Another Charitable Opportunity

Yesterday, my good friend Paula told me of her plan to take a bubble bath when she got home from work. I decided that sounded like a wonderful idea. So after the hubby went to Scouts and the baby went to bed, I drew myself a warm, bubbly bath and settled in with my copy of Parents magazine. And there, on page 26, was a teeny article titled "Caps for a Cause."

Save the Children is a nonprofit that advocates for kids around the world, working to educate parents about basic childcare. One of their goals is providing knit hats for low birth weight babies and they are asking people to donate homemade hats. They even have easy patterns for knitting and crocheting hats on their website. Since I have mounds of extra yarn laying around my house, I spent about an hour last night and made this:

It's the first time I've crocheted a hat from scratch, without the aide of a Kniffty Knitter. It's a little wonky but I think will do a fine job keeping some newborn warm in a country far away. I think I'll make a couple more before I send my package.
Visit the Save the Children website to figure out how to donate for yourself!