Sunday, December 6, 2009

Ten Down...and More on the Needles!

I received the following in today's mail:

"Dear Ms. Marton,

Thank you and all the members of the NE Oddball Knitters for your most recent donation of two bags of colorful handmade blankets for our P.T. Barnum Pediatric Center.  As you know, our Pediatric Nurses look forward to sharing these beautiful items with our youngest patients to brighten up the time they spend with us.

Please be sure to thank all of your talented fellow crafters for always thinking of our littlest patients.  We sincerely appreciate the generosity and fun-filled spirit of all those involved with this ongoing endeavor.

Best wishes to all for a very happy and healthy holiday season!

Sincerely,

Susan M. Chudwick, CFRE
Director of Development
Bridgeport Hospital Foundation"

I finally got over to Bridgeport Hospital this morning only to find that I couldn't go upstairs to the Pediatrics Unit because of the H1N1 concerns.  No problem, as I left two bags with our ten newly completed worsted weight blankets with the hospital's fine security team.

Our Two Bags of Bliss!

Blankets delivered this morning included our fiftieth worsted weight blanket, Butter Mints. Other blankets in the two bags were Sunflowers, Marshmallow, Lollipop, Neon Fun IIA Whole New World, Flower Power, Central Park, Blissful Blues and Under the Sea.

Many, many thanks to the numerous knitters (and crochet folks) who worked on the above blankets.  Know that your efforts will warm the little bodies of some very deserving babies here in the greater Bridgeport, CT region.

Fondly,

Gail
gmmarton
6 December 2009



Sunday, November 22, 2009

Seaglass (blues, teal, whites, green) - A DK weight blanket
justbeth
Spikey
missyjoon
gmmarton
LaraBoBara (also crocheted the border and gave us this great kitty tail picture!)

Saturday, October 17, 2009

Seaside Sunset (blues, greens, purples, pinks) - DK weight blanket
threesmom (
Bernat Softee Baby in "Rock a Bye Baby", Basketweave stitch)
pttalbott
gmmarton
tuxedocat

Spikey
mdc550 [border patrol]


Spring Has Sprung (pastels) - DK weight blanket
Spikey
missyjoon
kidpal51/knittinginhudson
robkat17
gmmarton
hamham (border guard)



Junebug (fun summer colors) - DK weight blanket
Spikey
gmmarton
missyjoon
skein123
bobi1218
mdc550 [border patrol]


Spumoni (all in this lovely pink, green, white & tan yarn) - DK weight blanket
mdc550
Spikey

hamham
missyjoon

Vertigo1414 [last knitter and border patrol]

Friday, September 25, 2009

Tiny Dancer (feminine colors of pink, purple, yellow, and green) - DK weight
Spikey
missyjoon
bobi1218
gmmarton
MGM [knit the last section and crocheted the border]




Dots (fun colors, yarn with dots) - DK weight
Spikey
missyjoon
vertigo1414
gmmarton
hamham (last knitter and border guard)


Berries (berry colors, blues, reds, purples, etc) - DK weight
Spikey
threesmom/justbeth
missyjoon
gmmarton
mdc550 (last knitter and border patrol)



Fruit Punch (pinks, yellows, reds, etc) - DK weight
threesmom/justbeth
Spikey
missyjoon
LaraBoBara
vertigo1414
(last knitter and border guard)


Little Boy Blue (boy colors) - DK weight
Spikey
kidpal51/knittinginhudson
sandycloset
hamham
knead2knit (last knitter and border guard)

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Confetti (DK weight blanket in fun colors, yarn with dots) - our first little blanket was lost in the mail :-( but a new one was created!
Spikey
bobi1218
missyjoon
kidpal51/knittinginhudson
gmmarton
mdc550 (border guard)

Saturday, August 8, 2009

Pretty in Pink (pinks, white) - DK weight blanket
hamham
Spikey
threesmom/justbeth
missyjoon
MotherHenKnits
sugarmagknowya (border guard)


Under the Sea (beachy and ocean colors) - DK weight blanket

knitterluvspurls

hamham

Spikey
missyjoon
kdstrack
md
c550 (border guard)


Sleeping Beauty (pinks, yellows, white) - DK weight blanket

Spikey
hamham
robkat317
missyjoon
threesmom/justbeth

mdc550 (border guard)

Saturday, July 18, 2009

Spearmint Candy (white, green, pink, yellow)
mdc550
Spikey
missyjoon
hamhmam
threesmom

sandycloset (border guard)