Senior ladies knit caps for preemies

Senior ladies knit caps for preemies
from Montgomery Advertiser

They knit and crochet caps small enough to fit an orange. Some of the blankets they make aren't even big enough to fit across their laps. Though small in size, the caps and receiving blankets are a big help to those who receive them -- babies, most of whom are premature, born at area hospitals. Once a week, the women, who call themselves the Purl & Chain Gang, gather in a sitting room at Westminster Village in Spanish Fort to knit and crochet the baby caps and blankets. They also make lap blankets for adults at Westminster's nursing facility. They make blankets and caps in matching pastel colors that range in size from caps that can fit in the palm of your hand to ones big enough for a full-term infant.

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