Knitting for Charity: Baby Blankets

re: Knitting for Charity: Baby Blankets

RosesKnits — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:00:21 GMT

I knitted a swatch of the Wave Border because I thought if the design were used with worsted weight yarn, it would make a great valance for the small window in the room where I knit. However, the directions provided don't produce a border that looks like the picture.

Notice in the picture that each point consists of eyelets in the first half and solid garter stitch in the second half, so the overall appearance has vertical stripes of garter stitch. However, the directions provided specify eyelets in both halves, so there are no garter stitch stripes. I wanted a valance that looks like the picture, so I revised the directions to exactly duplicate the wave border shown in the picture.

Here are the corrected directions, for anyone interested in making this border:

Cast on 35 sts.

Row 1 (RS): Knit.

Row 2: K7, (yo, k2tog) 13x, yo, k2.

Row 3: Knit.

Row 4: K8, (yo, k2tog) 13x, yo, k2.

Row 5: Knit.

Row 6: K9, (yo, k2tog) 13x, yo, k2.

Row 7: Knit.

Row 8: K10, (yo, k2tog) 13x, yo, k2.

Row 9: Knit.

Row 10: K11, (yo, k2tog) 13x, yo, k2.

Row 11: Knit. (40 sts)

Row 12: K9, k2tog, yo, k27, k2tog.

Row 13: Knit.

Row 14: K8, k2tog, yo, k27, k2tog.

Row 15: Knit.

Row 16: K7, k2tog, yo, k27, k2tog.

Row 17: Knit.

Row 18: K6, k2tog, yo, k27, k2tog.

Row 19: Knit.

Row 20: K5, k2tog, yo, k27, k2tog. (35 sts)

Repeat rows 1-20 for desired length.

re: Knitting for Charity: Baby Blankets

tllmargie — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 02:03:42 GMT

I'm part of a group of volunteers in Ohio called For the Babies. Just thought I would mention that when knitting or crocheting blankets or afghans please don't make them too lacey. Fingers and toes can get caught in the holes. We use the pretty lacey ones in our burial layettes.

re: Knitting for Charity: Baby Blankets

gailmsn — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 13:28:24 GMT

My church has a Prayer Shawl Circle and we knit or crochet shawls for those who have a need for comfort, regardless of the circumstance, and these gifts are not limited to the congregation. Many of us purchase the yarn ourselves and donate the finished project. We have also received donations of unused yarn, needles and crochet hooks for supplies. As you might imagine, those yarn donations are usually a lot of "orphans" or not enough to make a shawl. We use everything though, and we are also on a winter accessory campaign and knitting up mittens, hats, and scarves to donate to homeless shelters and for people of our churches who have a need. I have a picture of a little pile of my giveaway mittens on Ravelry (my avatar is gailmsn),

re: Knitting for Charity: Baby Blankets

HFL1313 — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 23:27:52 GMT

Bob's Blankie Brigade donates baby blankies and lap blankies to local hospitals along with preemie caps and chemo caps. Bob's also donates larger blankets to domestic violence shelters and housing. The blankies are knitted, crocheted or quilted. Bob's is headquartered in NJ and FLA and has volunteers in 10 states. Bob's also has patterns. Www.bobsblankiebrigade.org For current news see www,Facebook.com/bobsblankiebrigade (you don't have to be on Facebook to visit the site)

re: Knitting for Charity: Baby Blankets

craftlover — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 22:22:13 GMT

Hi, My favourite charity is our local "Pregnancy Research Centre. I like to knit all types of baby clothing, blankets, bibs, socks, etc. for them. We also have a charitable organization who works with at-risk families. Each time an expectant mother has her baby, they are given a bag of baby things. This organization's name is "Headstart". Both of these are in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada.

re: Knitting for Charity: Baby Blankets

MaybellineD — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 23:37:29 GMT

I knit lace blankets for fetal demise infants. I have found many knitted lace doily patterns and have started quite a collection. They are the perfect size and many are free patterns on Ravelry. Minutes of Gold is the charity that makes layettes for various hospitals. Blankets are always needed - they just need to be square and at least 15" wide.

re: Knitting for Charity: Baby Blankets

kseckels — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 23:16:09 GMT

In 2010, I began knitting little bears for bereaved parents. In reaching out to parents who have faced the death of a child, I continue to work through my own grief from the loss of my 3 month-old daughter, Kristen. With the help of several friends and my older two daughters, we started my favorite charity knitting project, "Peace of my Heart."

peaceofmyheart-kristen.blogspot.com/.../bearproject.html

re: Knitting for Charity: Baby Blankets

Pollywolly — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 21:38:05 GMT

When is a toilet not a toilet? Possibly in 19th-Century England during the time Weldon's was publishing lovely patterns like this knitted lace. London installed a sewage system for use of flush toilets in the late 1800's--not so long ago. At that time, "toilet" might refer to a woman's dressing room, dressing table, toilet articles (cosmetics, perfumes, etc.), her process of dressing, or the protective cape she put around her shoulders while she dressed her hair. I can picture knitted lace in those contexts, but still the idea of trimming a toilet fixture with lace is intriguing. Like you, if someone takes on the challenge, I'd love to see the photo.

re: Knitting for Charity: Baby Blankets

zumbadilly — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 21:26:10 GMT

What does "make one" mean in the pattern for the wave border? Thank you.

re: Knitting for Charity: Baby Blankets

doclette — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 21:20:15 GMT

I make chemo caps for knots-of-love out of CA. They send lovely hats all over the U.S. to cancer centers

re: Knitting for Charity: Baby Blankets

doclette — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 21:20:05 GMT

I make chemo caps for knots-of-love out of CA. They send lovely hats all over the U.S. to cancer centers

re: Knitting for Charity: Baby Blankets

chillycatt — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 20:47:58 GMT

Myself and some of the women from the knit shop I go to knitted some breasts for women who have had mastectomies and need a "falsie" That was a different kind of knitted project to knit for charity!

re: Knitting for Charity: Baby Blankets

kaylace — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 20:16:44 GMT

Boy, this was hard to find... I just wanted to leave a short note about charity knitting but had no clue how to go about doing it... maybe you need a little specific info other than just "leave a comment down below" ... but i digress ...

I'm a member of several quilt guilds so most of my large donations are quilts to various organizations but I since i also knit, which I frequently do during a meeting, I've gotten involved in providing knitted item to maternity cottages for teen moms, making baby blankets for women's shelters, and now my newest recipient is a hospital's preemie nursery for which I make hats, booties and small blankets for both the babies in the nursery but for the still-borns as well. It is a very humbling experience to realize how many still-borns there are in this modern day. We are trying to provide not only a little warmth but a little comfort as well. Kay, metro Atlanta

re: Knitting for Charity: Baby Blankets

cmacfarlane — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:18:52 GMT

I just recently completed purple baby hats for a local campaign to raise awareness of the Period of PURPLE Crying and Shaken Baby Syndrome. Others in my church knitting group participated as well. We've also made more than 30 helmet liners for our troops in Afghanistan through a local military contact.

re: Knitting for Charity: Baby Blankets

CTFAWN — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 18:40:30 GMT

You asked for a favorite charity. We don't have a formal organization, but there are a group of us ladies here in Big Bear City, CA that make lap robes, hats (skull caps), scarves, and amputee socks for the Veterans in the VA hospital at Loma Linda California. All charities are worthy, but for me, our veterans are the most deserving, and I am speaking of men and women. We use cotton and acrylic yarns that are machine washable and not likely to cause allergy problems. All colors, brite and beautiful, and all color combinations. A great use of scrap yarns. Our hospital is extremely appreciative and I am sure the others would be the same. Contact Patient Services at a local VA Hospital and they will tell you what they need the most.