One great way to use up leftover yarn is to make preemie hats and donate them to hospitals. Wool Works: Knitting for Charity has a comprehensive list for organizations throughout the United States that accept donations for children in need. This is my favorite pattern which I mentioned yesterday: Bev’s Stripey Newborn or Preemie Hat. There are dozens of patterns for knit or crochet preemie hats (and other items) at Bev’s.
The hats I made weighed in at 6/10ths of an ounce for each one. All three combined weighed less than 2 ounces, and that was with decorative edging and monogrammed. Here is a photo of the hats in progress… whoops, I actually made four hats. My hubby and son said the peach colored hat was too girly, so I ended up making one lavender, one blue and one green hat for the babies.
I made the hats for my friend who is carrying triplets and as is often the case with multiples, the pregnancy is high risk and I doubt she will carry the children to term. Her baby shower is today, so I made three tiny hats yesterday. I stayed up until midnight prettying them up and I even monogrammed them.
I also went to Ross Dress For Less and used what was left on my gift card to buy several other items I hope she will find useful. Three hooded towel bath sets, two boxes of 10 washclothes, three cute as a button pairs of newborn shoes, 6 month old onesies (5 blue and 5 pink), and 6 yellow and green receiving blankets. It’s a pretty good sized box of items, but she’s having three babies! 
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AHHH I died a little inside! Everything is SO CUTE. This is a great idea to use up yarn!
And where is the black floor at in your house? It rocks!
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Mrs. Accountability Reply:
March 6th, 2010 at 8:35 pm
Hi Mrs. Money, thank you. They were adorable and so easy to make. The black floor is actually a dark sheet on our bed that has moons and stars and planets on it.
I wish the floor was black! It would look so awful right now. We have carpeting and it is light beige and oh dear, what a mess. It needs to be replaced!
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I’m so glad that you got some bigger sizes, too. Showers tend to get the itty-bitty stuff only, because it’s so cute. Then, a month or less goes by and the kid can’t fit in it.
Of course, this is a special case. Like you said, it’s highly unlikely she’ll go to term. I’m glad you thought to plan for that. And yarn is stretchy enough, they can wear the hats for a bit. (Lilian is such a pretty name!)
The stuff is adorable and I’m sure it will elicit plenty of girly squeals.
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Mrs. Accountability Reply:
March 6th, 2010 at 8:36 pm
Hi Abigail, surprisingly there weren’t many squeals when the baby hats came out, but my friend told me later she loved them so much because they had been personalized. Actually, the pattern makes for a very stretchy hat so they should be able to wear them for quite a while. And being that they are handmade, they will last for many washings. Thanks for commenting. Love your new site!
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I was looking for this info everywhere online. Glad I came to your post. I have got some leftover yarn and you have provided a great solution to put it to some noble use. Thank you.
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Mrs. Accountability Reply:
March 20th, 2010 at 9:18 am
Crochet Baby Patterns: Glad to be of help.
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