After making the newborn Tuva hats, I dug deeper into my stash and found quite a bit of fingering weight and/or baby yarn that I could turn into baby caps. Then a light bulb went off. I met someone during the summer who makes caps for preemies in her local hospital's NICU unit. (NICU = Neonatal Intensive Care Unit). Having been in our local Cook's Children's Hospital -- including the NICU unit -- I decided to give them a call, and to my delight, they welcome cap donations. The nurse told me right off that they needed to fit 3 sizes: large lemon, orange, and grapefruit. I discovered right off that my "preemie" Tuva would probably be somewhere between orange and grapefruit.
I have also made a navy and silver-grey boy's cap that will fit an orange. It looks white in the photo, but trust me, it is pale grey. Please note that the colors are for our local pro football team. The Cowboys may be losers, but they are ours.
This was CO 72 sts of Berroco Comfort DK Sport Weight, using #3 dpn. Credit Karen Everitt for the basic pattern on Ravelry. It took less than an ounce of yarn, and less time than it takes to watch a football game. Well ... Husker watches and I knit 'n' listen.
This has become a fun stash buster. Maybe they will let me rock a baby when I make my first delivery.
This was CO 72 sts of Berroco Comfort DK Sport Weight, using #3 dpn. Credit Karen Everitt for the basic pattern on Ravelry. It took less than an ounce of yarn, and less time than it takes to watch a football game. Well ... Husker watches and I knit 'n' listen.
This has become a fun stash buster. Maybe they will let me rock a baby when I make my first delivery.
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