Looking for that perfect new baby gift or baby shower gift? You’ve found it! This adorable free baby pants crochet pattern will allow you to crochet the most adorable baby gift. And the best part is that they’re perfect for baby boys and baby girls!
Free Baby Pants Crochet Pattern
Supplies
Worsted Weight Yarn
Here are some of my favorites:
Knit Picks Dishie 100% Cotton
Knit Picks Color Mist
Knit Picks Brava Worsted
Knit Picks Comfy Worsted
Caron Simply Soft
Sizes H (5 mm) Crochet Hook
Tapestry Needle
Scissors
Abbreviations
Ch: chain
St: stitch
Sl: slip
Sc: single crochet
Dc: double crochet
2dc: work 2 double crochet stitches in the next stitch (increase)
Reverse Single Crochet: see stitch directions below
Special Stitch: Reverse Single Crochet
Working from left to right, insert hook in next st to the right, yo, draw through st, complete as for sc.
Check out my crochet stitch how-to page for step-by-step directions
Sizes
Newborn
Gauge
Approximately 3.5 sts/inch in double crochet and size H crochet hook. Please check your gauge to ensure an accurate finished size.
Notes
- Chain stitches at the beginning of rounds do not count as a stitch. When joining at the end of rounds, join to first stitch.
- The hip measurement is slightly larger than the waist. This allows the option of having the drawstring or omitting it.
- The length of these little pants is easily customizable. You can make them shorter, or even into shorts, just by working fewer rounds. If you’d like them longer, even long enough to cuff the bottoms, work more rounds.
- Please remember that these are average sizes/ages. Not all babies are the same size, weight, and length. Because the rise and length are easily adjustable, you can make those adjustments quickly and easily.
- The length of the rise shown is assuming that you will be putting these pants over a diaper. If you are a photographer who will be using the pants without a diaper, you may want to make the rise a little bit shorter.
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Newborn Baby Pants Free Crochet Pattern
Chain 37.
Row 1: Sc in 2nd chain from hook, and in each chain across. (36 sts)
Being careful not to twist this row of stitches, join them into a circle by making a slip stitch into the first sc from this row. You will now be working in rounds.
Round 2-3: Ch 1. Sc in same st, *sc in next st; repeat from * around. Join. (36 sts)
Round 4: Ch 2. Dc in same st, dc in next 4 sts, 2dc in next st, *dc in next 5 sts, 2dc in next st; repeat from * around. Join. (42 sts)
Round 5: Ch 2. Dc in same st, *dc in next st; repeat from * around. Join. (42 sts)
Repeat round 5 until pants measure approximately 6 inches.
NOTE: This is where you can adjust the “rise” of the baby pants. If you’d like to allow for more room to accommodate a thick or double diaper, then you may choose to work more rounds here.
Divide for legs
Leg 1
Count 21 sts around half of the pants, and join with a slip stitch to that stitch.
You will now be working the legs using half of the stitches for each one.
Round 1: Ch 2. Dc in same st, *dc in next st; repeat from * around. Join. (21 sts)
Repeat round 1 until the leg measures approximately 4 inches or the desired length.
NOTE: These little baby pants look adorable in a shorter “Capri” style.
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Cuff/Edging Round
Round 1: Ch 1. Reverse single crochet in each st around. Join. Fasten off.
Leg 2
Attach yarn to the first st of the remaining 21 unworked sts.
Round 1: Ch 2. Dc in same st, *dc in next st; repeat from * around. Join. (21 sts)
Repeat round 1 until you have worked the same number of rounds that you did for the first leg.
Cuff/Edging Round
Round 1: Ch 1. Reverse single crochet in each stitch around. Join. Fasten off.
Optional Drawstring
Using matching, or contrasting yarn, crochet a chain of the desired length.
Weave in ends, and thread onto a tapestry needle. Weave the chain through the waistband of the pants.
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TammyComments
Thanks for all the patterns you share! You’re very talented and generous. I enjoy this craft, and giving them as gifts.
You’re welcome, Donna! :)
Thank you for your time and generosity! Great patterns!