Knitwear designer Faith Hale demonstrates how baby knits are particularly rewarding (and cute!). Work with a washable, hand-dyed yarn to make three projects, arranged in order of difficulty: a triangular bandana, tall booties, and a hat with optional kitty ears. This contemporary layette is knit entirely in garter stitch and you'll learn to increase and decrease, pick up stitches, work yarn-over eyelets and knit an I-cord. With these quick-to-stitch projects that are adorably giftable – what’s not to love?

Anna Maria Horner puts a fresh spin on the traditional Flying Geese design with this baby quilt. Anna Maria uses the no-waste method to create her Flying Gosling blocks, explaining how to choose light and dark fabrics to add depth to each block. She also shows you how to improvise your layout on a design wall, add bright wool tassels around the edges, and hand-tie the quilt to finish. 
 

Keep your favorite tiny toes toasty by making these soft and cute baby slippers. Author, illustrator, and maker Sanae Ishida designed these to fit 3-6 month old babies, and they make an excellent gift. Sanae  shows you how to make fox slippers as well as raccoon slippers, beginning with laying the pattern out on fabric, then sewing your project together on a machine. Learn how to add elastic to the heel for a perfect fit, applique with zig-zag stitch, and hand embroider some simple details that will make those adorable animal faces pop. 

If you’re new to knitting, baby projects are a great place to start. Not only are they small and quick to knit, but with just a few techniques, you can create a beautiful, cuddly heirloom. In this class, Maggie shows knitters how to make a simple striped baby blanket. She walks new knitters through all of the basics, including casting on, knitting and purling, and binding off. Once you weave in the tails at the very end, your baby blanket is ready for snuggles!

In this beginner’s class, Maggie helps new knitters learn how to make an adorable hat for babies. She explains every step of the knitting process, from casting on to joining the stitches in the round to working the ever-important knit stitch. The sweet stripes add a fun pop of color, and Maggie shows you two easy ways to finish the hat—with a pretty tassel or a fun envelope closure. Pair this hat with Maggie’s beginner baby blanket for a fabulous baby shower gift.

In this class, Maggie shows you how to make adorable baby booties two ways—one with a keyhole opening that is perfect for beginners, and the other in a moccasin style that uses slightly more advanced techniques. Once you’ve mastered the knit and purl stitches, these booties are a fun way to learn new techniques like shaping and seaming. For new knitters, we recommend starting with Maggie’s baby blanket and hat classes and then graduating to the bootie class—make all three projects for the ultimate baby shower gift!

Create a sweet baby cocoon and matching hat for the baby in your life—no “knitting” required! Fiber artist Michele Muska shows you how to use a round loom to make both projects, and how to craft custom fabric simply by holding two different yarns together. Whether you’ve knit with a loom before or this is your first time, this is a simple, relaxing way to create beautiful gifts for your friends and family.
 

This precious hat functions as a stitch sampler class, since you learn cabling, adding color, the linen stitch – and a whole lot of techniques along the way. The linen stitch creates a look that appears as if you have done complicated colorwork – but you don’t have to carry colors across the back. Maggie covers everything from reading your work to stay in pattern, picking up stitches, and easing in as you seam. The result is a darling, gender-neutral hat and a lot of new knitting knowledge.

Learn how to make a quiet adventure book with Sanae Ishida, author, illustrator, and maker of many things. The book cover, interior pages, and the characters that inhabit the book are all made of fabric and felt. Sanae loves to encourage quiet, thoughtful play time, and the soft, colorful, movable shapes provide endless hours of creativity and story making for little ones. This is a wonderful project for practicing basic sewing machine skills as well as hand embroidery. You can choose an elastic or button closure for the book, and there is also a hidden pocket to store all the felt shapes. Sanae provides templates for storybook animals, trees, and flowers, but you can also create any characters you dream up. 

These plush baby blocks are made up of six swatches, each using a different stitch pattern. You’ll gain experience knitting each stitch pattern, as well as the invaluable knowledge of learning how to read your knitting. Melanie covers stockinette, 1x1 ribbing, 2x2 ribbing, seed stitch, reverse stockinette ridges and basketweave stitch. Then she shows how to seam the swatches around a foam cube for a cozy gift for the eensie ones in your life.

After you complete this charming whale-shaped teether and rattle, you might be making excited high-pitched whale sounds, too. This twofer toy is soft, squishy, soothing, and just plain cute. Sanae Ishida - author, illustrator, and maker of many things - will expertly guide you through seaming small, curved fabric pieces into a three-dimensional object. If you add short strips of ribbon and use fabrics with various textures, it can be a tactile toy as well. Sanae also shares her helpful technique for adding stuffing so that your toy stays fluffy, and you'll learn how to add a wooden teething ring and jingle bells. You won't need much fabric, and you'll be able to turn your fabric scraps into a cherished play friend. 

Create colorful quilted bibs for the little ones in your life in no time at all using Jellyroll precuts. Taught by Ashley Nickels, this fun, freestyle project features log cabin patchwork and offers a great opportunity to work with precut fabric. Ashley walks you through every step, from piecing the front to assembling the bib and adding decorative quilting touches on the machine.
 

Creativebug all-star Ashley Nickels shows you how to stitch a simple pair of baby bloomers that make the sweetest summery diaper cover. You’ll sew straight seams, then work a double-fold casing for the elastic waist and legs. The included pattern comes in three sizes: 3-6 months, 6-12 months and 12-24 months. Requiring just a small amount of fabric, these are an approachable stash-busting project that make for an adorable gift.

This sweet baby sweater begins with a garter stitch square, to which you add rows of garter strips until you arrive at the perfect size for your little one. The flexibility of the pattern means that it’s easy to create the log cabin square and customize the pattern without counting. It also features an open neckline for squirmy babies and toddlers, and minimal finishing – making it a perfect first sweater project.

Learn how to make adorable hand-stitched baby booties with Kata Golda. Working with soft wool felt and embroidery floss, you’ll cut out the pieces and construct the shoes with a decorative blanket stitch. These simple, classic booties are cozy and functional, making them the perfect gift for a newborn baby or mom-to-be.