"Lova Babygrow" - Babygrow Knitting Pattern For Babies - Babygrow Knitting Pattern For Babies in MillaMia Naturally Soft Merino

Lova Babygrow Knitting Pattern – Striped Baby All-in-One in MillaMia Naturally Soft Merino

The Lova Babygrow is a beautifully designed, fully seamed knitted babygrow (all-in-one) pattern by MillaMia, worked in a classic two-colour stripe design. Available as a downloadable PDF, this pattern is rated Experienced in skill level and is sized to fit babies aged 0–3, 3–6, and 6–12 months, making it an ideal handmade gift for a newborn. The finished garment features a complete bodysuit silhouette with legs, sleeves, and button fastenings, combining both practical wearability and charming aesthetic detail.

Garment Design and Sizing

The Lova Babygrow is constructed as a traditional babygrow with full leg coverage, making it a cosy and practical choice for young infants. The actual garment measurements across the three sizes are as follows:

• Chest: 53 cm / 21 in (0–3 mths), 57 cm / 22½ in (3–6 mths), 60 cm / 23½ in (6–12 mths)
• Length to shoulder: 44 cm / 17¼ in, 48 cm / 19 in, 53 cm / 21 in
• Sleeve length: 14 cm / 5½ in, 16 cm / 6¼ in, 18 cm / 7 in
• Inside leg length: 12 cm / 4¾ in, 14 cm / 5½ in, 17 cm / 6¾ in

The design incorporates 12 buttons (approximately 14mm / ½ in diameter), which are used for fastenings — a practical necessity for a babygrow that needs to be opened and closed frequently during nappy changes.

Techniques and Construction

This pattern is worked flat (back and forth in rows) and then seamed together, following a traditional construction method well-suited to structured baby garments. Working flat allows knitters to manage the stripe colour changes more easily and to keep track of pattern repeats row by row. The seamed finish gives the babygrow a neat, professional appearance with clean edges throughout.

The defining visual feature of the Lova Babygrow is its stripe pattern, worked in two contrasting shades of MillaMia Naturally Soft Merino. Stripes in knitting are created by alternating yarn colours at regular row intervals, producing bold horizontal bands of colour across the fabric. Because stripes involve frequent yarn changes, the pattern generates a significant number of loose ends that must be darned in. MillaMia helpfully advises knitters to weave in ends as they go rather than leaving them all until the end — a practical tip that makes the finishing process far more manageable.

The pattern is classified as advanced / experienced level, reflecting the combination of shaping required for a fitted babygrow silhouette (including leg shaping, sleeve shaping, and button bands), the management of two-colour stripe sequences, and the seaming involved in assembling the finished pieces.

Stitches Used

The Lova Babygrow makes use of several key knitting stitches and techniques:

• Stocking stitch (stockinette stitch) – the primary fabric stitch, creating a smooth knitted surface ideal for showcasing the stripe design
• Garter stitch – used for borders or edging sections, created by knitting every row
• Moss stitch (seed stitch) – an alternating knit-and-purl texture stitch, often used for cuffs, neckbands, or button bands to add visual interest and prevent curling
• k2tog (knit two together) – a right-leaning decrease stitch used for shaping
• p2tog (purl two together) – a decrease worked on purl rows, also used in shaping
• m1 (make one) – an increase stitch created by picking up the loop between stitches and knitting into the back of it
• m1p (make one purlwise