Children's Mercy Hospital


2401 Gillham Road 
Kansas City, MO 64108 
Attn: Cindy Roberts 

Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics is the Kansas City regions's exclusive pediatric medical center and health care network. Their physicians, nurses and technicians are all trained specifically to work with children. They provide the finest care possible in many pediatric subspecialties. 
 

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Children's Mercy is in need of Teddy Bears and Blankets for children aged newborn to 16. 
(IMPORTANT: "Teddy Bears should be made of cotton or washable material and no buttons as that could be a chocking hazard to small children")

Plus, their neonatal unit is in need of:
Please write to Cindy for the following too) "We do have a pattern for the infant hats and guidelines for blankets that we would be glad to mail to anyone who requests information. "

preemie and newborn sized hats,
booties, 
blankets, 
burial pouches and gowns

1 oz Caron Simply Soft yarn
CO 63 sts (53 sts)
Rows 1-8 Knit 1, purl 1 across the row, ending each row on knit 1.
This forms the seed st brim.
Rows 9-26: Stockinette st (knit 1 row, purl 1 row)
Row 27 Decrease Rows: *K1, k2 tog into back of st.
Repeat from * across.
Row 28: purl
Row 29: Decrease row k1, k2 tog across.
Repeat until there are about 12 sts left.  Purl across.  Cut yarn leaving a 14" tail.
Run needle and yarn through remaining sts on needle.  Pull to draw shut.
Sew side seam,
Add pompom to top.

(from start of decrease to end, is only about 1 1/2")

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