Project Sizes

Richmond Workshop Guidelines for Crochet and Knit From the Heart Projects

If sizes on our list of Current Needs differs from what is given below, please go with what is on the current needs list.

Use Acrylic, Cotton or Blend or Both for FtH Items

Wool Yarn for Homeless & Pet Cozies – Tie Red Yarn on All Wool or Wool Blend Items

ADULT BLANKETS (No Fringe or Ties)

  • Lap Blankets – 36” wide x 40” up to 48” long
  • Dialysis Blankets – 40″ wide x 60″ to 72″ long
  • Large Blankets for Hospice/Palliative Care – 60″ x 72” in colorful yarn to fit a twin bed
  • RWB/Wheelchair/Lap Blankets – approx. 27″ x 36 “
  • Purple Blankets – Same as Lap Blankets; 36” x 40” up to 48” x 60”

BABY BLANKETS (Non-Gender Specific Colors)

  • Car Seat Blanket – 17” x 30”
  • Preemie Blankets – 20” square up to28” square
  • Newborn Receiving Blankets – 24” square up to 36” square

HATS

  • Preemie Hats – Must fit a 4” Styrofoam ball and be stretchy
  • Infant Hats – Must fit over the 5″ Styrofoam ball at the workshop and must be stretchy.
  • Other Hats Small, medium, large for male and female, children and adult
  • Chemo Hats Soft but not all cotton as it is too scratchy.  An acrylic and cotton blend is preferred; soft; medium and large sizes for both adults and children
  • Hats for Homeless – Use wool and wool blends; larger sizes as multiple hats are frequently worn together (Tie a red piece of yarn to all wool items.)

OTHER ITEMS

  • Shawls – approx. 30 x 45″
  • Scarves for adults – 6″ wide x 40″ long
  • Squares – 6” knitted squares for making toys; 8” square with long tails; 12” squares
  • Layette Sets – Used as “take me home” outfits for newborns.
  • Bears and Stuffed Toys – We provide new plush toys to dress for children and memory care patients.  ER, clinic, oncology, hospice and other areas.  Please do not remove store/manufacturer tags from dolls or toys.

Revised 1/22/2025

Guidelines for Sewn Projects – Richmond From the Heart Workshop

Pillowcase – 30″x 20”

Scarves for adults – usually made with fleece – 6″ x 40″

Walker Tote Bag (various sizes) – 12.5” x 9.5”; 13” x 13”; 14” X 11”

Wheelchair Tote Bag (various sizes) – 10.5” x 9”; 18” x 15”

Port Pillow/Seatbelt Protector (various sizes) – 3’ x 8”; 3.5” x 6.5”

Drain Bag – 6” x 7” plus straps

Underarm Pillowcase for Cancer Patients – 13.5” x 9.5”

Pillow for Underarm Pillowcase for Cancer Patients – 11” x 8” Stuffed Pillow

Dignity Bib – 16” x 22.5”

Blankets – Same sizes as knitted and crocheted items

The Pink Chair Project – Pink and white sewn quilts; 45” to 50” x 60” to 65”

Sewing patterns are available on FtH website and at the Westbriar Drive location.

Samples, project kits and fabrics are available at Westbriar Drive location.

These are the items Rebecca Kennedy’s Charity Sews group makes:

Port pillow            Finished size approximately:  3 ½” to 4″ x 4 ½ – 5″
Underarm pillow      Finished size approximately: 13″ x 10″
“C” shaped neck pillow (small)Finished size approximately: 11″ x 12″
“C” shaped neck pillow (large)Finished size approximately: 12″ x 13″
Drain bags    Finished size approximately: 6 to 6 ½” x 7″
Catheter bags      Finished size approximately: 13 to 14″ x 15”
Dignity bibs            Depends on the size of shirt used
Fleece dialysis blanketsFinished size approximately: 30” to 36″ x 60 to 72″ long
Ladies’ bibs (small)            Finished size approximately: 22″ x 35″
Ladies’ bibs (large)        Finished size approximately: 22″ x 35″
Flannel sleep hat                        Finished size approximately:  8 ½” x 11 ½”
Fleece mitts   Finished size approximately: vary according to size small to 2XL
Turbans Finished size approximately:  7 ½” x 10 ½”

1/22/25