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20+ Adorable Baby Dress Knitting Patterns for a Little One in Your Life

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April 28, 2022 By amanda Leave a Comment

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If you’re a fan of knitting, and you’re looking for some adorable patterns to knit up a little dress for a baby in your life, then look no further! In this article, we will be featuring 25 of the very best free baby dress knitting patterns around. So whether you’re a beginner knitter or an experienced one, there’s sure to be a pattern here that’s perfect for you.

Some of the patterns featured are for more simple dresses, while others are for more intricate and detailed designs. There are also some darling patterns for knit baby bonnets to go along with the dresses! So if you’re looking for a complete ensemble, you’ll find plenty of options here.

And since these are all free patterns, you can knit up as many of these sweet dresses as you like without breaking the bank. So why not start whipping up a few today? Your little one is sure to look absolutely adorable in any of these darling designs.

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  • Before we begin… Let’s get Social!
  • 20+ Adorable and Free Baby Dress Knitting Patterns
    • Smoky Mountain Baby Dress
    • Kelsey
    • Fairy Leaves Dress
    • Little Sister’s Dress
    • Clean + Simple Baby Dress
    • Paulina Dress
    • Clementine
    • All-in-One Baby Dress
    • Wee Penny
    • Maxi Top/Dress
    • Shades of Summer Dress
    • Wee Susan
    • Lily
    • Super Simple Baby Tunic
    • Eli Baby Dress
    • Strimma
    • Leaf Love Dress
    • Song of the Spruce
    • Diamond Baby Dress
    • Sweetheart Dress
    • Twinkle Twinkle Lace Dress
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20+ Adorable and Free Baby Dress Knitting Patterns

Smoky Mountain Baby Dress

This sweet dress features a black bear design, reminiscent of the designer’s favorite vacation spot – the Smoky Mountains! This cute dress is knit on straight needles and seamed. There are buttons in the back for ease in dressing.

Designer: Amanda Saladin from Love.Life.Yarn

Yarn: Berroco Comfort (Worsted Weight #4)

Click here for the free knitting pattern

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Kelsey

This little dress is a timeless garment that is extremely flexible and comfortable to wear. Kelsey is knit in the round from the top down and features a delicate lace skirt that may be worn with pants, shorts, or leggings.

Designer: Kelly Menzies

Yarn: Jenny Watson Pure Merino DK (Weight #3)

Click here for the free Ravelry download

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Fairy Leaves Dress

If you are comfortable with intricate lace work, you should give this dress pattern a try. It features knit lace, a seed stitch edging and is a really modern baby dress.

Designer: Yarnspirations

Yarn: Bernat Softee Baby (DK Weight #3)

Click here for the free pattern

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Little Sister’s Dress

This can be either a dress or even a little vest. It is worked top-down in the round with circular needles so it is totally seamless.

Designer: Tora Froseth Design

Yarn: Hifa Superwash (Fingering Weight #1)

Click here for the free Ravelry download

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Clean + Simple Baby Dress

This sweet sleevless design is a true classic. It is simple yet modern and has buttons in the back for ease of dressing.

Designer: Purl Soho

Yarn: Purl Soho Cotton Pure (Sport weight yarn #2)

Click here for the free knitting pattern

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Paulina Dress

This is a classic short-sleeved dress with a knit lace skirt. It has buttons in the back, as well, for easy dressing.

Designer: Taiga Hilliard

Yarn: DK (Weight #3)

Click here for the free Ravelry download

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Clementine

This quick knit is all worked in one piece with no seaming and features buttons at the straps and a pocket inset.

Designer: The Noble Thread

Yarn: HiKoo CoBaSi (Fingering weight #1)

Click here for the free Ravelry download

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All-in-One Baby Dress

This sweet dress was modeled after a very popular top pattern. You can find sizes 0-3 months and also a link for preemies.

Designer: Marianna’s Lazy Daisy Days

Yarn: DK Weight (#3)

Click here for the 0-3 Months Pattern

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Wee Penny

This sweet dress knitting pattern for a baby girl has a button back and is worked top down with a lace stitch pattern at the hem.

Designer: Taiga Hilliard

Yarn: Blue Sky Fibers Baby Alpaca (DK #3)

Click here for the dress knitting pattern

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Maxi Top/Dress

This dress is sized from 6 months all the way to age 9! It is knit in the round with a circular yoke and is worked in worsted weight yarn.

Designer: Elena Nodel

Yarn: Merino Worsted 3 Ply

Click here for the free Ravelry download

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Shades of Summer Dress

This sweet dress is sized from 3 months to six years and is a wonderful summer make. It is knit completely in the round but note that the bodice and skirt are worked in different weight yarns.

Designer: Elena Nodel

Yarns: DK (Weight #3) and Worsted (Weight #4)

Click here for the free Ravelry download

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Wee Susan

This is a very classic design updated with a touch of sweet knit lace. It is knit in the round, top-down, with a full skirt.

Designer: Taiga Hilliard

Yarn: Knit Picks Swish DK (Weight #3)

Click here for the free Ravelry download

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Lily

This long-sleeved dress was inspired by ballet-style knits. It has a crossover bodice, flared skirt and bell sleeves. It comes in sizes from newborn to age 10.

Designer: Georgie Nicolson

Yarn: The Wool Company Utiku (DK #3)

Click here for the free Ravelry download

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Super Simple Baby Tunic

This sweet, strapless tunic dress comes in size 0-3 months and features a full skirt and buttons at the straps. It’s mostly Stockinette stitch with some moss stitch and garter stitch parts and is an easy pattern.

Designer: Rebecca Gunn

Yarn: Skeinz Naked Skeinz Wool DK (Weight #3)

Click here for the free baby dress knitting pattern

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Eli Baby Dress

This is a quick knit that is top-down and in the round, so no seaming. It features a bit of knit lace and a full skirt. It comes in one size, which is a 22″ chest, but it gives tips for how to size it up or down.

Designer: Leyla Alieva

Yarn: Madil Yarns Eden Solid (Worsted Weight #4)

Click here for the free Ravelry download

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Strimma

This seamless baby dress features adorable stripes and is worked in the round with worsted weight yarn. Sized for newborn to 10 years.

Designer: Yarn Madness

Yarn: Garnstudio DROPS Paris (Worsted #4)

Click here for the free Ravelry download

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Leaf Love Dress

I simply love the leaf lace pattern on this dress! It is sized from 0-3 months and worked from the top down with the lace panel on the front.

Designer: Taiga Hilliard

Yarn: Knit Picks Swish DK

Click here for the free Ravelry download

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Song of the Spruce

This is a wonderful baby dress with a long skirt that has tips for making this into a christening dress. This is simply wonderful for any special occasions and the lace in the skirt is just stunning. It is sized for 0-3 months through 36 months.

Designer: Christa Becker

Yarn: Fingering Weight (#1)

Click here for the free pattern

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Diamond Baby Dress

This clever design is worked in the round and changes needle size as you go, making the A-line shaping. A diamond lace pattern is knitted in. Sized for newborn through one year.

Designer: Judy Lamb

Yarn: DK (Weight #3)

Click here for the free knitting pattern

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Sweetheart Dress

Worked top down with raglan shaping, this pattern features a heart lace pattern on the front and a keyhole opening in back with lace hearts at the hem. A truly sweet little make.

Designer: Premier Yarns Design Team

Yarn: Premier Yarns Bloom (DK #3)

Click here for the free pattern

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Twinkle Twinkle Lace Dress

This adorable knit pattern features a lace skirt with a Stockinette stitch bodice and is sleevless, with ribbing at neck edge and armholes.

Designer: Sarah Hatton

Yarn: Fingering (#1)

Click here for the free knit pattern

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Wow! With all these adorable baby clothes you’ll have a little style queen on your hands! These are all amazing knitting patterns and I hope you’ll give one a try soon.

Which of these baby dress knitting patterns is your favorite?

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Happy Knitting!
Amanda

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