Delivery Accomplished

A few weeks back I told you about a family who suffered a tragic loss. A young mother was lost during the birth of her premature baby girl and a friend asked if I knew any knitters who would like to make something for them. Well, my knitters are a great bunch of people who rise to any occasion so between my Chicks and my other group, The Delaware Avenue Stitch Angels of the Albany Public Library, we went to work and put together a lovely collection of wearables for now and the near future when this sweet wee babe grows.

We made dresses, hats, mittens, blankets, sweaters, and a sleep sack for the sweet baby.

And for her Daddy we made hats, a scarf, and a warm pair of gloves.

At the very last minute another hat was added to the collection. 

So now this sweet baby will be cozy and warm.

Thank you to the following Chicks and Stitch Angels for dropping everything and stepping up to the plate to fulfill a need.

Carole Ju

Cinzia Cera

Maureen Cagino

Barbara Bradford

Dorah Rosenzweig

Janna Pfluger-Boucher

Jan Picard

Margaret Dietz-Doyle

Laura Ross

Tomasa Rodrigues

Gail Robinson

Terri Bartosik

Rena Buehler

Amy Hunziker

I am proud to know you all and call you my friends.

Keep those needles clicking!

 

Keep those needles clicking!

I needed a quick knit to slip in between my WIP’s that are taking too long to finish. You know, something to make me feel productive. This neck warmer was a perfect fit. Made with the magic loop method, it took a week to complete only because I was working on other projects too.

I used about 200 yards of worsted weight yarn and a size 6 needle .

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hepsis-neck-warmer 

It’s a great stash busting pattern and very easy, something to keep your needles clicking!

For a preemie and her father

I got a call just around Christmas time that a friend of a friend was helping a new family whose mother died in childbirth and now there’s a new father with a preemie infant, both totally unprepared to face the coming months, was there something the Chicks could do to help out? Knowing the generosity of my Chicks, we all got to work to make some clothing to show the father and his new daughter that we are praying for them and hoping we can ease their burden a bit by making sure they have items to wear.

Carole started off with a sweet little hat of self-patterning yarn and…

A pair of matching baby mitts.

Janna showed us the picture of what the dress she’s making will look like.

And in the lower left corner you can see her progress on the lilac dress.

Carole made the 1898 hat for the father….

And Cinzia is making a dress for when she’s a little older.

Barbara B. made a sweet lace cardigan and fuzzy pink hat.

And Maureen made the Bankhead hat for the father and the Beloved bonnet for the baby.

Dorah made a warm, cozy blanket called Prairie Blanket.

And more from Barbara B. 

I contributed a woven scarf for the father and another Beloved bonnet with a matching neck warmer for baby. We didn’t make preemie sizes because she probably won’t be going out much as soon as she’s released from NICU and by the time she needs warm clothing, she’ll fit into what we’ve made.

And you may have noticed that we’re back to “Zooming” again. With the cases of COVID spreading like wildfire, I thought it was wise to stay safely at home. We’ll be zooming about once a month until it’s safe to get together again. In the meantime, keep those needles clicking!