We Have a New Knitter

Dorothy was originally from California. She moved to Allen, Texas seven years ago. She has been only been knitting for about three weeks. She started out making a scarf so she could be sure she knew the stitches but now she is making chemo caps.
Dorothy came to the group because she saw how much fun we were having. Pat and Mary, who are also knitters are her friends and she wanted to sit with them to see why they were laughing, talking and everyone looked so friendly at the table. (We having to put tables together because our group keeps growing.)
Dorothy loves her new knitting project and each day she joins us and shows us her progress on her work. Although she had some 'beginner' problems at first, as everyone does when first starting to knit, she's doing very well now and should be proud of what she's accomplished in such a short time. Three weeks!
Dorothy also loves to garden so we're getting gardening help and hints while we knit. And she loves to play BINGO!

We are blessed to have Dorothy join our group and another 'capper' will be blessed to be able to wear the cap she made with love.

We lost a dear knitter

A couple of years ago we posted an article about Jean who joined our group of knitters. She didn't know how to knit so Vivian taught her how. She started to make caps for us and loved it. She was good at it and even made herself a sweater vest. Unusual for someone to learn to knit so easily? It wouldn't be unusual unless the sweet lady was over 90 years old! She recently became ill and was hospitalized. Jean passed away February 2, 2012 with her family around her. Our hearts go out to the family that she left behind and her family of knitters. We truly were blessed by meeting her and having her beautiful knitted caps for cancer patients. Heaven has a new knitter!

Featured Knitter

Wadad was born in Lebanon. Her nana taught her to knit when she was 7 years old. Her first project was a sweater for her brother. It took her 10 years to make! Wadad came to the United States in 1975. She went back to Lebanon and 15 years later she came back to the United States to live.
Wadad went to the Allen Senior Recreation Center one day and saw us knitting around one of the tables. She asked us what we were making. She has been sitting with us ever since that day. I've never seen anyone knit as fast as she does. And her caps are beautiful. Wadad is a very special person to us.

Featured Knitter - Pat

Pat lived in Rhode Island until 5 years ago when she moved to Allen Texas. She began going to the Allen Senior Recreation Center where she observed women sitting around a table every day, talking, laughing and knitting. She wanted to try to knit too. So she learned how to knit. That was in May 2010. She has been sitting at the table, talking, laughing and knitting ever since! And she knits at home too. She makes at least one or two caps a day.
Pat wanted to make colorful caps and makes each cap special because she feels people need something special in the part of their lives that they didn't plan on living through. Something they didn't ask for but, unfortunately, interrupted their lives. She knew that a cap to make them more comfortable could make a big difference in their recovery as they underwent treatment for cancer.
Pat knows how it is for cancer patients. Her daughter-in-law fought breast cancer. Pat was there to help her and care for her. Her daughter-in-law left a six year old and a two year old. Pat also took care of her sister and her sister-in-law when they had cancer.
Pat said that she enjoys learning and trying out new patterns. She said that the best way for her to learn is to watch others. We enjoy Pat's wit and conversation and seeing the new caps she brings in daily. And we know that there will be someone who will be thankful for Pat's contributions to Joyce's Chemo Caps. Joyce would be proud to know Pat.

Our Newest Knitters

We have two knitters. Their caps are beautiful and so appreciated. Welcome to our project, Angel and Vicki.

Caps Received from Anne Lee in California

Anne Lee, who lives in El Macero, California is our latest knitter. She sent us a package this week. A package of caps. They're beautiful caps! There is a correspondance between Anne and Vivian earlier in the blog. Here is a picture of the caps received from her this weekend:

Thank you, Anne. There will be some happy faces at the Baylor cancer center.

Another Hospital Gets Caps

SUSAN, a lady from Plano who is in our group has sent crochet caps to M.D. Anderson Cancer Hospital in Houston, Texas. GOOD JOB...