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Title: Knitting for premature babies
Post by: Pearl on March 31, 2020, 20:59:50 PM

Over the past week, I have been knitting for Birmingham children’s hospital.
Of course, I haven’t sewn them up and have no buttons.

Blankets...

(https://i.imgur.com/zuM6nUwm.jpg)


and jackets

(https://i.imgur.com/K60Yliqm.jpg)

I have a lot of that green wool.

Title: Re: Knitting for premature babies
Post by: Puzzler on April 01, 2020, 07:46:53 AM

What a lovely thing to do.  :flower:

Title: Re: Knitting for premature babies
Post by: Ploshkin on April 01, 2020, 08:02:07 AM

Thats a lovely thing to do @Pearl
My mum, who is 91, knits for premature babies, she was a premature baby herself.  Since she moved ive been unable to find out if Gloucester hospital take donations so have been sending them to Dundee where DHs niece supports the neo natal unit, having had 2 of her babies cared for there.

Title: Re: Knitting for premature babies
Post by: Bodgeitandscarper on April 01, 2020, 10:24:15 AM

I love garter stitch, that's one thing the knitting machines don't do.

Title: Re: Knitting for premature babies
Post by: Ann on April 01, 2020, 11:41:48 AM

Such a lovely thing to do. I'm sure they will be well appreciated by new mom's who weren't prepared for an early baby.

Title: Re: Knitting for premature babies
Post by: maliw on April 01, 2020, 14:22:12 PM

Oh well done you, a girl after my own heart, I'm certain they will be very much appreciated.

Title: Re: Knitting for premature babies
Post by: So Chic on April 01, 2020, 16:18:25 PM

I knit little blankets for premature babies, very slowly as I'm not a very good knitter but I do enjoy doing them.