Monday, June 25, 2012

A Very Special Gift

Earlier this month was the birthday of a very special boy. His name is Riley. Riley is our cousin's son who died unexpectedly after only 4 months with his mom and dad. This year, to celebrate his birthday, his mom asked friends and family to remember him by giving the gift of service to someone around us.

I also lost a baby just the year before Riley's death. We had been given a box of things from the hospital to remember our sweet angel. One of the things in that box was a tiny, crocheted, pink blanket. That was so special to us. It is one of the few things we have to remember her presence here.

That blanket was the first thing that came to my mind when Riley's mom asked us to give something in Riley's memory. So, I decided to give back something that I have been blessed by, and I started working on two tiny blankets to donate to the local hospital here. I wish I had gotten it done by his birthday, but it has been a crazy month! They are all finished up now, and I will be calling the social worker to see when I can drop them off.

Here they are: two special blankets that I know will go to special babies!






PS If you are wondering how to do this fun diagonal/crosshatch stitch, here's a link to the tutorial I learned it from!