Preemie Hats and Booties

Growing up I was inspired by my Grandmother.  She was always there for me, and was always giving something back.  Every year on her birthday, she would take a trip to the local hospital, and drop of a years worth of preemie hats and booties.  She had been doing this since the year after I was born, ( I was a preemie). 

In her memory I have started doing the same thing.  I have used a few patterns that I have found online, and have created a few of my own.  I will be adding my own patterns here as I get them written.   Hopefully you will use them to share with your local hospital.

Here is a picture of just one type of the booties I am currenly working on.  I had debated on leaving the backs on these ones open so there was room for an I.V.  but at the last minute decided other wise.

Slippers for Charity

I have been working on making 30 pairs of slippers to be donated to the local hospital for Christmas. The ladies auxiliary provides gifts for the patients in long term care, and to help them out each gift will contain a pair of slippers. So far I have 11 pairs made, and still counting. I have been working on them exclusively while I am at work. Most nights I can get a min. of 3 pairs made, on a great night I have made 4.

I had a hard time finding a pattern that I enjoyed making, so I made one up as I went. I added additional stitches for men's sizes. They work up really quick and easy, and a great way to use up my stash . Please let me know if there are any errors, this is the first pattern I have put down in writing.

Materials

Scraps of worsted weight yarn

4.50mm hook

fits 7-9 women

add add 2 stitches to starting rnd and continue to as follow for men's

(worked in rounds)

Rnd 1. Chain 3, work 7 hdc in starting chain, (Ch 3 counts as starting stitch throughout) join with slip stitch to top of chain three, (8 hdc in rnd)

Rnd 2. chain 2, work hdc in same stitch, *1hdc in next st, 2hdc in next* repeat around, join with slip stitch to top of chain two,

Rnd 3. chain 2, hdc in same stitch, * 1 hdc in next 2 st, 2hdc in next st* repeat around, join with slip stitch to top of chain two.

Rnd 4. Work in hdc in stitch around, join with slip stitch to top of chain two.

Rnd 5-8 repeat row 4

Rnd 9. work hdc around leaving 5 hdc unworked. chain 2 and turn(no longer worked in rounds)

repeat round 9 until foot reaches desired length. end and sew up the heel (approx 11 rows for a womens size 7-9)

Cuff

Join with contrasting colour, in the first of the unworked hdc from round 8. chain 2 work hdc in each of the five hdc, and continue around the sides and back of slippers. Join with a slip stitch in the top of the chain 2.

Rnd 2. chain 1work sc in each stitch around, join with slip stitch into top of chain. end.