Last week I was given contact information for someone who had a volunteer project. Since I lead a knitting and crochet group in the library at the College of San Mateo, this was a project that was perfect for us. The person I contacted volunteers at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital. She told me they are always looking for donations of knit and crochet hats for the new babies, all sizes from micro preemie to full term newborn. I have been looking online over the last week for different hat patterns and testing them out.We are hoping to set up 1 or 2 dates over the summer where people can come together and knit or crochet a hat or two to donate. These get togethers will likely be held on the College of San Mateo campus. If you would like me to keep you updated as to when the get togethers will be scheduled or if you would like to make some hats and send them to me, please leave a comment below and I will get back to you.
These are the patterns I have tried that were very easy to follow for anyone, a new knitter or crocheter to a seasoned veteran. Please do not add any embellishments (pom poms, tassels, buttons, ribbons, etc.) to your hats.
Knit
1. Basic Baby Hat2. Perfect Premature and Newborn Unisex Baby Hat
3. Tiny Preemie Hat
4. Easy Knit Newborn Hat (scroll down the page for the pattern)
5. Premature Baby Hats
6. Premature Baby Hats
7. Micro-Preemie Baby Hats
8. Preemie Hats for Charity
9. Bella Baby Hat
10. Lazy Daisy Hat
11. Preemie Pink Hats (available for download to knit on straight needles and in the round)
12. Simple Lines Baby Hats for Straight Needles
13. Skinny Rib Stretchy Baby Hay
14. 1-2-3...Baby Beanie
15. Babbity Baby Hat
16. Little Jay - Premature Baby Hats
17. Cacey Baby Hats
18. Topaz - Premature Baby Hats
Crochet
1. Basic Beanie2. Beanies For Preemies
3. Newborn Ribbed Beanie Hat
4. Simple Preemie Cap and Preemie Puff Stitch Beanie
5. Lisha's Hat
6. Butterfly Newborn Hat
7. Tiny Shells Preemie Beanie
8. Newborn T-Bag Hat (just leave off the pom poms)
9. 30 Minute Crochet Newborn Baby Beanie
10. Half Double Crochet Hat
11. Olivia's Preemie Hat
12. Basic Infant Hat - 4 Sizes
13. Kennedy Hat
14. Granny Square Beanie
15. Simple Double Crochet Hat
16. Hats, Hats, Hats
17. Preemie Beanie Hat
Loom
1. Baby Hat on a Round Loom2. Loom Knit Infant Hats
3. How to Loom Knit
4. Lickety Split Loom Knit Rolled Brim Hat
I will add more links as I test more patterns.
My partials stash is.....well, it's in need of some good use and I have so many things planned but, still, I've had NICU hats on my list since my 7 year old was born. Oops.
ReplyDeleteI have lots of things planned for my stash too. Hopefully, this will help you get started using some of your yarn.
ReplyDeleteHi Cassandra, I’d love to make some of these, but I probably won’t be able to attend the get-togethers. Please let me know how I can send them to you. —
ReplyDeleteSusan, send me a message at kingc@smccd.edu and we can work something out. We will be having more events in the future, some possibly on Saturday.
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