This is not one week's worth of work. I've been working on these off and on for a few weeks. It just didn't seem post worthy until I had a few to share. I've been looking for a good beanie pattern that I could use to make chemo hats for men. Honestly, the only thing that makes a hat a chemo hat vs a regular hat is the yarn used. Bald, sensitive heads want soft yarns. One of my favorites is Feels Like Butta by Lion Brand but all the major yarn makers have an equivalent chain-spun polyester yarn that's exactly like FLB. I found the Avery Brimless Beanie and gave it a try with some FLB. I started in blue and realized that I didn't have enough so I added some black and finished off with the blue. The stitches are half double crochet, herringbone half double and extended single. I think it's the combo of the special stitches that makes this a pretty classy beanie. It also looks and fits great on a man. After making this one I wanted to try another yarn. Mandala Ombre is a very soft yarn and it's always in stock at my local Wal-Mart stores. It's really soft and I like it for baby blankets and it's great for soft hats too. I picked up 2 balls. The color Cool made these two hats, both from the same ball of yarn. These two hats are from the color Mantra. I think they all have a nice masculine look. I had little bits of yarn left from the other hats and I was able to get one more done. It had lots of ends to weave in but, being scrappy, it's my favorite. Today I'm taking a friend for surgery and have my hat crochet bag and some gray FLB yarn to work on some more. I've made enough of them now that I have the pattern memorized. After I get my friend home I will drop these off at From The Heart since it's only a couple of miles from her house. I'm slowly working on the placemats and have been watching my quilting classes in the evening. I need to get to the basement for some more practice Thursday and Friday. I've also been stacking wood. A friend had a big oak fall in the woods on her property and Chris has been harvesting the wood. I help him haul the wood out to the truck and after he splits it I do the stacking. It's pretty good exercise. We were both a little sore last night after bringing home this new load. It was a big tree and we have a couple more loads of wood to bring home for next year's fires. Then we will be on the search for more!
2/8/2023 10:57:47 am
yes I can see using a soft yarn for chemo hats. These look like they get done fast. That is a lot of wood.
Mary Anne
2/8/2023 06:02:30 pm
The hats look great. Seeing the wood brought back memories I'd just as soon forget...when we used to go to the woods in the spring, cut down trees, pile the wood in the bush and then go back in the fall, load the wood onto the truck, haul it home, unload it, and stack it again...and then came carting it into the house for burning, carting out the ashes AND cleaning up all the ash dust all over the house. I love a real fire but only if someone else does all the work!! 2/9/2023 07:39:32 am
The beanies look great. Yes I would think the soft yarn is a must for several reasons, but mostly because that skin hasn’t been exposed and thus is much more tender because of it.
patty
2/9/2023 08:49:37 am
The hats are wonderful! It is just sad that there is such a need. I had a huge oak tree cut down about 10 years ago. The majority of it is just rotting away in my backyard. Comments are closed.
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I'm Vicki Welsh and I've been making things as long as I can remember. I used to be a garment maker but transitioned to quilts about 20 years ago. Currently I'm into fabric dyeing, quilting, Zentangle, fabric postcards, fused glass and mosaic. I document my adventures here. Categories
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