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” x 40” up to 48” x 60”
- Large Blankets for Bone Marrow/Dialysis/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
- Children’s Security Blankets – 15” square or rectangle
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″
- 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 2/27/2024 – V2
Guidelines for Sewn Projects – Richmond From the Heart Workshop
Pillowcase – 30’ x 20”
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 inches X 4 ½ to 5 inches
underarm pillow Finished size approximately: 13 inches x 10 inches
c neck pillow (small) Finished size approximately: 11 inches by 12 inches
c neck pillow (large) Finished size approximately: 12 inches by 13 inches
drain bags Finished size approximately: 6 to 6 ½ inches X 7 inches
catheter bags Finished size approximately: 13 to 14 inches X 15 inches
dignity bibs (depends on the size of shirt used)
fleece dialysis blankets Finished size approximately: 30 to 36 inches X 60 to 72 inches long
ladies’ bibs (small) Finished size approximately: 18 inches X 24 inches
ladies’ bibs (large) Finished size approximately: 22 inches X 35 inches
flannel sleep hat Finished size approximately: 8 ½ inches X 11 ½ inches
(fits on an average size adult Styrofoam adult head hat is folded in half)
fleece mitts Finished size approximately: vary according to size small to 2XL
turbans Finished size approximately: 7 ½ inches x 10 ½ inches
(fits on an average size adult Styrofoam adult head hat is folded in half)
*** we will be adding some of the new bags from the website to our list ***
2.27.2024