In Oklahoma City, Hutcherson has taken it upon herself to craft these snug hats for students, aiming to wrap them in both warmth and affection.

At 63, Hutcherson works for the Putnam City School District and has made it her goal to ensure that every child she transports feels cared for and comfortable.

Her initiative began when her daughter gifted her a knitting machine. “It takes me about 30 to 45 minutes per beanie,” Hutcherson shared with KAKE, explaining how she decided to create a collection of hats for the kids.

“I thought, ‘Oh Lord, I have to make all my bus kids some hats now,’” Hutcherson recounted to ABC News, reflecting her commitment to her young passengers.

Though she has them in abundance, enough to fill up a large portion of the school bus’s dashboard, she doesn’t make them to sell to students. 

“I just want to knit for people, to see the smile on their face when they get it,” she told KOCO.

Hutcherson began knitting at 12 and said her collection of yarn is so large she can make “any hats I wanna make” in any colors. She said she lets the kids on her bus choose what colors they want and makes them reversible. 

“So if these kids need a hat, coat, I like making ponchos for them, I don’t care, they’re gonna get it,” she told KOCO.

The kids, in return, gift her handmade thank you cards with personalized messages. 

“They put all that they love me and I’m the ‘best bus driver ever’ and I thought ‘oh my God this is awesome,’” she told Good Morning America. 

She has knitted hats for 25 elementary schools students so far and is planning to give more away after the Thanksgiving break. 

“I just hope they take away that somebody loves ’em, and that’s all,” she told KOCO. “And if they don’t have any love at home, they gonna get on this bus in the morning, and they gonna get a ‘good morning,’ and love, and they always know they can always talk to me about anything. I want them to be safe.”