One time, a friend's niece had a baby that died shortly after birth. I quickly crocheted a blanket and cap for the baby. People thought I was being macabre, but it made it so much easier, I think, for the parents to be comforted, not having to go through all the purchases they had made for life - - to have something created especially for the "baby sleeping" (there are online organizations that make them their ministry).
We never know where our creations provide comfort, but it changes our outlook on life and living to help in some stage of passage. <wave>