As long as I can remember, my mother has been knitting. She started at age 4 so you can imagine that by now, she's an expert. She recently presented us with a "few" things for the baby...with more to come! The blanket was also made by Mum, folded up so that it could fit in the shot.

Because our baby will need immediate hospitilization, we were told that clothes were unnecessary at this stage, but mitts, booties, and hats were good to have. She may not be able to wear all of them at once because of the leads and i.v.'s that she'll have in. But Mum found a way to get around that, at least as far as the hats are concerned. Explanation is below.

The hats like the one below all have hold strategically placed around the top so that the leads can come through. One at the very top and the rest around the crown. Amazing!
But they are small enough that the yarn "stays together" if they aren't needed. I just stretched it out a bit before I took the pictures so you could see where the holes were.

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Thanks Mum!!