Knitting for the NICU

Christmas in the NICU 2016

Whew! This has been one long year!  I don't know about you but I am so ready to start a new year, new beginning, new chapter in life, new...everything!

Due to health problems this year, I've had to cut way back on my knitting which breaks my heart but we all have to do what we have to do and can only do what we can.  If that makes sense.  Huge thank you's to Auntie Miranda who helped me finish 32 hats this year for Christmas in the NICU (we had some design duplicates)!

Even though I've had to cut back, I'm determined to keep designing and writing up the patterns for lots of hats I've made on the fly in the past (including the Hershey's Kisses hat), just please be patient. My hands and my health (which is better than it was) "ain't" what it used to be.

Hope everyone had the Merriest of Christmases and may we all have the Happiest of New Years!

With Knitting Love,

Glenna

 

 

Shades of Summer Dress for Niece Myia's Easter Dress

What have I been up to the last several weeks?  Knitting up this adorable Easter dress for Niece Myia.

I really love this pattern:  Shades of Summer Dress designed by Elena Nodel, a free download on Ravelry for sizes 3 months to 6 years and worked in sport weight yarn.  It's an adorably light little spring or summer dress.  However, since we live in southwest Missouri where Mother Nature is Bipolar....we added a little turtle neck top underneath for some warmth on this very cool spring day.

I'm pretty sure Myia likes it too, from this face  which tickles me pink (or aqua):

#WIP Wednesday: Charity Bear (Two Needles)

 After a January hand (swelling) and  brain (feels like swelling)  knitting hiatus following the big Halloween and Christmas knitting push, I'm back!  Starting off the new year, I'm picking up the needles for a little something different.   Going back to one of my favorite TV-watching easy two needle patterns for over-the-top cute dress 'em up or dress 'em down bears. 

We have several pregnant ladies in our department at work with summer due dates and I like to a keep a few of these on hand for other special Littles.  The great thing about the bear is that you can work in just about any yarn or any sized yarn, any sized (appropriate for the yarn) needles, and can customize them with ribbons and or little heart patches on the chest, embroidered faces, etc. 

I've been using up specifically some balls of yarn I have from Lion Brand Heartland and some baby chenille yarn that I don't remember the label on, in a chunky size but with size 5 needles to get a nicely tight woven fabric.  The finish out about  8-10" tall. They're perfect  for personal use, NICU siblings, Pediatric patients, ER's, Fire stations, etc. 

Charity Bears:   Bear Pair Teddy Bears

Christmas in the NICU 2015

 

Whew! Christmas as snuck up fast this year! (And yet I say that every year so where's the surprise, right?)

Hard to believe this is my 8th year knitting of our NICU and I'm not sure I ever had as much fun as I have had this year playing with color combinations, styles, and patterns--hopefully something to please every parent and compliment every baby's personality!  Merry Christmas to all the families this year spending time with their babies in NICUs around the world!

 

 

 

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