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Posted on November 15, 2009 at 7:22pm —

We Interrupt Our Regular Scheduled Blog Posting.......

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

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At 1:55pm on November 20, 2009, Jenny said…: 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!!!!!

At 6:56am on November 18, 2009, AmyL said…: 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!

At 10:03am on November 16, 2009, Granny8 said…: 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

At 10:00am on November 16, 2009, Granny8 said…: Hello, sorry to hear about your Dad. I will look for a pattern for chemo cap. I hope you are doing well. I'm knitting once again after about 20 years. So a lot of things are new to me also. I do want to venture out and make me a toop or something. I live in Va. I have 8 grandchildren thus the name granny8. I have made things for them and have taught 2 of them to knit for themselves. I hope to keep it going on in the gerneration. I love to hear from other knitters, I think we all have something special. The knitting has really helped me doing my bout of depression I was in for a long time. It was one thing I had control over and loved doing and still do. Thanks for answering my call for help on the scarf. Write whenever you want to, address is urprecious2@msn.com Keep me posted about your Dad.
Granny8

At 8:22am on November 16, 2009, AmyL said…: Hi Amy,

I WENT to Bearden High School (go Bulldogs - we were O-10 my senior year). I grew up in the Airplane neighborhood (where all the streets are named for small planes - Cessna, etc.). That's so cool that you live in the Bearden area as well. It's a nice place to grow up!

Another Amy from Knoxville

At 8:17pm on November 14, 2009, PickleSue said…: Amy- thanks for the comment about the sweater vest! Congrats on the upcoming graduation! Way to go! Big job, big payoff. Here's to knitting, and travel! -Peggy

At 10:45am on November 14, 2009, AmyL said…: Hello Amy from Knoxvegas! I'm from Knoxville, too!Thanks for the friend request.

There's a chemo hat free pattern on the KP website. It's a cute pattern, and looks like it would be fairly easy knit, but also snazzy.

http://www.knitpicks.com/cfpatterns/pattern_display.cfm?ID=50411221

Good luck to your father in law - I hope all goes well. And enjoy autumn in Knoxville for me. My mother says you guys have been getting Oregon weather- i.e., lots of rain!

All the best,
Another Amy from Knoxville

At 7:50am on November 12, 2009, Jenny said…: Oh Amy, may God bless and keep him in the best of health! I was supposed to go on chemo for my MS, but fortunately things worked out without it, after a bunch of doctor visits and opinions., lol. i didn't care about losing hair, but rather i wanted another child, and didnt want to put it on hold for a year while on chemo! Anyway, all the best to your FIL.

i know there must be special chemo hat patterns, i have seen them. But i think my basic hat pattern is fine, right? most adult head are about 21-22" i think. so if your gauge is 5 sts/in in worsted yarn, then:

CO 110
join, place marker.

i like to rib (K1, P1) for about 4-6 rows, maybe 8 for adult. I like 4 rows even for adult.
You can just knit tho, and let it be a rolled brim.

Then knit stocking stitch (k every round) for 5-6" total .

then decrease:

Next Round : kNIT 8, SSK
Next Round : KNIT ALL
Next Round : KNIT 7, SSK
Next Round : KNIT ALL
Next Round : KNIT 6, SSK
Next Round : KNIT ALL
Next Round : KNIT 5, SSK
Next Round : KNIT ALL

...and so on, all the way down to...

Next Round : KNIT 1, SSK
Next Round : KNIT ALL
Next Round(s) : SSK until 4 sts left, cut yarn, send thru last 4 sts and pull tight.

Note - you can do K2TOG for all the SSKs if you prefer, just keep them the same one. i like ssk.

Top however you like - pompom, crochet chain loop, pea pod, you know ;-)

i am working on a new fair isle pattern for a hat - some of it is perfectly manly (no flowers) - so if you like colorwork, to jazz it up, i will type it up and share it with you!! let me know!!

good luck - all my best to you!!

At 6:22am on November 9, 2009, Jenny said…: i checked out your blog as well as i could with these horrible old eyes, lol it looks great! are you getting into sock knitting?? i will get back into them once i get these hats out of my head, lol

nice collection of knitting stuff!!! i used to collect tatting stuff, (i'm a tatter) i wish my old page were still active, but it got deleted :-( did

At 8:18pm on November 8, 2009, Jenny said…: hey amy, sure i'd love the cap pattern!!! Thanks!! I hope you guys are all doing well now!! Bronchitis is not fun.

OK i just flipped, seeing the cute things you have made in your album!!! I love the pinky blue hat, and the flip flops. What is on the washcloth? That is another project i have in mind, a tranformer (robots) washcloth for my Dh for Xmas ;-)