CLICK FOR BABIES KAL INFO
WHO/WHAT IS IT?
CLICK for Babies is a grassroots public education campaign
organized by the National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome (NCSBS) in partnership
with hospitals, public health and child abuse prevention groups to create
awareness of the leading trigger for infant abuse, frustration with infant
crying.
OBJECTIVE:
Knit or crochet hats PURPLE baby hats (preemie & larger)
for hospitals to give to victims of Shaken Baby Syndrome during their November
“Period of PURPLE Crying Program.” (see below for hat guidelines and free
patterns)
HOW
IT WORKS:
Donate your purple hats in your local area if it is
offered. Click on your state in this map
to find locations that may be near you. http://clickforbabies.org/get-started-usa.php
OR they can be mailed to me.
PM me through Ravelry for my mailing address. I will turn them in for you.
DEADLINE: Mail
hats by October 1.
PRIZES
Grand Prize to be given to person who donates
the most hats they knitted themselves.
If there is a tie, a name will
be drawn out of a hat.
All participants’ names will be entered into a
drawing for a prize.
OTHER
CLICK for Babies’
Website: http://clickforbabies.org/index.php
Hat Guidelines:
Caps should be at least 50% purple in color,
although no particular shade of purple yarn is required.
Caps must be free of straps, strings, pom poms
or any other hanging and loose material that may pose as a potential choking or strangling hazard to infants.
Caps should not contain any trademarked or
copyright protected material, such as, sports team logos or brand names.
As a general rule, caps should have a
circumference between 7.5-13.5in (19.0-34.0cm) and a height of 3.5-6in
(9.0-15.0cm) to fit a newborn infant.(I read directly off of this piece of paper made off by Mom).
Knitting Info:
Lacy Backtus
Knitted out of Periwrinkle I love this yarn! colorway.
Gone for the weekend tee (Out of Creative Knitting magazine I got from Chris for my birthday!)
WIPS:
Feather Weight Cardigan by Hannah Fetting
