When I was preparing for my New York holiday in April, I was looking around for a local knit / crochet charity. I knew I’d have about 20 hours of crochet time on the plane, and wanted to make something that I didn’t have to bring back home with me.
I came across Bella’s Babies. Their goal is to “Send every baby born at Southside Hospital home in something warm and cozy. Southside Hospital is located in Bay Shore on Long Island. They deliver about 200 babies a month. Most of the families who have babies there have nothing to bring their babies home in.”
Now that I’m back home, I still wanted to contribute, if only in a little way.
These little baby hats (I call them beanies) are made from Stylecraft Special DK. I know I’ve mentioned it before, but it’s so lovely to work with, for an acrylic yarn.
Purchased from Deramores, the delivery cost to Australia is very reasonable, and it comes in 52 colours!
I have a good selection of colours now (and more on the way, shhhh)! I did become a little obsessed with colour choice, as you can see. Some combinations work better than others.
The pattern is a very easy one, and is available for free if you join the Bella’s Baby Yahoo Group.
I feel I need to apologise for the photos, but until summer comes around, this is just what I have to work with. Even Moo is looking stunned with the sudden unexpected sunlight.
They look gorgeous – what about an a gorgeous yellow and perhaps a green or orange. They are so cute1
What beautiful colours, I love the shape too – just adorable! 🙂
What a lovely idea. They look really cosy as well.
Lovely hats and gorgeous Moo!
really nice!!!!
xxxx Ale
Those hats are adorable!
They look like sweets 🙂
Just beautiful! How nice to know they will be keeping a little baby’s head warm 🙂
They are really beautiful and such a nice thing to contribute to!
Lovely colour combinations and what a lovely idea to use your time on the plane for such a wonderful charity, well done you.
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oh what bright colours.. very pretty indeed.. 😀 thank you for the wonderful post.. i will check out bella babies.