PDF pattern, now updated with photos for additional help, to make a basket-style infant sling. Perfect for use with handheld, hanging scales to measure birth weight or to perform weight checks at home. Also beautiful as a newborn photography prop.

I created this pattern after Farm midwife Stacie Hunt sent me a picture of a baby in a crocheted scale sling and asked if I could make something like it. A bit of thinking, a lot of frogging, and a few test slings later, and I think I came up with something that we’re both happy with.

If made to specified gauge, approximate unstretched dimensions: 8” deep x 15” long. Shown with a 7 lb baby.

Please use your finished item responsibly. Not for sleeping. Do not leave infant in sling unattended. Always use over a stable, padded surface.

I consider this pattern to be advanced beginner level. Helpful skills to have are working on both sides of a foundation chain, working in continuous rounds, and finishing off with a needle join. Please don’t hesitate to ask if you need help!

This pattern may not be redistributed, copied, or altered in any way or used for commercial production. You may sell finished items, but please list Southern Hands as the pattern author and include our Etsy store address: tinyurl.com/SouthernHandsShop