Linnea, How wonderful about the twins. I have heard that preemies do very well if they share the same isolette. It is wonderful that they have progressed so quickly and without any problems. I am hopeful they will be home soon. My mother taught me to knit; my m. grandmother taught me to crochet, which is what I prefer to do. I used to crochet everything, including coats and suits. I have made afghans, pillows, coasters, table toppers, doll outfits, sweaters, hats, and vests.... you name it, I made it. Then carpal tunnel syndrome set in. I was so swollen that my arms hurt from my knuckles all the way up to my shoulders. I gave up crocheting for quite a number of years. Then I couldn't stand it any longer and I bought some new yarn and made a few things last winter. This winter, I have been battling my pinched nerves, so crocheting is out of the question. How nice that you still enjoy crocheting and that you are going to make the hats to donate to the preemies. I know they will be made with lots of love. Hugs, Mary -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Linnea Miller Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 10:20 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] Knitted hat pattern Thanks for the link, Mary! I like that style! I'm getting back into knitting/crocheting as my son requested caps for their preemie twins. The ones the hospital has are kind of large. I found a site that has tons of mostly cap patterns for preemies. Careworks is an organization of knitters/crocheters who make items for preemies and donate them to hospitals who request to be on their list. So ... I'm getting a bunch of yarn and will just keep making the caps until I run out. A few for my granddaughters and the rest as a donation. They suggest using an orange or a grapefruit to get the circumference of the head - and that's SMALL!! Yesterday the girls were finally put in the same bassinette - together for the first time since birth. They're doing extremely well; no major "issues" that usually go with preemies. Last week they were given a bottle to see if they could figure out how to suck, swallow and keep breathing at the same time. Both passed with flying colors! Often when preemies do one thing, they will forget to breathe. Now they're out of the isolette and in an open bassinette to see how well they can maintain their body temperature. I think that's their last benchmark before they allow them to leave. I'm sure they'll still be in the NICU for a few more weeks. -Linnea On Jan 24, 2009, at 9:31 PM, Mary Sayman wrote: > Pat, > There's a pattern at this site: > http://people.uleth.ca/~hodd/Knitting/ChulloPattern.htm > You can also type 'knitted hat with ear flaps pattern' in your > search bar > and find lots of sites. > > Hugs, > Mary > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of P Dyer > Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 6:30 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [PD-LIFE] Knitted hat pattern > > >> Any knitters in our group?t I'm looking for a hat pattern that has >> ear > flaps that extend into a chin strap and is form fitted to ones > head. It is > almost like a helmet This is another one of those things that > hasn't been > found since our move. I have found some of my kneedles...certainly > not > all...but I keep looking. I know they will turn up. They just > gotta turn > up as I went to buy a circular needle yesterday and it we $13.95! > Yikes. Pat >> >> > >> > >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word >> 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word >> 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word >> 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >> the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PADUTCH-LIFE- > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message