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When you knit or crochet for Bridget’s Cradles, you’re doing more than creating with yarn—you’re crafting a sacred space for grieving families to hold and honor their precious baby. Your handmade cradle becomes a vessel of love, dignity, and comfort in a family’s most heartbreaking moment. It’s a beautiful way to use your gifts for eternal impact, bringing hope and healing one stitch at a time.
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Knit & Crochet Cradles
WHY MAKE
BRIDGET'S CRADLES?
Volunteer from the comfort of your home, on your own time, when it’s most convenient for you. There are no deadlines, minimums, or quotas—just knit or crochet cradles as you’re able, fill up a box, and send them when you're ready. Every cradle you create will be distributed to hospitals with the greatest need and will be cherished by the families who receive them.
Serve on Your Own Schedule
Our volunteer base is a beautiful, nationwide family of knitters and crocheters united by our shared purpose and compassion. You can connect with others through our private Facebook group. We’re here to support one another as we lovingly serve grieving families together.
Join a Compassionate Community
Bridget’s Cradles serves over 1,600 hospitals in all 50 states. When you volunteer, your handmade cradles are prayerfully placed into the hands of families across the country—each one a vessel of hope and a tangible expression of the love of Christ.
Be Part of a National Ministry with Eternal Impact
Many of our volunteers are walking through grief themselves—whether it’s the loss of a baby or grandbaby in Heaven, or a beloved spouse, parent, or friend. Making cradles can be a healing way to honor a baby or loved one's memory and extend compassion to others who are hurting.
Honor a Baby in Heaven or Loved One
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Every cradle is made with a little yarn and a lot of love.
Journey of a Cradle
Bridget’s Cradles was born out of one family’s deepest grief and greatest love. In 2014, Bridget Faith was born into Heaven at 24 weeks gestation. Too small and fragile for traditional baby blankets or clothing, Bridget’s grandma, Teresa Golik, knit a tiny cradle to hold her with love and care.
That one cradle sparked a movement of compassion that grew from Bridget's empty nursery into a nonprofit organization serving over 1,600 hospitals in all 50 states.
What began as a family’s way of honoring their daughter has become a ministry reaching over 30,000 grieving families a year—providing them with a cradle to hold their baby, and hope to hold onto in their heartbreak.
How we began...
We provide Christ-centered comfort, hope, and healing to families grieving the loss of a baby in Heaven.
Our mission
From Heartbreak to Hope: The Story Behind Bridget’s Cradles
About our cradles
As a valued volunteer, you’ll receive updates on your impact and have opportunities to connect with our nationwide team of volunteers.
After we receive and process your cradles, you’ll get a personal email with encouragement and any helpful feedback.
Mail your completed cradles to Bridget’s Cradles in Kansas for final preparation and nationwide distribution.
We’ll then send you our official knitting and crocheting patterns. Once received, you’re ready to begin making cradles to donate!
You’ll receive an email with our Volunteer Policies & Guidelines form. Review and sign it electronically.
To get started, submit your volunteer application below. Please allow 1–3 business days for review.
The Process
We have specific quality standards to ensure every cradle we donate meets the needs of hospitals and grieving families. Cradles exposed to cigarette smoke or containing pet hair cannot be accepted.
Volunteers must use approved yarn types and colors from our provided list, which reflects the preferences of hospitals, families, and memorial photographers.
There are no requirements for how many cradles you make or how often you donate. Each one is a treasured gift that brings comfort to a grieving family and honors a precious life.
We only accept applications from individuals who live within the United States. At this time, we are unable to accept international volunteer applications.
Our official cradle patterns and instructions are exclusively for approved Bridget’s Cradles volunteers and are not available for personal or organizational use outside of our ministry.
If you are part of a knitting or crocheting group interested in serving together, please sign up here.
Our Policies
Knit/Crochet Volunteer
Because of the volume and reach of Bridget’s Cradles, we’re unable to designate cradles for a specific hospital. Each hospital operates on its own donation schedule, and the logistics of collecting and distributing thousands of cradles nationwide make individual designations impossible.
However, we are fully committed to ensuring every cradle reaches a family in need—including those in your area. If we’re not yet supporting your local hospital, please encourage a hospital staff member to submit a request on our website.
Please know that every cradle you make will be deeply cherished by a grieving family. Thank you for your understanding.
We currently provide cradles to 1,600+ hospitals in all 50 states. You can view our most up-to-date list and interactive map of recipient hospitals here. We continue to expand into new cities while also replenishing existing hospital partners.
To ensure consistency and quality across all donations, all cradles must be sent directly to Bridget’s Cradles headquarters in Kansas, where our team carefully inspects, finishes, and coordinates distribution to hospitals nationwide. For this reason, we do not allow volunteers to deliver cradles directly to local hospitals.
When cradles are sent through our headquarters, each one includes a Bridget’s Cradles tag—a booklet that connects families to all the resources our ministry offers. This includes free access to our online and in-person support groups, podcast, blog, community, and more. If cradles are given outside of our process, these families would miss out on these vital resources and the ongoing comfort we provide beyond the hospital.
Our mission is not only to comfort families in their moment of loss but to walk with them in the days, months, and years that follow.
These quality standards, along with detailed instructions and approved materials, are clearly outlined in the cradle patterns and guidelines each volunteer receives upon joining.
If any cradles do not meet our quality standards, we will provide you with feedback and guidance to help you make any necessary adjustments moving forward. For cradles that are usable but may need minor improvements—such as added stability or adjusted dimensions—we’ll offer suggestions to help ensure your future cradles meet hospital and family needs.
We are committed to transparency and growth, and we’re here to support you in creating beautiful cradles that bring comfort to grieving families.
We are unable to accept cradles that:
- Are made with unapproved yarns or embellishments
- Do not follow our quality standard or finishing touches guidelines
- Have been exposed to cigarette smoke or strong odors
- Contain pet or human hair, either on the surface or woven into the fibers
These quality standards, along with detailed instructions and approved materials, are clearly outlined in the cradle patterns and guidelines each volunteer receives upon joining. If a cradle does not meet these standards, it may need to be discarded. In such cases, we will provide feedback to help you make any needed adjustments for future donations.
We are so grateful for your heart to serve and are here to support you in creating beautiful cradles that reflect the dignity every baby deserves.
All cradles must be made with 100% acrylic yarn in a weight 4 (medium). We require the use of specific neutral and pastel colors that are soft and comforting for grieving families.
When you sign up as a volunteer, you’ll receive a detailed list of approved yarn brands and color names to ensure consistency and quality across all donations.
Following our yarn guidelines helps us provide cradles that are beautiful, respectful, and suitable for hospital use. We're so grateful for your care in honoring these precious babies and their families.
Some volunteers enjoy making and sending cradles every month, while others spend several months creating a larger batch before mailing them in. It’s completely up to you. Every cradle makes a difference in the life of a grieving family, and we’re thankful for each one you send.
We recommend using a simple cardboard box or mailer, taped securely but not over-wrapped. This helps our team process your donation efficiently and ensures the cradles arrive in good condition.
You’ll also be added to our monthly Volunteer E-Newsletter, where we share updates on our current needs (such as cradle sizes and colors we’re low on), along with stories and impact updates that show how your cradles are bringing comfort and hope to grieving families across the country.
However, the value of your time or service hours is not tax-deductible under IRS guidelines. While your volunteer time is deeply appreciated, it cannot be claimed as a deduction.
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Ready to JOIN OUR TEAM?
If you’re part of a knitting or crocheting group at your church or in your community, we’d be honored to have your group join our mission! Group leaders, click the button to learn more!
Are you a part of a group?
- Individual sign-ups are needed for donation tracking and personalized thank-you emails.
- Each group member should sign up using the volunteer application on this page.
- Include your group's name in the “Volunteer Group Name” field on the application.
- Each member will receive instructions to complete their sign-up.
We’d love to have your group serve with us!
Knitting & Crocheting
Volunteer Groups
- Cradles can be sent individually by each member or together in one group package.
- If you are sending cradles as a group, please separate each volunteer’s cradles into individual Ziplock or plastic bags and label them with their name. Each volunteer’s bag should also include their own completed packing slip (which is provided in the welcome email when they sign up to volunteer).
Mailing your group's cradles
- Each volunteer will receive a personalized thank-you email with any feedback.
- All cradle donations are tracked individually.
- No minimum requirement or schedule—send in cradles as you're able!
After donations are received
We look forward to welcoming your group to our nationwide volunteer team!
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