Caring Crafts

Since 2001, Power Pioneers have been generously giving their time and talents to make baby toques and other items for hospitals and seniors’ homes throughout British Columbia. We have many knitters and crocheters across the province, who make over 1,000 crafts each year. Many branches work with their local hospital or a charity to donate the knitted items or where they do not have a local partner they donate to BC Children’s Hospital (BCCH).

For our provincial program we work closely with BCCH, a major recipient of our hand-made items, to ensure our gifts meet the needs of patients. In recent years the program has expanded and shifted its emphasis away from its origins in making baby toques for premature infants to include baby toques for full-term babies and many other knitted items.

The hospital has advised us that they have a surplus of baby toques; however, they have an urgent, ongoing need for slippers – especially in larger (adult) sizes for older children and visiting parents. Other needed items are baby blankets, finger puppets and other toys. The hospital also shares baby items with Women’s Hospital; baby clothing is particularly appreciated by the less-fortunate new mothers.

Want to participate?
Please contact your local branch rep to see how you can participate. Download patterns, and see more details on items needed, on the Pattern Library page or feel free to use your own patterns for items on the list. Remember, you can count your volunteer hours toward your Lifestyle / Volunteer points.

We also accept donations of yarn at all of our monthly Branch meetings, or yarn can be sent OCS to Lorilee Koltai, Dunsmuir 15.



A creative assortment of knitted and crocheted toys donated by different branches.




Some cheerful finger puppets.

Hand crocheted/embroidered bears used for take-home gifts for little hospital patients.

The Pattern Library has patterns for these knitted slippers. Lower two pairs are the Big Easy Slippers, and the others are Classic Slippers. Shown below are a few of the many patterns available from the Internet link for Crochet Slippers, at the bottom of the Pattern Library page.









Branch Caring Crafts Coordinators
Select the Branch to find out how to contact the Branch Caring Crafts Coordinators.

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