Crochet Baby Booties Patterns

Baby Crochet Hat Patterns

When you finish a project, please take some pictures and upload them.



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Free crochet baby blanket patterns instructions.  Hooded crochet baby blanket pattern.

Free Crochet Baby Blanket Patterns


Red and blue crochet baby bunting thumbnail

Baby Bath Buntings
Bath Towels
Free crown crochet pattern thumbnail

Crochet Baby
Crown Pattern
Crochet hat with large flower design thumbnail

Crochet Baby Hat with Large Flower
Newborn baby girl bow baby beanie hat crochet pattern for chunky yarn

Crochet Bow Baby Hat Pattern
Ruffled newborn baby girl diaper cover and flower infant headband set crochet pattern for 4 ply worsted weight yarn

Ruffled Crochet Diaper Cover and Flower Hat
Ruffled newborn baby girl tutu diaper cover and flower petals infant headband set crochet pattern photo shoot photography portrait props

Baby Crochet Tutu Pattern with Hat
Vintage newborn infant baby girl shell stitch diaper cover and infant baby cloche hat pattern photography photo studio portrait props

Vintage Crochet Diaper Cover and Baby Cloche Hat Patterns
pink and green newborn baby girl chunky yarn baby diaper cover and headband set with large flower crochet pattern photo prop portrait

Crochet Headband Pattern with Flower




Crochet Baby Sweater Patterns

Crochet Baby Booties Pattern

Crocheted Baby Booties Pattern

Free Baby Knitting Patterns



We are always on the watch for proven patterns to share with our visitors. If you have some recent projects that you have completed, please feel free to upload your pictures and direct us toward as many crochet baby blanket patterns, patterns for crochet baby booties, hats, sweaters or patterns for baby toys or other items as you can. This simple step will help other moms find easy patterns that will put their hooks and yarn to good use FAST!

If you happen to have a color picture of some of the items to that will give an example of what the baby items should look like, that would be super. How many times have you gotten halfway through a crocheted piece only to see that the stitches didn't look right, the gauge was wrong or that the blanket, booties or hat were nothing like what you imagined?

For that reason patterns with lots of pictures in the instructions are the best for beginners. If you are experienced with reading crochet patterns, you may be able to visualize the final results but those of us just starting out need a little assistance. The free baby crochet patterns that are featured on this page are vintage patterns for baby clothes that were in the public domain. You may find that some of the baby yarns that are mentioned in the instructions no longer exist and some of the terminology used may seem to be right out of the dark ages.

If you need help making yarn selections or crochet hook size conversions, you may want to ask for some help in one of the fine crafts forums online. Another option may be to check at the bottom of the page to see if someone else has posted comments after making a pair of booties, a blanket or a hat from the same free baby crochet pattern that you need some help with.

Please plan to visit Unique Baby Gear Ideas again soon to find new patterns that have been added to our growing library.

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