October Project: Chemo Caps

Making chemo caps for the Rockefeller Cancer Institute at UAMS was one of our most popular projects last year. The pattern we used was very simple and the girls had a lot of fun making embellishments for the caps, too (see photo below). The Cancer Institute tells me that our hats went very quickly, and they were excited that we are planning on making them again this year.

From the feedback I got from my last email, it seems like some of you enjoy meeting together for the projects and some prefer to do them at home, so I plan on continuing to meet together once a month, but I will also try to make the patterns available online so that those who need or want to do them from home can also participate.

With that in mind, we will meet together next Sunday, October 9, at 2:00 pm in our usual room to make the chemo caps. Please let me know if you are coming and if you can bring fabric (see below for details), so I will know if we have enough supplies for everyone.

FOR THOSE WORKING FROM HOME

I apologize that I don't have the time or fabric to make up kits for you this time. You can use any pattern you like, but we used these patterns last time for the Easy Chemo Cap (which really lived up to its name!) and the Turban Cap (a little more difficult).

SUGGESTED FABRICS

The hats need to be lightweight, so the suggested fabrics are stretchy cotton knits so they stretch to fit. The chemo caps can be unisex, so keep that in mind when choosing patterns. The male patients tend to be left out a lot when hats are made. If you find any great deals on fabric, be sure to pass it along to the group!

Thank you all, again, for your participation in the sewing circle. Whether you are coming to the meetings or doing the projects from home, you are blessing someone with the talents God has given you. Thank you for serving!