Hats for Babies

Submitted by alanis.andrew on Mon, 02/09/2009 - 10:45

the problem:

We want to do something nice for new babies and parents in our community.

vital stats:

people impacted:

849

people involved:

150

why it's important:

We learned how to use a loom to knit hats. We are knitting hats for newborn babies. These hats will look cute on the babies and be a keepsake for them.

the plan of action:

We bought some looms in the size that is needed to make newborn hats (Knifty Knitter blue loom). We learned how to make the hats. My mom also learned how to knit the hats with needles, so she makes them that way.

how you can get involved:

We are going to have a contest with prizes on www.ravelry.com! There will be prizes for the most hats sent in and we will also have other categories! Prizes to be determined, but will most likely be yarn and needles.

project updates:

09/21/2009

Thank you everyone for such a successful project!

As of July 12th, we have collected 866 hats! There are 3 packages left in transit.

As of today, there are 136 members

Some people sent in packages that were group efforts, so it is nearly impossible to tell how many individuals contributed to this project. I have a count of 74 contributors, of which 3 are groups, so the number is really higher, depending on the number of contributors to each of the groups.

Contributions arrived from the following countries:

9 countries!
Australia - New South Wales
Canada - Alberta, New Brunswick, & Ontario
Holland
Norway
Scotland
The Netherlands
The United Kingdom
United States
Wales

From the U.S. - 23 states:
CA - California
CO - Colorado
DE - Delaware
FL - Florida
IL - Illinois
KS - Kansas
KY - Kentucky
LA - Louisiana
MA - Massachusetts
MD - Maryland
MI - Michigan
MO - Missouri
MS - Mississippi
NC - North Carolina
NJ - New Jersey
NY - New York
OH - Ohio
PA - Pennsylvania
SC - South Carolina
TX - Texas
VA - Virginia
WA - Washington
WV - West Virginia

Winners:

Most hats sent in by one person - Lynn from Kansas with 167 hats!

Most unique hat - CrochetingWianne from The Netherlands!

Random drawing - Nannym from Pennsylvania!

09/21/2009
06/24/2009

See where all the hats were "born"!!

1.Go to Google Maps: http://maps.google.com/
2.In the search field type Andrew’s Charity Hats Map
3.To the left of the map that appears, you will see a link that says Andrew’s Charity Hats - you have to click this - the map showing is not his until you click on the link.
4.Wait - it takes a minute or so to load.

We've received hats from all over the world - The U.K., Australia, Canada, and from many states!

05/29/2009

We have about 400 hats on the way to us! This is so exciting!

05/17/2009

I am so grateful to all the knitters and crocheters out there that are making hats!

05/14/2009

The official "mail by date" is Saturday, June 20, 2009.

Please log in to www.ravelry.com and join the group called "Andrew's Charity Hats" for more details!

If you don't have an account at Ravelry and you do anything with fiber like knit, crochet, spin yarn, dye yarn, or anything else, you really need to get one!

If you need another way to contact me for information, please contact my mom at michelle.alanis@gmail.com

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Comments

Jaime53093 says:

I am impressed by your idea and how hard you have worked to make it a reality. I am glad to hear how successful it has been. Keep it up.

softballgirl says:

Good job Andrew!

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