![]() As many of you know, I was a challenger in The Battle of the Stitches crochet challenge back in 2015. The theme was "Love is in the Air" and as soon as I heard that, I knew I wanted to do a heart shaped prop to focus on the love of a baby. One of the restrictions for this challenge is that you can only have 4 testers who know what you're designing and then obviously a photographer. That's it - no one else can know what you're working on (not colors, not brand of yarn, not - well, you get the picture) This keeps the competition fair and based completely on the design and talent itself and not the popularity of the individual designer. I had been working with Ashlee from Ash & Co for quite a while and loved her work. She captured some beautiful photos of my designs such as this one of my Classic Cable Chevron Afghan. Without being able to tell anyone what I had designed, it was slightly difficult to find a way to get my competition design photographed the way I was hoping, so she introduced me to another local Photographer who is well known for her newborn photos. I don't believe this was just a coincidence. I know that we were supposed to meet for a reason and now I know why.... Amber from Two Color Photography was so kind to take my design and get a few beautiful photos for me to use. When I posted this on my personal Facebook page, my sweet friend Valorie from Creations by Valorie commented that this would be a wonderful project to make for local hospitals for Angel Babies. WHY did I NOT think of this??? A few years ago, I worked on some service projects with my neighbor for a hospital her sister works in. What we would do is make blankets and clothing for these babies. The nurses would dress them and take their photos for the family and then the family was able to keep each item in a box that was also given. Something for them to take home and hold and a beautiful keepsake of their little one. Well, would you believe? I commented that I thought that was an awesome idea and would have to find out if our local hospitals offer that service for the families here. Amber also commented that she helps coordinate this effort for our 3 local hospitals!!! Whoa! This was MEANT to be! I am offering the Small Heart Base with Border pattern HERE on my blog for free in hopes that many of you will join this service project with me and bring some comfort to the families near you who are dealing with the loss of an infant. You will need to contact the hospitals NEAR YOU and ask if they could use these items. Some hospitals may not offer this service. Here are some tips that I was given: 1. These sweet little babies are extremely tiny and some are full term, so a variety of sizes could probably be used but this size I'm offering will work for most. I will be sending a few of the large ones and then lots of small. Changing the type of yarn and hook size will create a variety of sizes. 2. Do Not use White yarn. It glares when being photographed. 3. Using pastel yarn will look white if the photographer chooses to shoot the photo in black and white, so that's a good option 4. Wash your items prior to taking them to the hospital. To learn more about this service, please visit www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org Here are some beautiful options to help you get started!
![]() ![]() 2. This little Angel Wings and Halo Set crochet pattern from Bowtykes would also be perfect. I haven't made one just yet, but plan to. *Free Crochet Pattern at time of posting* ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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