Smaller, portable baby blankets to keep baby warm in strollers, car seats, and wherever they go! Most patterns are free. Updated 5/12/23
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Free Patterns
Diagonal Car Seat Blanket
Easy baby blanket knit with a 12 row repeat diagonal texture with tabs to keep blanket in place. Size: 29" x 39". Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Mary Maxim
Lemon Squeezy Stroller Blanket
Easy reversible baby blanket is worked in one piece in Garter stitch with marled color block stripes. Rated easy by Ravelrers. Designed by Ann Klimpert for Lion Brand. Aran weight yarn. Great for mini skeins or stash busting.
Feather and Fan Car Seat Baby Blanket
Easy 4-row repeat lace baby blanket that’s great from stripes and using up stash yarn. Length: 29 inches Width: 19 inches. Designed by Linda Ann Ball. Pictured project by tanyakitty
Easy Lacy Baby Blanket
This lace newborn-sized blanket is knit with an easy 4 row repeat. Final blanket measures approx. 19″ wide x 27″ high. Designed by LuluKnits.
Honeycomb Stroller Baby Blanket
This may look complicated but the honeycomb pattern is made with alternating colors of yarn and slip stitches. Approximately 24x32″ (61x81.5cm). Designed by Terry Kimbrough, Susan Leitzsch, Lucie Sinkler. Picture is from a Ravelry project. The pattern picture is not very good.
Easy Car Set Baby Blanket
Specifically designed to be used in a car seat, this baby blanket is 20″ by 24″l to reduce bulk and has a hole for the bucklet. Easily customized for any yarn or stitch. Designed by Marion Brown. Pictured project by KnitnPril who added an extra hole for the top of the car seat and used colors from the Firefly Jayne Hat.
More Free Patterns
Newborn Baby Blanket
This one-skeing easy baby blanket by Altadena Green measures around 50 by 50 cm (19.6 in square) – perfect for traveling. Pictured project by lunona
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Stroller Blankie
The lovely ombre effect in this easy blanket is created with a broken rib two-row stripe pattern. 28” (width) x 24” Designed by Andra Asars
Double Lace Car Seat Baby Blanket
A lace border frames the all-over zigzag lace of this easy baby blanket. Two sizes: 19 x 23 (38 x 48) inches / 48 x 58.6 (96 x 122) cm. Designed by Sue Childress
Heaven Mini Baby Blanket
A easy blanket that creates a diagonal stitch pattern by starting small and increasing each row. Just 24 inches square. Use self-striping or multi-color yarn to show off the directional knit. Quick knit in bulky yarn. Designed by Anita Closic. Pictured project by JoanneCarol who added a crocheted picot border.
Maxi Cosi Baby Blanket
A easy blanket designed by maanel to fit a Maxi Cosi car seat. It can easily be customized to other sizes. Pictured project by Kottenlottis who added colorful stripes but you can knit it in a solid yarn.
Chevron Baby Blanket
This easy two-row repeat baby blanket is the perfect size for stroller or car seat at 27.5″ x 36″, though it can be easily customized to other sizes. Designed by Espace Tricot.
Baby-Wearing Blanket
This ingenious blanket by Playing with Fibre adds an extra layer to keep baby warm while in a carrier or sling. It attaches conveniently to buttons of your jacket or sweater for easy removal without disturbing your baby. It also has an option for attaching to the baby carrier itself. Made of ribbing to stretch with your growing baby.
Carseat Cover-up
A loop on the back of this easy double seed stitch baby blanket slips over the buckle to hold it in place in your baby’s stroller or carseat. Designed by Karen Van Harten
Patterns for Purchase
Car Seat Blankets
8 Quick-to-knit blankets for your little one when traveling – in a car, stroller or other carrier! All eight designs call for medium weight yarn and Easy or Easy-Plus skill Level. Eight Designs by Becky Stevens: Lace Stitch, Basket Weave, Lacy Ripples, Lace Chevrons, Primary Stripes, Ribbed Chevron, Rectangles, and Stacked Cables.
Floppy Ears Car Seat Baby Blanket
I MISTAKENLY PINNED THIS AS FREE - IT IS NOT. Baby blanket with a silhouette of the bunny with floppy ears knit separately. Rounded bottom edge and shaped cable edging finish the blanket. Pattern is presented as 13 page downloadable pdf with charts, written instructions and photographs. Designed by Irina Smith. DK weight yarn.
Hearts and Pleats Car Seat Baby Blanket
Baby blanket with lace hearts and cables with a welted pleated border. Also available as a regular baby blanket. Designed by Irina Smith. DK weight yarn.
Beloved Baby Blanket
Cabled baby blanket with a border of braided cables around a center of delicate cables. 2 sizes just right for stroller, car seats, and cribs. 22in x 28in (55cm x 70cm); 28in x 36in (70cm x 90cm). Charted and written row by row instructions. Rated easy by the designer Beloved Patterns. Worsted weight yarn.
Contoured Lace Car Seat Baby Blanket
This baby blanket is shaped to fit car seats or Moses baskets and features an all-over lace pattern with lace border.
Bardan Car Seat Baby Blanket
This cozy cable blanket has two slots for the straps and buckle of the car seat. You can adjust the size as your baby grows by unbuttoning the extra folds at the top.
