Holy Needles Patterns on Crochet Pattern Central Website

Holy Needles' newborn beanie is listed on http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com/directory/baby_hats.php under "Newborn Beanie" 

Holy Needles' newborn booties in the round is listed on http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com/directory/baby_booties_mittens.php under "In the Round Booties"

Check these out, and all the free crochet patterns available on the crochet pattern central website!

Holy Needles' Crochet Booties in the Round - Revisited

These booties are crocheted in the round, are very easy to make, and require no sewing of seams! Enjoy creating these beautiful booties for a newborn, or adapt for larger sizes.

Materials:  G, H, or I hook, & soft worsted yarn, such as simply soft.

The length of a newborn’s foot is 3 – 3.5 inches. Everyone’s tension is different, and hook size and yarn type all make a difference.  When in doubt, rip it out! 

Bootie:

R1: ch 2; 15 dc in 2^nd chain from hook. (15)

R2-4: ch 2, 1 dc into each st. Join with sl st into 1st dc. (15)

R5: ch 2, dc into next 12 st, leaving last 3 sts undone. Ch 2, turn. (12)

R6: dc into each st. ch 2, turn. (12)

R7: dc in each st. (12)


With right sides together, sl st back seam. Pull long loop along seam (or you can sl st 1/2 way up the back to decrease loop length, and decrease tension). Remove hook and turn bootie right side out.

Cuff: Insert hook into top of bootie just to left of back seam.

R1: pull loop through, and ch 2. Work 16 dc evenly around top edge. Join with sl st into 1st dc. (16)

R2: ch 2, dc (or ch 1, sc or hdc) in each st around. (16)

Optional:

Edging: ch 1 and sc in each st. Join with sl st. (or use any stitches you desire!) Fasten off and securely weave in ends. Do NOT knot your work… weave back and forth inconspicuously instead.

Lacing: ch 70 to make ‘shoelace’ to weave in and out of the first cuff row created.

© Copyright 2012, Donna Bishop. All Rights Reserved. Created for Holy Needles, Tucson AZ

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Quarterly Distribution of 1294 Items!

Holy Needles has now distributed 8744 items to people in need, since its inception in March 2009. 

Today, 3/21, we distributed 1294 items to local hospitals (our largest delivery ever!).

To the U of A Medical Center nursery, we delievered 150 newborn beanies. Crisis Pregnancy Center received 238 items, consisting of 30 beanies, 30 blankets, and 178 sets of booties!

Northwest Medical Center is received a total of 826 items... 299 blankets, 424 beanies, and 103 booties.

We also delivered a special project of 80 blankets to the U of A Medical Center, for children who are receiving chemo treatments.

 THANK YOU to all who have made this possible!

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1294 Items Delivered to Tucson's Newborns & Children

1214 Beanies, blankets, and booties were delivered to local hospitals.  80 blankets were delivered to University of Arizona Health Center... for children who are receiving chemo treatments.


Delivery to Northwest Medical Center filled Kim's car!:

only a small sampling of the 826 items!

Pat, Terry, Kim, Donna

Joy is thrilled to receive all these newborn items!

There's no room to store all these items in the social workers' office space!

Loaded into the car with other deliveries...  Kim, Terry, and Pat are packed in:

Hauling Newborn Items into Crisis Pregnancy Center:

238 items to CPC

Unloading Items for U of A Medical Center:

150 beanies to the nursery

80 blankets for children receiving chemo

Amazing!!!

Meeting March 19th, 2012... Preparing for Deliveries

Busy, busy...

WOW!