Tiny togs for tiny tots campaign

Around 7,000 babies will be born needing specialist care over Christmas 2010. These babies will be too tiny to fit into regular baby clothes.

Through our Tiny togs campaign we are asking for your help, by knitting and sewing clothing and blankets, which we’ll send to special care baby units around the UK.

We are providing the following:

Specialist patterns to download each month
Top tips from the experts
Access to our knitting and sewing messageboard

Bliss has produced a series of guidelines on clothing for premature and sick babies, which have been approved by professionals working in neonatal care. This will ensure that donated clothes are appropriate for vulnerable babies. Items donated will be sent on to units all over the UK in time for Christmas.

We do ask that you make a minimum donation of £5 to help cover our costs when you are sending in your items. Please also ensure you send us your name and address details so that we can let you know your items have arrived safely.

Downloads

Debbie Bliss jacket To get you started, Debbie Bliss has kindly donated a pattern for a lovely knitted jacket. Please click here or on the right to download. (See 'top tips' for suitable yarns.)

Or, if sewing is more your thing, here is a pattern for a lovely baby jacket, which can be easily removed, ensuring the least amount of stress to the baby. Please click here or on the right to download the pattern and instructions.

Tiny togs competition!

For everyone who signs up to this campaign there will be a chance to win one of a number of great prizes, including:

One of five prizes of Patons Fairytale yarn and knitting pins to the value of £250 each
A brand new sewing machine (Husqvarna Viking Embellisher machine ER10)
£200 in Marriott hotel vouchers
One of a range of assortment boxes of Coats Duet sewing thread.

Minimum donation

We ask that you make a minimum donation of £5, to cover the costs we incur in making sure that neonatal units receive these items and that donations go where they are needed the most.

You can do this by clicking here and making an online donation. Please ensure that you type ‘tiny togs’ in the comments box, so that we know that this relates to your donated items. Alternatively you can call us on 020 7378 1122 or send us a cheque made payable to ‘Bliss’.

Once you have finished your knitting or sewing, please send it to Bliss, Tiny Togs, 9 Holyrood St, London, SE1 2EL.

If you have any queries regarding our Tiny togs campaign, you can email tinytogs@bliss.org.uk and we’ll be happy to help.

Happy sewing and knitting!

For their kind support for this campaign, Bliss would like to thank:

Our helpline for distressed families

Parents call our helpline after their baby has been admitted to neonatal care. As this short film demonstrates, our staff and volunteers can be a lifeline for parents and other family members during an extremely difficult time.

Special care babies need your will to survive »

Make a difference for future generations of babies by leaving a gift to Bliss in your will.

My First Lickle Ted »

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