tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314958583380021600.post5064643702115577059..comments2023-05-01T04:22:02.374-07:00Comments on The Clueless Crafter: Elitism VindicatedWunx~http://www.blogger.com/profile/09226125660850228005noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314958583380021600.post-37532075892068170282009-02-18T18:12:00.000-08:002009-02-18T18:12:00.000-08:00Ooohh... I'm with ya! I can't knit anything more c...Ooohh... I'm with ya! I can't knit anything more challenging than a straight line. But I skied in that hat you made me yesterday. And got loads of compliments. Plus, it stayed dry! On a huge powder day! <I>How do you do it???</I>Kate/High Altitude Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690999267357525527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314958583380021600.post-27860559359272456742009-02-17T07:51:00.000-08:002009-02-17T07:51:00.000-08:00All I need is an excuse...All I need is an excuse...Iron Needleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04848627330939129750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314958583380021600.post-77275793837939821842009-02-15T19:06:00.000-08:002009-02-15T19:06:00.000-08:00While I was in the oncology ward three weeks ago (...While I was in the oncology ward three weeks ago (because there were no other beds available at the time, even there at Stanford) I saw one patient with a handknit chemo cap, and I wondered who had made it for her and was so glad for her that they had.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314958583380021600.post-1586169370945960902009-02-15T12:20:00.000-08:002009-02-15T12:20:00.000-08:00Synthetics definitely have their place, and chemo ...Synthetics definitely have their place, and chemo caps are one of the most noble. You are a good person, knitting for a good cause. (I can't believe how fast you knit!)Wunx~https://www.blogger.com/profile/09226125660850228005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314958583380021600.post-90996017414951252632009-02-15T02:44:00.000-08:002009-02-15T02:44:00.000-08:00I am a recent convert as well, thanks to you. Even...I am a recent convert as well, thanks to you. Even so I am regressing a bit despite your warning about "fun fur". It was extremely difficult to work with but 2 hats and a scarf later I still have more to go. Friends with medically induced hair loss are sadly abundant lately. The chemo hats are a soft and welcome alternative to a wig. I hope the good people that approved 2009 as the International Year of Natural Fibers will forgive me the transgression.KChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14849696894736822970noreply@blogger.com