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A Slice of Heaven

We are so pleased to be able to supply the LED Sky Ceiling Panels with Dimming Functionality to rooms 1 and 2 on the delivery unit. These rooms are used by the bereavement team for pregnancy losses at any stage of the pregnancy.

We have received lots of really lovely feedback saying it’s calming, providing hope and reminding them that good days are to come.

 

“The lighting makes the delivery unit rooms a more pleasant birthing experience for mums”

“It was lovely to have something different to look at, my partner and I thought they were lovely”

 

“It was so nice to see some of the `outside world’ as the windows are glazed and you can feel quite boxed in otherwise”

 

 

 

“As a member of staff, it’s so useful having an unobtrusive light so you can still do things like routine observations etc without disturbing the couple too much but still being able to see to work”

 

“It is a transformation of the whole birthing space for labouring women and families both with live births and those who are bereaved.”

 


We have several more requests for funding, so any donations will be gratefully received. All the money raised goes to the Rosie.

 

We can always use any offers of help and new volunteers to support our work. Just contact us on friendsoftherosie@gmail.com

 

 

 

Just like Father

Our charity accepts commissions for items that are out of stock or not in our catalogue.

If we do not already have the yarn in our donated stash then the fee will include the purchase of enough suitable yarn to complete the project.

Commissions come via several routes

August 2019 A query from a visitor to our stall. “Can you make a matching pair of jumpers for my twin sons to match the jumper that was made for them as babies?”

“I have just bought two gorgeous cardigans and the lady said you may be able to do a couple of jumpers to order if I sent the pattern.

If this is possible please could I have a navy and a light blue jumper in age 2-3 in this pattern? My cousin’s granny knitted it for them and I loved it so much!!! I should think the pattern is extremely old!!

Please do let me know how much they’d be and where and when I’d collect them from?

Thank you so much

Also would it be possible to do the same pattern in a grey and white stripe and a light blue and white stripe in age 1-2? ”

The four jumpers took 6 weeks to knit.

May 2021 “They have worn and worn them and I’d love two more please if possible, size 4-5 years. ”

The two jumpers were completed in four weeks.

September 2021 “It’s me again and I’d love two more jumpers please if you are able to?

I’d like one in roughly size 1-2 years and one in 3-4 years they will be for the children of a friend.

I’d like 1-2 in the light blue and 3-4 in navy please. Here is a photo of the gorgeous ones you made for my boys.”

These two jumpers took 4 weeks to complete

March 2023 “I would like another pair of jumpers in light blue and dark blue.”

These two jumpers took 4 weeks to complete

Season’s Greetings

 

 

It is probably not snowing with you, so here is a little snowman you can quickly knit yourself.

Materials
A small quantity of white yarn
A small quantity of a contrasting colour
A small quantity of black yarn
3.75mm needles
Sewing needle
Method
Using white, cast on 16 stitches
Purl 2 rows
Starting with a knit row stocking stitch 12 rows.
Leaving a long length cut white yarn.
Change to contrast colour and stocking stitch 3 rows.

 

 

 

 

 

Following images above for guidance

K1 *insert the left needle under the thread between the needles from front to back, knit
into the back of the picked up stitch, K1 (repeat from * to end of row) (31 stitches)
Starting with a purl row stocking stitch 3 rows.
K1 *k2tog, k1, K2tog, K1 (repeat from * to end of row) (21 stitches)
Starting with a purl row stocking stitch 3 rows.
K1 * slip 1, K2tog, psso, K1 (repeat from * to end of row) (11 stitches)
Purl one row
Knit one row
P1, (P2tog 5 times) (6 stitches)
cut a long length of yarn and thread through remaining 6 stitches and pull up tightly.
Finishing
Using the black thread, at the centre of your work, just below the contrast colour hat, stitch the features you would like on your snowman.
Working on the right side of your work, using the contrasting thread where you pulled it up tightly, use mattress stitch to sew the hat of your snowman. Using the long tail of white yarn, use mattress stitch to sew the snowman closed.
Weave in any long ends of yarn and trim off the excess.
Optional, use a length of the contrasting yarn to tie a scarf around your snowman’s neck.

We hope you enjoy playing with your snowman finger puppet.