To pick your brains about knitwear? (premie and chemo stuff in particular.

[DrSeuss]

I recently joined an organisation which makes knitted and crocheted stuff for SCBU and chemo patients. The patterns are provided but the examples are so bland.
When I was a new mum, I loved dressing my children up in cute stuff. Do ventilator bonnets have to be pastel? Would anyone with experience in this area have liked, say, a Minion bonnet or a rabbit? Or am I completely missing the point?
Also, chemo caps. My mother died of cancer. Given the choice, she would have rather had a bright colour, maybe with flowers and sparkles. Surely children would like a chemo cap with Minions/ Spider-Man/Hello Kitty? Cancer is shit, it has robbed me of numerous family members. Surely anything that makes it even a tiny bit less shit helps? Or am I just being tasteless and crass?

I like that's a lovely idea.

I had an SCBU-er. I was very appreciative of the knitted cardis, blankets and hats.

I think stuff in bright colours or with ears would be fabulous! Though obviously nothing that would be uncomfy to lie on. I wouldn't have wanted Minions personally but a rabbit would have been lovely.

TBH the main thing for me was the softness of the yarn and how easily it was to get on. But then we were only there for a few weeks, if she'd been there longer I'm sure I would have valued variety too.