Do you knit? Crochet? Sew?

Would you like to use this skill to help someone who has lost their hair due to chemotherapy, brain surgery, or burn wounds? I am joining Sue Thompson with Head Huggers to embark on a project to do just that, and would like to invite you to join me.

A frequent side effect of chemotherapy, brain surgery, and burn wounds is hair loss and there are many folk out there with cool heads as a result.  To provide needed hats for warmth, comfort, and dignity, we are building a workforce of craftspeople to create caps by knitting, crocheting, and/or sewing.

These caps will be distributed to hospitals, oncology offices, hospices, etc. so that they can more readily be available, without cost, to those who have lost their hair.  To make it work, we need volunteers to help with the production.  Won’t you consider joining us?

Sue Thompson has found many hat patterns on the Internet, even some specifically labeled‘chemo caps.’  Several volunteers have also submitted patterns of their own design. There are patterns for knitted caps, for crocheted caps, and for caps that can be sewn out of fleece.  Sue has received permission from the designers of all of the patterns to distribute them to other craftspeople wanting to join me in this project.

Hello world!

One a recent visit my mother-in-law walked around the house either wearing a wig or sporting a cap. She explained the wig was too warm but the little knit cap covered her bald head without making it sweat.  Until that day I had not considered knitting hats for patients who have lost their hair to chemo therapy.  On a quest to find a pattern for a hat I discovered Head Huggers an organization that provides knit and sewn hats for patients who have lost their hair. I was immediately drawn to this organization so I contacted Ms. Thompson and began organizing a chapter of Head Huggers in the South.

I need knitters to help me in my endeavor. Anyone interested in joining this great cause can email me at maryellenlesh@gmail.com