Knit for Bliss to help premature and sick babies

It's been a whole month since Innocent's Big Knit drew to a close, so if you're the kind of knitter who prefers making creations for a cause, a very deserving one has just appeared on my radar. New Mum and baby mag Bump2Baby is encouraging readers to 'Knit4Bliss'; creating tiny jackets and blankets knitted in special baby yarn that will be given to Bliss, the UK charity that helps care for babies born too soon.

Read on to find out how you can help

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The 'Knit4Bliss' jacket pack contains a special pattern, a 100 gram ball of baby yarn and a bag to return your knitting back to Bump2Baby so it can be distributed to specialist neonatal units in the area. The pack, which can be ordered online, can be obtained for a donation of £4.75, with all of the money going to Bliss.

For less experienced knitters or for those wishing to teach someone else how to knit, the 'Knit4Bliss' blanket pack contains instructions on how to knit, a 100 gram ball of baby yarn that will create a number of squares, and again a bag to return your knitting back to Bump2Baby. When the squares have been produced, they are stitched together to create a blanket that can be used to cover an incubator or to cover the baby, keeping them cosy. The blanket pack costs £2.75 and can again be ordered from the Bump2Baby website.

Bliss, the special care baby charity was founded in 1979 and is dedicated to ensuring that babies survive and go on to have the best quality of life. It does this by providing practical and emotional support for families during an extremely difficult time, so they can give the best care to their babies.

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