Needlework styles include needlepoint, knitting and crocheting. If your skill is crocheting, your artistry can create Afghans, caps, and adorable baby items. Professionals in the field have created especially beautiful patterns to create wonderful items for babies.

Lois Daykin has created twenty designs for baby items. Whether you want to warm the baby's head with a cap or his feet with little booties, her patterns can help. She even has a pattern for a bottle-warmer.

Rebecca Leigh has created unique round afghan designs for the nursery. The names of these designs are Ripples of Joy, Morning, Glory, Spring Surprise, Oops-A-Daisy, and Purely Delightful.

Another expert in the world of crocheting is Alice Hyche, who has written fourteen books on the subject. She even has created five instructional videos on crocheting. Among her titles in the field of baby crochet items are: Layettes To Knit And Crochet, For the Best Dressed Baby, Classics for Baby, and Crochet Baby Boutique: 3 layettes.

Maggie Weldon has been designing crochet patterns since 1981. Among her designs are crochet patterns for animals; ducks, frogs and monkeys are featured on her website at maggiescrochet.com and are available in her "Bootie Buddies Pattern". Patterns for two christening sets are also available. A pillow featuring a dolphin is even featured.

Twenty-two designers are featured at lulu.com. and a number of these people specialize in patterns useful for crocheting items for babies. Among these people is Dee Wagner whose PaddleDuck Afghan is especially adorable. Also featured here are Lisa Pettipas and her sweater for a little boy. Kimberly Reichner, included on the site, has even created a book of patterns by which a full wardrobe for a baby may be created.

Experts on crocheting items for babies generously share much of their skill and their patterns on line. They want to help you create wonderful items and clothes for babies.