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an 8 yr old girl (dtr of a guy my DH works with-who we do not know) has relapsed into leukemia. i would like to make her a hat of some kind but am unsure of what would be appropriate. considering i do not know her or her parents or her style or anything....

should i even do anything? would a blanket be good for the hospital?? or is she too old? she'll be in the hospital for 3 months in dallas.

ideas?? i really need help here.

oh, and if anyone feels led to do anything for her, i'd be glad to get you more details (via email)

thanks, ladies :grouphug

 

 

 

 

 

our young Jordan that we have all grown to love and care for so much has passed away.

 

thank you all so much for the blankies and stuffed lovies that were made for her. they truly did brighten her days at the hospital and warmed the hearts of her mom and dad.

 

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Rebecca,

<a href="http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/cancercaps.html" target="_new">Bev's Country Cottage</a> has several good hat patterns. You can also do a search for "chemo caps" for other sites out there. I think a hat would be a nice gesture if she is going to be going through chemo. I have a friend in chemo right now and she was surprised how cold her head gets even though the weather is warm.

 

Use very soft yarn, cotton & cotton blends are nice. I like to use colors that are perky but not gaudy. Some 8 yr olds are very fashion concious lol! I've made a few caps with Bernat Cotton Tots, it's very soft and a nice looking yarn at the same time. You could also do something funky with a soft eyelash yarn.

 

A nice idea too would be to work up a few extra and give them with a note saying the daughter can pass them along to other kids on the floor. She might get a kick out of having something to give to her new friends.

 

I hope she does well

 

Holly

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A blanket would be a very good idea. Rick was in the hospital many times a few years ago, and one of his top complaints is that the hospital rooms were always very cold. You lay in a bed all day, still, and the cold just creeps in on you. The nurses are up and moving around and hot, so they crank the air conditioning. They would bring extra blankets, but he never could get warm. I think if you gave me a little push, I'd do this one. I'm feeling like it would be a good thing. Come on, give me a push. What colors are you thinking? <img border=0 src="http://img28.photobucket.com/albums/v84/crochetville/hug.gif" />

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thank you for the link to bev's site. there is a link on there to http://www.headhuggers.org they have some good patterns for young girls. also an idea i think i will use:

a regular beanie style hat made from several strands of fun fir.

kinda looks like fun hair :)

that's pretty uplifting. i'm thinking a bright pink or purple for that. and just other girly colors for other things.

my husband emailed the father today to find out her favorite color and approximate sizes. i'll definately let you all know when i hear back.

thanks for your help on this.

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Thanks Rebecca, keep me posted. I am really looking forward to this. <img border=0 src="http://img28.photobucket.com/albums/v84/crochetville/bounce012.gif" />

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julie and chelle - thank you so much for joining me on this one. i am so excited to get something to her. :bounce i just got an email back from her father and he says her favorite color is purple. she's a typical sz 8 with a 19"head (guess her mom measured :lol --- typical of a mom). in the 3 emails i've gotten from him, he has said thanks about 20 times. you can feel the gratitude. i can't wait to get started!

here's my email:

e_velasquez@hotmail.com

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Ooooh Purple! That's my kind of girl!! :) My 3 yr old has changed her favorite color from pink to purple cause it's mommys favorite color :fluffy

 

I will email you for the address on where to mail the finished pillow. It's so good to "hear" the gratitude in emails, I love that feeling of making others happy!

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Purple, cool! I'm thinking shades of purple then. Maybe a quick ripple or something more. I'll check my books. I do want to do two strands though, I think that would be warmer, don't you?

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i love ripple blankies. just a thought: one thing that i have found that looks really great together is the RH light and lofty (or baby L&L) with a strand of RH baby pompadour. that could get a bit pricey, though. i use a Q hook and they work up really quick. great for babies.

i just got back from WM. i picked up 3 skeins of lavender eyelash to make her a fuzzy skull cap (beanie). i'll start on it tomorrow.

for now, i gotta hit the hay. g'night.

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I've just been informed that we have to make a trip to Sam's Club tomorrow. That means we will also be stopping into the Joann's nearby. I'll get the yarn there and start on it this weekend for sure. <img border=0 src="http://img28.photobucket.com/albums/v84/crochetville/bounce012.gif" />

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i made little jordan a furry cap yesterday. it is really cute. lavender, fuzzy, soooooo soft and oh so warm. maybe even a little too warm for a texas summer, i hope not. i had to wait until this morning so my son could try it on and make sure it is the right size (you should have seen his face:| ). so now i will stitch in the ends and have my husband give it to her dad this afternoon. i used 2 strands of eyelash together. it was hard to explain to my 5yr old dtr why she couldn't have the hat and why it is going to this girl we do not know. man oh man, what her mother must be going through. :cry

on a happier note, the hat is done and i think she will really enjoy it. i have another skein left over so what i am thinking is that i will make a scarf out of a compliment and make the ends out of the eyelash. that way, when she is better, she can keep the cap for a winter hat and have a scarf to match!

what do you think?

how is everyone else coming along?

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I bought yarn yesterday, finally. I put a picture in my blog but the colors didn't photograph as well as they look in person, but you can get the idea. As soon as I finish this post, I will get up, do my routine chores, head to the store and rent a couple videos and work on it. My goal is to have it finished no later than Friday. Having announced that, I will have nothing but trouble finding time to work on it. <img border=0 src="http://img28.photobucket.com/albums/v84/crochetville/oops.gif" /> Wish me luck!

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Today was my day to go to the "hat club" where we make hats for cancer patients. A lady there had made the cutest hat for a young girl. it has stripes of different colors and has 18" braids coming out of the top. They say that the girls like this kind because it feels like they have hair to swing around.

 

I'll try to get the pattern next week and post it here.

 

I'll bet she would like lots of different colors and styles, a different one each day. ;)

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That's great, good you get to meet her! I'm almost halfway through the afghan, hopefully I can have it out to you this weekend or Monday.

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she likes it!!!

YAY :cheer she received her hat yesterday and her dad says she really liked it! she was able to walk around the hospital last night and wore her hat. some of the other patients liked them and asked how they could get one :fluffy i'm so glad it made her comfortable:fluffy

one of the nurses is also taking up collections and fun fur yarn donations to send my way for them to give out to some of the other kids there. makes me feel all fuzzy :rollin :rock

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That is wonderful news Rebecca! <img border=0 src="http://img28.photobucket.com/albums/v84/crochetville/clap.gif" /> <img border=0 src="http://img28.photobucket.com/albums/v84/crochetville/woohoo2.gif" />

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I think I'm probably two feet away from finishing the afghan. It should be no problem to have it done in order to send it to you on Monday.

 

Rick is working in the living room so my usual photo-staging area was taken. <img border=0 src="http://img28.photobucket.com/albums/v84/crochetville/veryhappy.gif" />

 

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