help to keep babies warm

[blanketsforallbabies]

I am making baby blankets and booties. I also have been trying to make hats for babies now but i have never made them before now. so if any one can suggest any patterns for any of these items it would be great. I also am asking for anyone that can possible help me in this process and make some of these items with me. I am donating them to a local preg care center here in wooster ohio. Ive been working hard on trying to get some of these items done quickly becasue right now in ohio it is in the 20s and snow on the ground and its going to keep coming. ANy help you can give me wether its a patter suggestion or a helping hand in making these items is greatly appreciated.

[salos]

Here are two patterns I came up with for newborns:

 

Crocheted newborn hats for Global Health Ministry’s midwife kits. The caps should fit nicely over the end of a 2 liter pop bottle. By Mary Morris, Fairfield, Iowa

 

Hat #1 BABY ADDY

 

A variation of Julie A. Bolduc’s Addison Hat http://www.jpfun.com. Free for non commercial use.

 

V = dc, ch 1, dc Uses one ounce of “I Love This Yarn,” or similar 4 ply yarn; H hook

 

Chain 4 and join.

 

R1: (2dc ch1) 6 times

 

R2: work (2dc ch1 2dc) in each ch 1 space

 

R3: 3dc in each ch1 space; V in each gap between 2dc’s. (Six V’s and six 3dc shells total)

 

R4: 5dc in each V; V in each 3dc shell

 

R 5-9: 5dc in each V; V in each 5dc shell

 

 

 

Hat #2 VERY SIMPLE CROCHETED BABY HAT

 

This is a variation of this hat pattern: http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/teresa-hat.html. Free for any non commercial use.

 

First numbers given for I Love This Yarn, italicized numbers are for Caron Simply Soft

 

Using H hook, Ch 4 and join

 

R 1: 12 dc [13 dc]

 

R 2: 2 dc in each dc [24, 26 dc]

 

R 3: (1dc in first dc, 2dc in next dc) around [36, 39 dc]

 

R 4: Add 4 dc [5 dc] evenly around circle. [40, 44 dc]

 

R 5-8 [R5-9]: dc in each dc

 

R 9 [R 10]: make 5dc shell in every 4th dc [10, 11 shells]

 

 

Hope this helps! Love, Mary

[blanketsforallbabies]

ty i will try this as soon as the holidays are over.

[bailey]

CrochetSpot puts great patterns on Crochetville (Free Original Patterns - Links). She has an easy pattern for a newborn baby hat.

http://crochetspot.com - click on her free patterns for the hat pattern

 

I can probably send two or more baby hats in January. PM your address.

 

bailey

[blanketsforallbabies]

thank you for the pattern i hvae been using the first pattern and i like it alot

[bailey]

Do you still want hats for babies?

[JessicaRenee520]

Here is the link to my favorite bootie for donation. It takes only 1/2 hour for me to make a pair. Other benefits are:the tie is built in, so you don't have to worry about the drawsting falling out and are no buttons as possible choking hazards!

 

http://crotiques.com/tieashoe.htm

 

Here are yarns that I like to use: newborn size: caron simply soft, lionbrand pound of love, hobby lobby's I love this cotton, lilly & cream cotton. For a a little bigger bootie:red heart soft (probaby my favorite yarn for the project), hobby lobby's i love this yarn.

 

My variation to make booties a bit more masculine:

After "rep for strap" in row six,

slip stitch into next sc

ch 2

2 hdc in same stitch

hdc in each stitch until last stitch before first tie,

in last stitch before first tie, 2hdc

fasten off

 

I hope this variation makes sense. It add a little high ankle to the shoe.

[bailey]

I sent three hats today - hope you like them.

 

bailey

[blanketsforallbabies]

I want to thank Bailey for the beautiful hats she sent to help me to help with my project. thank you very much bailey ..

[bailey]

You're welcome. Glad you were pleased with them.

 

bailey

[VioletCrowe]

Do you still need hats, boties and blankets? I donate to NiN but I can send you half of what I make

[blanketsforallbabies]

IU can use some botties but i have enough hats at this point and its starting to warm up here a bit .