Caps

I have just finished something I’ve wanted to do for ages: I completed my first Chemo Cap.

Making caps for chemotherapy patients has been a desire of mine since I started actively crocheting.  When I learned how to crochet-in-the round, I became terrified of the prospect (my resulting hat was, um, less than stellar).  So, I put the idea on the back burner.  Last week, I came across a plea from Knots-of-Love, so I took a deep breath, and hit the “contact us” link.

Within a day I had patterns, recommended materials, and helpful hints.  I printed everything out, selected a yarn from my stash, picked up my hook and began.  An hour and a half later, I had a mostly completed cap in my hand (I finished the last two rows at lunch today).  And it looks like a cap, rather than a mangled assortment of stitches!

So, if any of you fellow crocheters out there stumble upon this post, I would encourage you to visit the website.  It’s an easy, quick, small project that makes you feel like a million bucks.

Project pics

My Happy Scrappy Scarf

This is the original concept….more or less (I added a border).  I already have too many scarfs, so this found a happy home with one of my fellow pit dwellers.

The Mutant – in progress

Happy Scrappy meets Li’l Darlin’.  The original pattern has tie closures on the front.  I opted to make the front overlapping to make it more of a snuggly cardigan.  Course, I still have a long way to go…