Knitting and Sewing

As parents of premature and sick babies, being able to have your baby dressed is very special as it is one of the few ‘normal’ things that can be done for your new baby.

We receive lots of queries from wonderful knitters and sewers who would like to help provide tiny items such as gowns, booties, cardigans, bonnets, etc for the babies in a Neonatal Intensive Care Units or Special Care Nurseries.

We can help you by accepting your items on behalf of the NICUs around Australia.

To help you, we have provided a couple of simple easy to follow patterns.

Hospital Baby Gowns

Sewing pattern used widely in Australian NICUs and SCNs and provides small, medium and large sizing. To download click on name above.

Knitted Cardigan, Hat and Booties Set

Versatile knitting pattern for a cardigan, hat and booties set. To download pattern click on name above.

Various Knitted Beanies

• Diamond Beanie
• Eyelet Beanie
• Heart Beanie
• Hugs and Kisses Beanie
• Ribbed Beanie
• Striped Beanie

Rosie's Cozies - Crochet Beanies

This gorgeous pattern is in honour of baby Rosanna DeVries, a precious baby girl who lost her battle to survive after being born at 23 weeks in the United States. Rosie's Cozies is now honouring the families of those fighting for the lives of their children in the NICU through hat donations. With major thanks to Betsy Thomson for sharing her designs with Miracle Babies Foundation.

Knitted Teddy Bears

Each Memory Box given to a grieving family contains two lovingly handmade identical knitted teddy bears, click on name to download pattern.

Knitted Baby Hearts

To download the knitting pattern please click on name above.

Memory Blanket and Pillow

Each Memory Box given to a grieving family contains two lovingly handmade identical blanket and pillows. One set for the family to wrap their baby in and the other to keep in the memory box provided.To download the sewing pattern please click on name above.

Muslin Wraps

Muslin wraps play an important role in aiding babies to assume the natural position they would take if still in the womb. They are to be used during the daytime when babies are big enough to be out of a humidicrib.

The sizes needed are unique and can be used for babies that are from 25 to 40 weeks in gestation.

These wraps are made from regular muslin found in the material stores and all pastel colours are good, exce

pt yellow.

The size’s required are:

Small 60cm x 40cm Single muslin with overlocked edges

Medium 75cm x 50cm Single muslin with overlocked edges

Large 90cm x 100cm Double muslin with overlocked edges

Any completed items can be sent to:     

Miracle Babies Foundation

PO Box 95

Moorebank NSW 1875 

*Please label items if you would like them to be sent to a particular NICU within Australia. Please note that every effort will be made to accommodate your wishes however should your chosen NICU not require items at that time, your items may be sent to a more needy NICU.

*We do also accept items that require press studs to be sewn on them as we have volunteers who are able to help sew these on.