Statistics say that one in two of us will face cancer at some time in our lives - but crochet can help. While traditional wigs for chemo patients can be hot and uncomfortable, crocheted caps, hairfalls, and wigs add a touch of fun and are breathable.
You may have heard of 'knitted knockers' for breast cancer patients, but prosthetics can be crocheted too. We round up the best patterns out there. Here are 6 of them:
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1. Crochet for Cancer
Crochet for Cancer's website has lots of great patterns for chemo caps, including this attractive basketweave design:
Crochet for Cancer's website has lots of great patterns for chemo caps, including this attractive basketweave design:
You can crochet a cap and donate it to Crochet for Cancer, check their website for details.
2. Princess Leia beanie
The Force will be with you in this fantastic Princess Leia beanie, in honor of the late Carrie Fisher. If you like, you can make it in a lighter weight cotton yarn.
The Force will be with you in this fantastic Princess Leia beanie, in honor of the late Carrie Fisher. If you like, you can make it in a lighter weight cotton yarn.
3. Baldy Baby wigs
These patterns are ideal either for kids going through chemo, or just for those who haven't grown any hair yet! Super cute:
These patterns are ideal either for kids going through chemo, or just for those who haven't grown any hair yet! Super cute:
4. The Magic Yarn Project
The Magic Yarn Project makes Disney Princess-inspired wigs for little girls going through cancer, whose scalps are too tender for ordinary wigs but who can tolerate the softness of yarn. Volunteers make the beanies, which then have acrylic tresses attached at workshops. If you'd like to help, get the pattern here and you'll be helping to make a smile like this:
The Magic Yarn Project makes Disney Princess-inspired wigs for little girls going through cancer, whose scalps are too tender for ordinary wigs but who can tolerate the softness of yarn. Volunteers make the beanies, which then have acrylic tresses attached at workshops. If you'd like to help, get the pattern here and you'll be helping to make a smile like this:
5. Crocheted prostheses
Knitted Knockers is a fantastic organisation providing breast replacements for women who have undergone breast cancer surgery. You cannot wear a silicone prosthesis for six weeks after surgery, but a crocheted breast is soft enough to use immediately and can help a patient feel more like herself while she decides whether to have reconstruction surgery or not. Download the crochet pattern here:
Knitted Knockers is a fantastic organisation providing breast replacements for women who have undergone breast cancer surgery. You cannot wear a silicone prosthesis for six weeks after surgery, but a crocheted breast is soft enough to use immediately and can help a patient feel more like herself while she decides whether to have reconstruction surgery or not. Download the crochet pattern here:
6. Change up your 'do
And finally, no one says that your chemo cap has to be identical to your former crowning glory, or even specifically designed for cancer patients - so why not go for a complete change, like these gorgeous braids? You'll find the pattern here.
And finally, no one says that your chemo cap has to be identical to your former crowning glory, or even specifically designed for cancer patients - so why not go for a complete change, like these gorgeous braids? You'll find the pattern here.
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