Ready Set Crochet!

Are you ready? I am so excited for Saturday.
10-2 at the Springerville Bldg
Remember all you need is 3 oz of baby weight or Sport weight yarn and a size I hook for the gown or a size G hook for the Sleeper. (and you need to know how to single and double crochet)  We'll be walking you thru the pattern so you can ask questions.
It takes between 1 hour and 1and 1/2 hour to be halfway thru the gown or sleeper, (by that time you simply repeat the shell *for gowns, or double crochet *for the sleeper.) So if you need to come and go you can! I can usually whip out a whole sleeper in under 2 hours. And they are so so precious!!!
I hear 4th ward is going to town on making items. I am so excited to see them! Share the word with Sisters in our stake. Does your ward have a goal of items to make? Let's see how many we can put together.
Just a reminder...Blankets are super easy to put together. I just took two pieces of material 22 x 22 and sewed them right sides together (with a small opening of course) and then flipped it right side out and topstitched around the blanket. I splurged and used minky on one side (because I LOVE MINKY!!!! so soft) and cotton on the other. Cotton, flannel, minky, they all work great!!!
If you have anything already put together that you would like to drop off, bring it to the Springerville bldg this Saturday.
If you have any questions Please Call or Leave a comment.
All Patterns are found below or links are on the sidebar.

Crochet Hats and Gowns/Sleepers

For those of you who know how to crochet (knowledge of Single and Double Crochet is sufficient) and would like to make some hats and or gowns/sleepers, we are putting together a day to come and work on them. Saturday, August 25th! Mark Your Calendars. You will need 3 oz of Sport weight or baby yarn and a size G hook for the sleeper sack and size  I  hook for the gown. These gowns/sleepers are fairly simple to make. 

Springerville Bldg  10 am to 2 pm

You can come and go as needed. Saturdays are super busy I know!

Bring something to munch on if you want to stay the whole time :)

I am so excited for our Christmas in September. The Stake Relief Society does such a great job putting this event together. A big thank you to all the ward Relief Society sisters who have worked so hard to put AMAZING crafts together for this year.

We are getting started with the Stake Humanitarian Aid Project as well. Just as a Reminder....We are making blankets, hats, and gowns to donate to local Arizona Hospitals for INFANT LOSS. These items can be sewn, crocheted, knitted, purchased, etc. Pattern IDEAS and sizing for items are found in the previous posts and can also be accessed by the label bar at the right.  Please feel free to use patterns you are already familiar with. These are simply suggestions. If you have questions please ask!!!!

Thank you all for sharing your time and talents!

Finished Items can be turned into your ward R.S. presidency. 


coming in August, crochet gown and hat workshop.

Diapers & Kimonos

These diapers are just so precious. I suggest using WHITE for the material color if you have it! Or Pastel. Or the colors on these diapers are good too just keep it simple. Diaper Pattern Found Here  The examples shown above are made of flannel.

Flannel Kimonos are also a good easy sewing option for dressing these sweet babies. picture tutorial instructions for Kimonos found here

1/2 of a yard will yield 3 x-small kimonos and 3 small diapers. The x-small kimonos use (2) 7" lengths of 3/16" ribbon each.

the small diapers use 1 #1 safety pin
the large diapers use 1 #2 safety pin

Crochet and Knit Sleeper Sacks

Sleeper sacks are wonderful for tiny tiny babies.

I found wonderful patterns for both Crochet and Knit
Crochet
Knit


It's wonderful to have Hats to match

Hat sizing:
Think of the size of a Plum, Orange, And Grapefruit
when trying to match a hat size to a gown. Hats need to be stretchy but not holey.

Remember solid pastels are best. White, Blue, Pink, Cream.

Stake R.S. Humanitarian Aid Project

Each year our Stake R.S. presidency puts together an AMAZING Christmas in September in conjunction with the General R.S. broadcast. Did you realize that each year there is a humanitarian aid project too! Last year it was the file folder games. This year we will be participating in a humanitarian aid project that is very close to my heart. We are going to be making blankets, hats, and bereavement gowns for infants who pass away before or after birth. 

As Always we recognize that each individual sister has different circumstances of being able to contribute. We ask that you contribute in what ever way you can.

This year the Stake R.S. is inviting Graduating Laurels to participate with us. How Exciting! What a wonderful way to let our Laurels know the joys of sisterhood and serving others that await them in 

Relief Society!

Blankets, Gowns, and Hats can be sewn, crocheted, knitted, or store bought. We have so many talented women in our stake. I have no doubt the things you will come up with will be simply beautiful. 

We have some wonderful resources to help us in our project. The Angel Babies Organization has a beautiful pattern for sewing bereavement gowns. Go HERE and click on the Patterns Tab for instructions on how to sew these gowns.

This is a pattern for a small crochet blanket (it can be made bigger easily if you would like to make a bigger blanket.)

Go Here for the Blanket

 

Of course you can make lots of different blankets. When choosing colors or patterns remember parents will be holding their babies in these blankets and then taking these blankets home as a keepsake. 

Here are some good dimensions if you're looking for a guideline for  sizing:

                                                               
Size A: 22" X 22"
Size B: 24" X 26"
Size C: 28" X 30

(To make the above crochet blanket you will need 3 skeins of worsted weight yarn for a SIZE B blanket. To adjust the pattern for a size B all you need do is chain until you reach 24" and then continue following the directions of the pattern.)

Here is another great Idea for a blanket

This same blog also has a crochet hat pattern. Go HERE for the Hat Pattern.

 

You can also use a Knifty Knitter loom to make baby and premie hats. Instructions are found HERE

The blue (small) loom makes baby hats. You can get good results with 2 strands of baby yarn. When using the KNIFTY KNITTER baby yarn or sport yarn is best as this will help make the hat stretchy and not stiff. Worsted weight yarn is too tight on the Knifty Knitter for our purposes.  Another good combination you can try is blending a sports weight (3 ply) with baby yarn. 

Headbands for girls are also a great idea. 

One more hat pattern. You may have your own. That's great too!

Go Here For this Hat Pattern

For Crochet Burial Gowns This site has a beautiful gown pattern.

Go Here For Crocheted Gowns

I used a ball of Bernat Baby Sport Yarn bought at Walmart and was able to make 6 gowns with hats to match. Each gown takes less than 3oz of Sport weight yarn..

This site also has a SEWN Gown

Go Here For this gown 

Here is a sweet knitted Bunting Pattern

Go Here

You may have noticed most everything is in pastels or white. Some of these sweet babies don't ever turn the pink we think of when we think of babies. The soft neutral colors go best with the color of their skin. The Gowns all have a long opening/closure. Often these babies have very very delicate skin and dressing them is more challenging so these gowns are made to be simple to slip on.

GIRLS NIGHT OUT!

Come Enjoy a girls night out

August 17th @6:30 pm

At Kathy's house

Come enjoy the fun!