Stars and Stripes for Baby

Peggy delivered 100 hats - (18-4th of July themed hats and 82 general hats) to Kaiser on June 30th, just in time for the upcoming holiday.  We know that the babies will love wearing our creations.

Easter Hat Delivery

Peggy delivered 55 baby hats, some Easter themed,  to Kaiser Walnut Creek on Saturday,  4/4/15.  We usually deliver the hats weekdays so there was a different staff of nurses this time and they were so happy to meet at least one member of the Karing Knitters group.  They reiterated how grateful they and the new moms are to receive our generous donations.  What made this delivery even more special was that there were 10 couples touring the Maternity floor and the women were VERY Pregnant...a fun site to see.  

Thank you Karing  Knitters for your charitable time and donations!

You Can Knit Anywhere!

Tina likes to make loom hats while walking on the treadmill at her gym. She says it makes the time go faster and keeps her focused. This proves that you can be creative when knitting while even getting some exercise. The knitting grandmother's in the rocking chairs are a sign of the past!

St Patrick's Day Hat Delivery

In Peggy's own words:

I had a lot of fun delivering the hats to Kaiser today, 3/13/15.  The nurses were totally thrilled with the donation. They said to be sure to thank all of the crocheters (I didn't correct the nurse who made the statement about the crocheters, that the hats were knitted) for making the hats for the babies. They were truly appreciative. A few of the nurses who were standing at the front desk immediately started looking through the bag of donations and we're so happy to see all the cute hats.

Valentine Visit To Kaiser Hospital

On 2/12/15, Anne, Barbara, and Peggy delivered 94 baby hats to Kaiser Maternity.  As usual, the nurses were delighted with our donations and immediately looked through the bags to find the perfect hat for the baby(s) they had helped deliver.  We pointed out to them that we had many Valentine themed hats plus some general ones and several in duplicate or triplicate for the twins and triplets...they loved that!  We went to the Chemo Department afterwards and Barbara gave the 9 hats she made to the Staff who was very appreciative.  We noticed that there was a bulletin board signed by cancer survivors so attached is a sample of the messages that the patients left.

Karing Knitters Busy Hands

Pictured are three of the 5 Karing knitters in the process of making the next batch of baby hats for Kaiser and a scarf for St. Anthony's.  Knitting teacher Harriet is taking a short coffee break before she continues working on her hat.

Such a busy time of year for everyone so Peggy delivered the 19 Christmas, 2 Chanukah, and 40 general hats alone on 12/23 to some very appreciative nurses at Kaiser Walnut Creek.  They reiterated how thoughtful our group is to donate hats.  We are the only ladies who knit hats for Walnut Creek Maternity. They were also pleased that two of the hats were designated for Chanukah since two Jewish babies were born last night.  Also, welcome Melanie,  a new "silent" member of our knitting group.  She loomed several hats for both St. Anthony's and baby hats just now.  Melanie travels a lot so you may not meet her anytime soon but we thank her so much for her contributions!