I'm a knewbie knitter and have been crocheting for a couple of years and I am completely addicted! I'm a mother of two and a full time student and married to the love of my life!
Follow my experiences as I learn at www.knewbieknits.blogspot.com!!
This past Tuesday, my father in law was diagnosed with Stage 4 Lung Cancer w/ mets to his ribs, chest wall and lymph nodes. All of the sudden, socks have taken the backburner and I'm frantically searching the internet for a man's chemo cap. He starts chemo this Friday, Nov. 13th and radiation on Monday, Nov. 16th. I am open to any pattern suggestions you may have and appreciate any and all prayers!
Posted on November 13, 2009 at 4:35am — 3 Comments
awesome page, thank you so much for sharing it amy!!!!! i will have to check it out more, oi LOVE the first one on the page, it reminds me of one i wanted to make a while back, of japanese design. Kids are going crazy upstairs, LOL so i guess i only get a intue here, LOL thanks for the page!!!!!
Hi Amy, Thanks for your comments on my blog. I hope your friend likes the hats. If you trawl through the free hat patterns on Ravelry or KnitPicks, you are spoilt for choice, but sometimes the photos don't do the hat justice.
When I've finished tidying up I will come back and look at your blog as I'm always interested to see what other people have made. Barbara
i love to do a big dinner too! i used to host holidays and cook for 20, but i just cant deal with the stress anymore -i love it but hate it too , kwim?
i am 150 miles from NYC, so no we wont go.... my parents are both from nyc, (moved here when i was 4)so we used to go back to visit family in nyc every holiday, as a kid. I miss that, but there is no one left in NY!
what r u making? i am just making a pie today, for tomorrow. My dad said dont do anything else - which is good, since i am sure i will have to make a turkey dinner for dh for home, lol.
yesterday i made homemade ice cream, it was so decadent!!! But, it's not turkey, so it was not good enough for him, lol.
We were supposed to do take out chinese for thankgiving, which is my preference. Last year we went to an indain restaurant, YUM!
I cook turkey and chicken dinners all year long, i am big into cooking. So i dont really want it on some goofy 'special' day, LOL> OH well, i got outvoted, my brother's new lady friend is coming so my parents are doing a turkey dinner after all. It will be nice to see everyone at least! (but i do that every sunday too, LOL so what is the big deal???)
what about you?are you cooking or visiting or both?
SOCKS! oh i have so much sock yarn, so many socks started, but none finished, LOL. i do love socks so much, so someday i will make a pair, lol. where are the videos you mentioned? are you doing DPNs, 2 circs, or ML? i have many books if you want reviews :-)
I am so glad he is coping. pls tell him, for what it's worth, that a pathetic goofball in NYS is rooting for him, and shooting "arrow prayers" his way!!
my eyes are getting better and better every day. i know it will never be back to what it was, but good enough is good enough for me!! thanks!!
Hi AMy!! Help me out, i dont know if i can find your cap!! I see a new blue knit cap, not fuzzy yarn - is that it? If not, great job on that one anyway!!! let me know, and let me know how your dear dad in law is doing!!!!!
I think Loopville is after my time, though I remember seeing it the last time I was in town. I'm jealous of your sock class. I have yet to knit a single sock! Though I did make some monster dolls, and they said "make the back feet like you would a sock", so I guess I've *flirted* with sock making a bit. I hope you can find the time to take the class. Think of it as something for your soul!
Do not forget, the softer the yarn the better for the chemo hat. I've read a few articles on that some fabrics really bothers there head after they wear it for a while.
Just a thought.
Granny8
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When I've finished tidying up I will come back and look at your blog as I'm always interested to see what other people have made. Barbara
i am 150 miles from NYC, so no we wont go.... my parents are both from nyc, (moved here when i was 4)so we used to go back to visit family in nyc every holiday, as a kid. I miss that, but there is no one left in NY!
what r u making? i am just making a pie today, for tomorrow. My dad said dont do anything else - which is good, since i am sure i will have to make a turkey dinner for dh for home, lol.
yesterday i made homemade ice cream, it was so decadent!!! But, it's not turkey, so it was not good enough for him, lol.
I cook turkey and chicken dinners all year long, i am big into cooking. So i dont really want it on some goofy 'special' day, LOL> OH well, i got outvoted, my brother's new lady friend is coming so my parents are doing a turkey dinner after all. It will be nice to see everyone at least! (but i do that every sunday too, LOL so what is the big deal???)
what about you?are you cooking or visiting or both?
knit - http://www.berroco.com/exclusives/chemo_cap-scarf.html
crochet - http://www.berroco.com/exclusives/chemo_cro_cap-scarf.html
my eyes are getting better and better every day. i know it will never be back to what it was, but good enough is good enough for me!! thanks!!
what are you working on now??
Just a thought.
Granny8
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