A gift for goodbye

My heart was been broken this week, a good friend of mine passed away last weekend. Today me and my girlfriend went to his funeral. It made me think of one thing that I like to do for friends of mine that have lost loved ones.
You know when people die people in the neighborhood like to bring casseroles and stuff like that to their house? It's the simple idea that giving something can bring comfort, which is definitely true.
 I like to donate my knitted items to friends of mine that have lost love ones or friends. It makes me feel better that I can bring some bit comfort to them in a really difficult time. I knit for this charity called NewbornsInNeed. 
It's a charity that asks you to knit little gowns for premature babies. They also ask for burial gowns for babies that passed away due to prematurity and birth defects. 
My aunt sews for them and my grandma likes to crochet little dresses for them. I don't get to meet the family, but it's nice to think of the parent opening up a package and smiling for the first time in weeks. Now they can think that a stranger thousands of miles away cared enough to knit them something beautiful for the baby that passed away.
 I can't imagine losing a child, let alone a child that never had a chance to live.
 At the end of this post I'm going to put a link to the website that you can go to for the gown patterns. I suggest knitting just a few gowns or something, maybe a few funeral caps if you're bored this winter. We all know that we get trapped inside for winter; so what better to do then then put your hands to work knitting? 
Just an update I've knitted two more pride flag hats since the last time we talked one for myself and one for my girlfriend, and I think I have three more hats to knit. I'm also looking into some scarves that I whip up for myself and also for sale on Etsy. That's all I have for now until the next time my friends. warm regards -Avery.   http://newbornsinneed.org/patterns/bereavement-patterns/