question for cancer survivors

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Good strong thoughts for you and your mom!

Coping strategies are good! Gotta love 'em.

I second the "soft soft soft". "Lion" brand makes a very soft and fluffy artificial yarn, very smooth. Silk, there are some nice silk yarns. Angora, cashmere, fake stuff, it's all good! Knit with big looser lofty stitches. (big honkin' needles, like size 10 or more!) Loose large ribs, double layer or double strand, think fluffy!

Also, variety! Lots of patterns, lots of different yarns. Don't forget polar fleece pillbox hats. You can make very cute pillbox hats with polar fleece, with maybe an applique or two to make it exciting. (sew the band part with the seams on the outside, so they don't irritate. cover the exposed band seams with appliques)

Look for crazy print bandanas. Make a few crazy print polarfleece bandanas by binding off the edges of big squares from bolts.

I didn't have to have chemo or radiation, just surgery a couple times. A friend of mine had the full barrage, and she lost all her hair. She had the best collection of hats, and I rarely saw her wear the same one twice.

BTW: bandanas can be worn under hats for extra warmth or itch protection. "Hav-A-Hank" 100% cotton bandanas are the softest, I think.