It promotes motor development and sensory stimulation which every baby benefits from.
Crochet octopus for premature babies pattern.
If you re a crocheter and feel inspired to make an octopus for a baby in need the hospitals that are taking donations would love your assistance as.
Us c2 2 50 mm crochet hook did you know you can purchase my go to hooks on amazon 3 5 oz worsted weight cotton yarn.
This crochet designer points out that while the crochet octopus is particularly good for nicu preemies it s also a good toy for other babies as well.
Here is what you will need.
This pattern is from the website octopus for a preemie uk where you will find many free octopus crochet patterns in both us and uk terms and information on how to donate your finished creations.
I used i love this cotton worsted weight yarn by hobby lobby 9 mm safety eyes.
Octopus for a preemie pattern.
There is a fantastic group here in denmark called spruttegruppen which encourages crocheters to make little octopuses for premature babies she says the group collects the octopuses for denmark s 16 neonatal units so all a person needs to do is to decide to which hospital they.