Baby Blanket Label (enlarged ~2x)
Seton Northwest Hospital Volunteers make baby blankets for many of the babies born in the hospital. We would like to give every newborn a blanket, but we need more volunteers to make blankets for us to keep up with the demand.
You can be a Seton Northwest Volunteer, working in your own home. If you knit or crochet and would like to volunteer to help us we will furnish the yarn and you will earn volunteer hours for the work that you do.
We do ask that new volunteers who wish to knit or crochet baby blankets for the hospital make one blanket with yarn they have purchased themselves, then call the volunteer office at 512.324.6050 to arrange for the Chairperson to see the blanket. Please do not just leave the first blanket in the Volunteer Office. The Baby Blanket Chairperson will arrange for you to receive yarn from the Seton Northwest Volunteers for the blankets, if you so desire, once the Chairperson has seen your first blanket.
Baby Blanket Label (enlarged ~2x)
Here are patterns for the knitted baby blankets. I ask that knitters use worsted weight acrylic yam and either a size 9 or 10 needle. Any needle larger than that gives too loose a knit. If you knit loosely you may need to use a smaller needle. A woman who taught knitting suggested to me I might like to use a circular needle and I found that to be quite convenient and easier to work with than the straight needles.
If you want to use fingering yarn, use a smaller needle. The only problem I see with that is it takes longer since the stitches are smaller. I have used fingering yarn that was given to me, but I double the yarn (a white thread with a pink or whatever) and then use the size 8 or 9 needle. Of course, this means using twice as much yarn.
I like the Simply Soft yam from Walmart which is $1.88 a skein, and most solid colors are a no-dye-lot yarn. Three skeins will make 2 blankets. The finished blanket should be about 24 inches wide by 27 long no matter what weight yarn is used. You can use the number of stitches you need to give a blanket that size.
As for colors - we usually use pastel solids or variegated colors, but the moms of boys do like the Simply Soft country blue blankets. The deep raspberry color is also popular. Most of the variegated yarns have dye lots so if you use them be careful to check the dye lot number on the skein and buy enough for the project. Please do not use brown, black, red, bright green, deep purple, tan, or gray.
Feel free to use any pattern you like as long as the finished blanket is tightly knit with NO large holes. Lacy patterns are not acceptable. The granny square patterns are not acceptable either since fingers, hands, and feet can easily slip through the large holes of the pattern.
The following is a list of patterns and directions for making the baby blankets:
Here are patterns for the crocheted baby blankets. I ask that those who crochet use worsted weight acrylic yarn and a hook appropriate to the project.
If you want to use fingering yarn use small hook that will give a tightly crocheted blanket. The only problem I see with that is it takes longer since the stitches are smaller. I like the Simply Soft yarn from Walmart which is $1.88 a skein, and most solid colors are a no-dye-lot yarn. It is a worsted weight acrylic yarn and three skeins will make 2 blankets. The finished blanket should be about 24 inches wide by 27 long no matter what weight yam is used. You can use the number of stitches you need to give a blanket that size.
As for colors - we usually use pastel solids or variegated colors, but the moms of boys do like the Simply Soft country blue blankets. The deep raspberry color is also popular. Most of the variegated yarns have dye lots so if you use them be careful to check the dye lot number on the skein and buy enough for the project. Please do not use brown, black, red, bright green, deep purple, tan, or gray.
Feel free to use any pattern you like as long as the finished blanket is a tightly crocheted piece with NO large holes. Lacy patterns are not acceptable. The granny square patterns are not acceptable either since fingers, hands, and feet can easily slip through the large holes of the pattern.
The following is a pattern and directions for a crocheted baby blanket:
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