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Simple crochet bonding squares that even beginners can do! Place one square with the precious little one in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and the other with the baby’s parent(s) and then swapped them every 12 - 24 hours to help parent(s) and baby bond through the sense of smell. A quick and easy pattern!

DIFFICULTY LEVEL: Level 1 - Beginner

FINISHED DIMENSIONS:
All measurements are approximate, measured flat pre-use, and are provided in centimeters (cm) and (in) inches.

5” x 5” / 12.5cm x 12.5 cm

• instructions provided to make smaller or larger squares

SKILLS NEEDED:
Pattern is written in US terms.

Chain stitch (ch/chs)
Slip-stitch (slp-st)
Half-double crochet (hdc)