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Lovely Premature Baby
Knitting Patterns

Fits perfectly to a 16" - 18" (43 cm - 48 cm) premature baby

When I get question from people who are looking for premature baby knitting patterns to knit for an early baby, often they don't know what they are looking for. Usually, they want to know whether the clothes I knit for the doll Baby born also is suited to knit as garments for the tiny premature child. It turns out that several people are already using my patterns to clothe for premature babies. Feedback confirms that the clothes have a good width in arms and legs, few stitches, and they are easy to get on and off ... which is important!

Recently I visited a yarn store in my neighborhood. All over the wall hung tiny knitted “baby clothes” that were sold to premature children. When I looked closer all the clothes were knitted with my doll knitting patterns, quite a pleasant surprise. It was genuinely nice to see that my patterns can be used to meet this need.

To make it easier for you I have picked a special collection that fit to early babies, easy to knit and quite suitable for this purpose!

Tiny Lauren in a big, big world
Donna sent me this picture, here is what she says: This is a picture of baby Lauren in the 0050D Mathea premie sweater. I made the sweater for a co-worker who recently had a premie baby in the family. This was the only sweater that fit him as he came home from the hospital weighing about 4 and a half pounds. I must admit he is much more precious than the dolls that I usually knit for. I love your patterns"
A high five to both Donna and Lauren, and we all wish him a great future.

Tiny Lauren with his 0050D Mathea knitted in blue

Size.  The size of premature babies varies a lot, the chest measurement varies from 8" to 14". So, you should not try to put too much on trying to perfect the size of the clothing. Tension (Gauge): 10 cm = about 30 m. Then I knit with needles No 2 1/2. If your little premature child needs smaller or larger clothes, use some more or fewer stitches, and knit a few rounds to get shorter.
The knitting patterns on this page fit to dolls with 11" chest circumference, exactly what you need to knit cloths for preemies. The measurement of premature babies is mostly from 40 cm to 50 cm. The premature baby knitting patterns on this page are designed to fit 18" dolls, like 45 cm Baby born and 48 cm American Girl

Yarn A premature baby has very delicate skin. I mostly knit my models in thin, soft merino wool yarn. This is soft, warm, and good to the little one.
If you want you can also knit garments in soft baby alpaca wool, which is even warmer. Just make sure the yarn has the same gauge as baby wool.
Sometimes premature babies are allergic to wool, if so clear of using wool mix. You can use cotton and acrylic yarn. 100% Egyptian cotton is exceptionally soft, a fantastic soft yarn for delicate skin, warm when it is cold and cool when it is warm.

Blankets.  Blankets is popular and especially useful for premature babies. A blanket is easy to knit too, you can do it when watching TV.

Colors Pastel colors fits well to this. Of course, baby pink and blue are popular, but don't forget the beautiful Peach, Cream, Lemon, Aqua, Lilac, Mint Green ... and of course White. Bright and dark colors make premature babies look frailer and should be avoided. When knitting burial garments use colors as cream or white, lilac, blue and pink are not appropriate for a stillborn baby.

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With these clothes you create a warm comfortable world for the tiniest children

0001 LISA Lovely knitting pattern for Baby born 18" doll. (Click on the picture and view more examples) Order the doll knitting pattern for LISA and get patterns for five beautiful units, all in one: Cardigan, Hat, Pants (long and shorter pants) Socks and Blanket. My lovely, little Baby doll, LISA, dressed in beautiful clothes knitted in white and lilac.

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0004 CHRISTINA My long awaited for baby doll Christina and her lovely new clothes knitted in soft wool yarn. Knitting pattern for 17-"18" dolls like Baby born. (Click on the picture and view more examples) Cardigan, Hat, Suit, Socks and Blanket, Buy now for doll knitting pattern CHRISTINA: US $7.65

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0005 LITTLE BABY DOLL White clothes knitted in Stork yarn is beautiful          on my Little Baby doll. Knitting pattern for Baby born 17"-18" doll (Click on the picture and view more examples) Cardigan, Hat, Socks, Pants and Body Buy now for doll knitting pattern LITTLE BABY DOLL: US $7.65

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0021 OLIVIA and OLIVER "Easter is here!" Olivia so cute in yellow and white, - also nice to little Oliver          Also fit other 17"-18" dolls like Baby born. (Click on the image and view more and bigger images) Doll knitting pattern 0021 OLIVIA and OLIVER: Skirt, Blouse, Pant, Socks and Headscarf Add knitting pattern 0021 OLIVIA to Cart US $7.65

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0031 NOAH and NORA Lovely doll baby clothes in light blue and yellow          Also fit other 17"-18" dolls like Baby born. (Click on the image and view more and bigger images) Doll knitting pattern 0031 NOAH and NORA: JACKET, CAP for NOAH, PANT, SOCKS, and BONNET. Dress, Jacket, Pant, Socks and Hat. Add knitting pattern 0031 NOAH and NORA to Cart US $7,65

0032D  ISABELL & ISAK Dress, pants, jacket, hairband and socks AND Lovely Blanket for Baby doll knitted in pink -  Jacket and all the sweet Accessories (Fits 18" dolls like American Girl doll, Baby born and Alexander doll) Click on the picture to view pictures in the Photo Gallery $8,65

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0034 LINA Baby Doll suit, Hat and Socks          Also fits other 17"-18" dolls like Chou Chou and Annabell. (Click on the image and view more and bigger images) Baby doll knitting pattern 0034 LINA: Beautiful Baby Doll Suit, Hat and Socks. " Add knitting pattern 0034 LINA to Cart US $6.95

0041 SUSAN My baby doll dressed in yellow for Easter          These clothes also fit other 17"-18" dolls like Baby born. (Click on the image and view more and bigger images) Doll knitting pattern 0041 SUSAN: Jacket, Pant, Cap/Bonnet and Socks. Add knitting pattern 0041 SUSAN to Cart US $7,65

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0043 SARA Your doll so lovely and cute in pink and white.          This pattern also fits other 17"-18" dolls like Baby born and Chou Chou. (Click on the image and view more and bigger images) Doll knitting pattern 0043 SARA: TUNIC, PANTS, SOCKS, and HAT. Add knitting pattern 0043 SARA to Cart US $7,95

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0047 RENATE (Goldtop) Lovely doll knit pattern in bright colors.          This pattern also fits other 17"-18" dolls like Baby born and Chou Chou. (Click on the image and view more and bigger images) Doll knitting pattern 0047 RENATE: Cardigan, Bonnet, Baby Suit and Socks. Add knitting pattern 0047 RENATE to Cart Now US $7.65

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0050 MATHEA Knit these cool clothes to your doll.          This pattern also fits other 17"-18" dolls like Baby born. (Click on the image and view more and bigger images) Doll knitting pattern 0050 MATHEA: Knit these lovely doll clothes cotton. Add knitting pattern 0050 MATHEA to Cart US $7.66

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0051 LOUISE Knit doll clothes to Baby born.          Knitting pattern fit 17"-18" dolls like Baby Born og Chou Chou (click on the image to see more images of DINA in the photo Gallery) Knitting pattern 0051 LOUISE: Suit, Hat and Socks. <Add knitting pattern 0051 LOUISE to Cart US $7.65

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