October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a topic near and dear to us. So many of our friends and relatives have been touched by this awful disease. As crafters, our natural impulse is to reach out and comfort those we love with a gift from the heart. Here are a few options.
This is the Cancer Comfort Cap in Cotton Supreme DK (pattern link here).
We designed this cap at the request of Yonca, our sales director. When she requested this cap, it was for a friend who was about to undergo chemotherapy. We wish we could say this was the last time a friend would need this kind of help. According to breastcancer.org, 1 in 8 American women will develop invasive breast cancer in the course of her lifetime (as well as 1 in 1000 men).
It’s knitted in the round in our Cotton Supreme DK, which we picked because it’s very soft, and chemo scalps can be quite sensitive – something to keep in mind when choosing yarn.
Next, Healing Vibes in Cotton Supreme DK (pattern link here).
Amy Gunderson designed this one. She says she thinks of this as a knitted representation of rays of radiation zapping cancer away. We hope someone wearing this will feel the strength and energy Amy has put into this design.
This hat was originally designed for Halos of Hope, a non-profit organization that provided hats to cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.
Just published today, this is the Overcast Cap in Cotton Supreme DK (pattern link here).
This pattern is named for the shadow of cancer that affects the lives of so many. Cancer patients and their loved ones alike can feel like they are helpless and hopeless in their situations. We offer this hat pattern as a small token of comfort and a concrete action that can be taken – perhaps a knitting project will take your mind off of unpleasantries in your life, whether that means cancer or any other type of illness or grief. We hope the sun will shine again for you soon.
If you have questions about breast cancer detection and treatment, the American Cancer Society has a helpful page. Mammogram guidelines can also be found at CancerCare.org.
To all of our generous-hearted crafting friends, we wish you peace and good health.
