2018 Knit Out

Posted on October 29, 2017 by BetsyM

Thank you for joining us for the fabulous 14th Annual Knit Out!

We all had a wonderful day, as always. Thanks to everyone who worked so hard to make this one better than ever–and they’ve all been good. Thank you to the instructors who donated their time and talents. Thanks to the vendors who bring exciting and beautiful products. Thanks to everyone who donated knitted projects for charity. Thanks to all the wonderful knitters who showed us their work. Thanks to Brookside Country Club, without whom this event would not be possible.

This year, EVERYONE won a door prize! The Raffle Baskets were amazing too. Congratulations to the winners and thanks everyone for their charitable contribution.

If you would like to attend next year, please make sure you’re on our mailing list.
Email: info@pottstownknitout.com

Please do not contact Brookside Country Club in regards to the Knit Out. Refer all Knit Out questions to our email.

We are always accepting donations of Baby Hats, Chemo Caps, and other comforting charity items. (See our site for easy patterns.) This year our featured item is Knitted Knockers. See registration form for more information and list of approved yarns. Thank you!

Baby Hats Donated at 2015 Knit Out

Posted on February 17, 2015 by BetsyM

2015 Knit Out participants donated over 150 hats for newborns for Pottstown Memorial Medical Center.

We would like to thank everyone who donated nearly 150 baby hats at the 2015 Knit Out. The Pottstown Memorial Medical Center’s Labor and Delivery section also appreciates all the hats. We find that the nurses especially like the hats we make for holidays.

What do we do with the hats you donate? All hats are machine washed and dried, of course. We then divide the hats up into twelve bags, one for each month. Having about 11 or 12 starter hats each month—the ones you knit– gives us a head start on the 40 or so hats we donate monthly.

How does that work? We take the blues, pinks, and multicolored pastels and divide them evenly among the bags. February hats—delivered just this week–included red and pink hats for Valentine’s Day. Then we take greens and put them toward St. Patrick’s Day or Christmas. The purples and yellows may go for Easter or springtime generally. The oranges, of course, go into the pumpkin months and darker hats are kept for the later in the fall. Stripes go out in September for back-to-school and sports seasons. The nurses are especially fond of Eagle’s or Phillies’ hats.

2015 Knit Out Participant Donated Chemo Caps

Posted on February 17, 2015 by BetsyM

2015 Knit Out participants generously donated their time and talents to help others.

Many thanks to all the 2015 Knit Out attendees who donated chemo caps at this year’s event. We collected 92 hats, just a small sampling of which is shown in the photo. These hats will be given to the Cancer Center at the Pottstown Memorial Medical Center.

Free Chemo Cap Patterns

2015 Suzanna Beanie

In 2014, we donated about 50 caps to the cancer center. You may download last year’s free chemo cap pattern. In 2015, Joy has created a new pattern in PDF form to honor Suzanna Rauscher.

The hospital and patients are always grateful for your donations.

Knitting a hat is not a requirement of the Knit Out. Donate if you can. We appreciate it.

2015 Knit Out—Charity Baby Hats

Posted on October 18, 2014 by BetsyM

Brookside Knits donates handmade hats to the Pottstown Memorial Medical Center. We welcome all knitters to offer a helping hand.

Baby Hats

2014 Charity Baby Hat

About forty baby hats go to Labor and Delivery each month. Last year, Knit Out attendees dropped over 100 baby hats—about one quarter of all those donated to the hospital—into the collection basket.

Free patterns for baby hats of all kinds are available on Ravelry and other sites on the Internet. Check here for links to A Few of Our Favorite Things.
The hospital, the parents, and the babies are always grateful for your donations.

Knitting a hat is not a requirement of the Knit Out. Donate if you can. We appreciate it.

Baby and Chemo Charity Hats

Posted on February 6, 2014 by BetsyM

We are proud to say that we received many charity hats both for chemo patients and for newborns.

Knit Out attendees donated over 100 hand-knit and crocheted baby hats that will be donated to them Pottstown Memorial Medical Center’s Labor and Delivery unit. Each month Brookside Knits donates about 50 preemie and newborn hats.

We received 33 chemo hats.

Thanks so much and please feel free to donate more.

A few of the 33 Chemo Caps we received.

Dark colors are favorites for baby boys.

Hats with toppers that are securely fastened.

Classic pastels are both knit and crocheted.

Colorful hats catch the nurses eyes.

The tiniest hats are for preemies.

Thanks to All Who Attended the 2014 Knit Out

Posted on November 10, 2013 by BetsyM

We all had a terrific time.

All proceeds go to Relay for Life of Pottstown and knitted items are donated to other good causes as well.

We hope to see you in 2015 and thank you for your continued support.

Fall 2011 Charity Baby Hats

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Sandi

October 2011 Baby Hats Pumpkin Patch

October 2011 Baby Hats in Fall Colors

It’s Fall and Brookside Knitters have been busy all summer knitting and crocheting newborn hats for delivery to–Where else?–the Labor & Delivery section of Pottstown Memorial Medical Center.

Each month we’ve contributed 25 hats suitable for baby boys and 25 for baby girls. We enjoy adding special hats for patriotic holidays and moving toward fall colors for September & October.

I’ll include photos of the October “Pumpkin Patch” and “Fall Colors” selections and say that we are looking forward to the challenge of “Pilgrim Hats & Bonnets” for Thanksgiving. All local members contribute, and the Fall hat group includes hats by Joy, Karen, Lenore, LuAnn, and Sandi.

When hats turn out to be too large for newborns we donate them to other charity organizations. (Newborns need hats 10-12″ around with no do-dads. They need to be washable, acrylics or cottons rather than wool to be especially kind to tiny heads.)

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