Crouse Donation - 62 kits

Yay for the Crouse Donation being sent out in the mail today!!! 

This donation is always near and dear to my heart since it's the hospital Kaitlin was born and passed away in.

Here is everything that we put in the kits this go around.

This is what came in the miscarriage kits:

Here's the breakdown of how many kits:

15-18 weeks with outfits -- 15

15-18 weeks Sages Swaddles - 2

15-18 weeks buntings -- 13

18 - 23 weeks -- 14

24-30 weeks -- 6

30-36 weeks -- 6

36+ weeks -- 6

Miscarriage Kits -- 20

(some kits did miss getting their photo done)

Now on the fun stuff...these are kits that have a donated blanket made from the 15 inch blanket project! 

Thank you to Danita for all he help in making MANY parts of this. Not only did she help get it the post office, but she helped from the start with making outfits and wraps, blankets and diapers. She also helped package majority of the kits.

THANK YOU DANITA!

Baby Hat Project!!

Much like the blanket pattern project in the past and the current one Danita is running (click here to find out more about her's)....here's another pattern project. This time it's HATS!

Would you like a pattern named after your little angel? This is your chance...again! It doesn't matter if you signed up before you're welcome to sign up again!

Here's the form! (If it's easier you can use this link to get the form as well:

Jace's Blanket - 15 inch Blanket Pattern

I won't lie this one gave me trouble. I made the original and liked it, but I couldn't replicate it for some reason. (I make the blankets THEN write the pattern). So I had to rework it MANY times. I FINALLY got something that turns out beautiful! I love the bobbles (little balls). Especially since this was for a boy... I mean all little boys like to play with balls right :) There are so many ways you can switch up the colors too (see photos after the pattern).

Yarn used for blanket in photo:
I Love This Yarn Arctic Ice and Light Grey

Jace's Blanket
Click here for a pdf version of this pattern

Materials
4ply yarn
H hook
Scissors
Yarn needle


Pattern Abbreviations
ch = chain
sk = skip
sc = single crochet
dc = double crochet
yo= yarn over
hdc = half double crochet
hk = hook
sl st = slip stitch



PATTERN

Special Stitch
4 HDC BOBBLE (4HDCB)- yo, insert hk into stitch indicated, yo, pull through, yo, pull through two loops, *yo, insert into same stitch, yo, pull through st, yo, pull through two loops repeat from * two more times, during last time pull through ALL remaining loops, bobble made.

Chain 43

Row 1
HDC in 3rd ch from hook and in each ch across, ch 3, turn

Row 2
DC in each stitch across, ch 2, turn

Row 3
HDC in each stitch across, ch 3, turn

Row 4
DC in each stitch across, ch 2, turn

Row 5*
Rows with “*” are worked in a second color
HDC in next 5 stitches, * 4HDCB in next stitch, 1 hdc in the next 5 stitches. Repeat from * to end of row, ch 3, turn

Row 6
DC in each stitch across, ch 2, turn

Row 7
HDC in each stitch across, ch 3, turn 

Row 8
DC in each stitch across, ch 2, turn

Row 9
HDC in each stitch across, ch 3, turn

Row 10*
DC in each stitch across, ch 2, turn

Rows 11-29
Repeat rows 1-10 (Note: Row 1 turns into HDC in each stitch across, ch 3, turn)

BORDER (worked in the round)

Round 1
Ch 2, 4 HDC in corner space, *1 hdc in next 5 stitches, 4 HDC in next stitch along side of blanket, repeat from * around blanket. 



 

Here are some great variations to try! 

On the above I picked out a variegated yarn and then found three solids to match it. Using one color for the "*" rows and then alternating between the other two solids. 

This one I put the color around the bobble rows, but kept the double crochet color change row the same. 

 

 

March for Babies Walk!

Another year in the books. It was a COLD and WINDY day but the March for Babies walk happens rain or shine! I'm happy for the no rain part :) 

Special thanks for those who came willing to facepaint! Dylan became a one man show but there wasn't too many faces willing to be painted with the cold temperatures.

 

Danita as always is a huge help. She sat with me a few days taking care of making ornaments and stuffing envelopes :) Here's the ornaments soon after they were painted. Every person who placed a butterfly in the garden that represented a loss got a matching heart with foot butterfly painted on it :) They had ribbons attached to them so they could be used as ornaments or wall decorations :) 

Here's the beautiful butterfly garden! 

This year was smaller than most years I'm sure it was due to the cold, but it always is a fun time just talking to other angel moms and joining together in such a great event! THANK YOU so much to everyone that came!

Jeremiah Logan Blanket - 15 inch blanket

This blanket is a made with just two stitches, single crochet and double crochet, but adding in a splash os color really makes it something special :)

Yarn used for blanket in photo:
I Love This Yarn Arctic Ice and White

Jeremiah Logan's Blanket

Click here for pdf version of this pattern

Materials
4ply yarn
H hook
Scissors
Yarn needle

Pattern Abbreviations
ch = chain
sk = skip
sc = single crochet
dc = double crochet
hdc = half double crochet
sl st = slip stitch



PATTERN

Chain 45

Row 1
(white)
Dc in 4th ch from hook and in each ch across, don't cut yarn, sl st next rows color to next row, ch 1, turn

Row 2
(blue)
Sc in each stitch across, end color (cut and pull through)

Row 3
(white)
Return to start of previous row, sl st other color up the side of the blanket to the start of row, ch 3, dc in each st across, ch 1, turn

Row 4
(white)
Sc in each dc across, ch 3, turn

Row 5
(white)
Dc across row, don't cut yarn, sl st on second color, ch 1 turn

Row 6 - 29
Repeat Rows 2-5

Row 30
(blue)
Sc in each stitch across, DO NOT END COLOR  

Row 31
(white)
Return to start of previous row, sl st other color to start place of row, ch 3, dc in each st across, Do not end color,

BORDER (worked in rounds)

 

Round 1
(blue)
Return to end of row 30, working along edge of blanket, (ch 2, sc) in each sc row along edge. For top and bottom of blanket sk two st between (ch 2, sc), sl st into 1st chain on start ch 3. end color

Round 2
(white)
Return to yarn left on row 31, sl st into closest ch 2 space, ch 3, 2 dc into same ch 3 space, *(3 dc) in next ch 3 sp repeat from * around blanket CORNERS (2 dc in corner sc)

Finish blanket by weaving in ends

Here's a few more examples if this great pattern!  

New Blanket Project!

Remember the 15 inch blankets that I made patterns from :) My dear friend Danita would like to do something similar. She is all about colors too...so she has it wide open in terms of what colors you would like. Blanket sizes will vary. 

Here's a blanket she did for Sage :) 

Did you sign up last time? No problem you can do it again!

Here is the link to sign up.

Danita's Blanket Project

Donation Sent! - Angel Blankets - 36 wraps & diaper sets

I sent out these pretty Lay Me Down wraps and diaper sets to a great organization that works with hospitals across the state. Angel Blankets is a wonderful organization that sends out blankets to bereaved parents of little babies. It's all done in memory of her special little girl Landyn. You can help, request or just stop in to say hi here's her webpage link:

Angel Blankets

This donation came with alot of help from a dear friend of mine. Without Danita's help I think I would still be sewing. She spent days sewing, trimming and turning with me to get this done along with another hospital donation that I will be happening soon. Thank you Danita!

Now on to the pretty sets we sent!

24-30 weeks

18-23 weeks

14-18 weeks

 Each photos shows only 10, I tossed in two more of each size when I discovered I had some extra and because she's been waiting for so long! Sorry!