Loving Hands Mission

“… the Lord comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones.”  
Isaiah 49:13

 The Loving Hands Mission is a mission of love that seeks to utilize the creative talents God has given to comfort those in need. We knit special caps for cancer patients who have lost their hair due to chemotherapy and sew special isolette blankets and “snoodles” (a comfort mechanism) for premature babies. The items are donated to The Humphrey Cancer Center and the Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit at North Memorial Medical Center. To date, 114 caps, 63 blankets and  8  snoodles  for  a total of 118 items have been donated.

If you want to make a cap or blanket, patterns (one for knitting and one for crocheting) are provided. If you can’t knit or sew, we are more than happy to teach you. These patterns are very easy to learn. If you feel that knitting or sewing is just not your thing but you would still like to help, any donations of yarn, flannel or money would be greatly appreciated.

Loving Hand Materials

1)  Any of the following yarn in any color:
      – Lion Brand “Fun Fur”
      – Patons “Allure”
      – Sensations “Cello”
      – Patons “Cha Cha”
2)  Either of the following yarn in any color:
      – Lion Brand “Micro Spun”
      – Bernat “Satin Sport”
3)  Good quality flannel

The yarn can be purchased at JoAnn Fabrics or Michaels.  There are usually weekly 40% off coupons in the Sunday paper for both stores.  WalMart also carries “Fun Fur”.  The flannel can be purchased at JoAnn Fabrics and WalMart (Monticello and Elk River locations).

Loving Hands Preemie Blanket Instructions

1- Lay material lengthwise (like you got from store)
2- Double it and cut it 27” long
3- Open it up
4- Go opposite way and double the material
5- Cut it in half
6- Lay right sides together and stitch ¼” around leaving an opening to turn right sides out
7- Turn right side out
8- Top stitch ¼” around edges.
9- Quilt an “X” from corner to corner.