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Knitting for the little ones

Is there anything cuter than baby knitting? Hardly... The many different designs are too cute, the blankets too cozy, the wool too soft. No matter if you knit for your own or for the offspring of friends and relatives: At Maschenfein you'll find lots of inspiration, beautiful knitting kits and the right accessories.

Is there anything cuter than baby knitwear?
Photo: ©️ Sandnes

What does the baby need?

Something that every baby can use well is a warming, but still light baby blanket. In our store you will find many different designs to choose from.

What all blankets have in common is a high-quality yarn selection: Because the finished knitted item should neither be scratchy nor too heavy. For this reason, you will find qualities such as Como from Lamana, Cashmere 6/28, Saffira and Sole from Pascuali or Tynn Merinoull from Sandnes in the knitting kits. The little ones can snuggle up in fine fibers such as merino, cashmere, cotton and silk.

The pure cashmere qualities from Pascuali are even certified organic, but the other Pascuali yarns also pay attention to high-quality raw materials and fair treatment of farmers and animals. The same applies to Lamana, for example. Sandnes can also be relied upon to produce mulesing-free wool: The Norwegian yarn manufacturer sources its merino wool from South America or Norway itself, i.e. regions where mulesing is not used.

A beautiful selection

Once you have decided on a yarn, you can let your imagination run wild. Make sure you do a swatch so that you can see how the yarn behaves after washing and stretching. The blanket does not need to be larger than one meter in height and/or width - you don't want the little person to disappear in it!

If you need a little more "guidance", simply browse through our ready-made knitting kits. Whether Sandnes, Yndestrikk or from Maschenfein itself: We have many matching kits for existing pattern. All you need to do is choose your desired colors, add a few needles if necessary and start knitting!

Baby blanket Kasimir from Maschenfein.
Photo: ©️ Maschenfein
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A warm head is also important!

Baby hats are also a lovely gift for a birth - of course you can also find lots of them in our store. The patterns come, for example, from our own book Smaland - Scandinavian Knitting, from Sandes from Norway or from well-known designers such as the Danish PetiteKnit. Once again, we have opted for soft yarns such as Cashmere 6/28 from Pascuali or Sunday from Sandnes or Como from Lamana, which do not irritate sensitive little heads.

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...and warm feet of course!

Baby feet get cold quickly - all the better if they are provided with warm socks. Small drawstrings on the cuffs are also particularly practical, helping to keep the foot warmers in place. A superwash treatment for (sock) yarns also ensures that the socks and booties can be machine washed without any problems - not an insignificant argument when it comes to children's clothing. But even untreated yarns can sometimes be machine washed in the wool program. However, try this out beforehand with your gauge and make sure you use the right temperature and spin speed!

Briskeby Slippers
So cute: Briskeby slippers.
Photo: ©️ Indiblomst

In general: children's clothing should of course be practical first and foremost, but it can still look pretty. With home-knitted clothes, you decide which materials to use, which colors to use and which item of clothing is still missing from the wardrobe.

Inspiration from Scandinavia

You can find lots of knitted children's clothing from Scandinavian designers and yarn manufacturers. Sandnes, for example, has developed many of its own designs. But we also find the children's designs from PetiteKnit particularly cute.

For example, rompers or overalls are a great gift for the birth. And mums-to-be who knit their own clothes have a great way to pass the time in the last few weeks before the birth.

There is always inspiration thanks to Indiblomst and Yndestrikk from Norway. Both designers - and Yndestrikk is actually a designer duo - have great designs in their portfolio, all of which make you want to knit them. You can use our filter function to filter specifically by designer; this makes the search easier and the desire to knit even greater - we promise!

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So that you can start knitting straight away, we of course also have the right accessories: needles, stitch markers, project bags, washing powder and so on. Things like a project bag or detergent are also great to give as a gift afterwards. For example, our pretty zipper bags from Kaliko can also hold diapers and wet wipes. And our detergents such as the fine Wool & Cashmere from Pascuali in organic quality are so gentle on (knitted) clothes that you can also put them on small children afterwards without any worries.

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Do you feel like baby knitting now? The projects are often suitable for beginners and are in most cases quickly knitted. And a hand-knitted greeting for the birth is a wonderful gift - for the baby and also for the parents!

More inspiration...

... are of course also available from us! Our books include a large selection of children's designs and cozy toys.

Sophia

About Sophia

I'm Sophia, live in Hannover and since October 2020 I've been taking care of the blog posts, the newsletter, planning the podcast and coming up with actions for social media. By the way, I also happen to be a knitting addict, which benefits me at work.

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