Hats and Hair

I had chemotherapy in 2009 to treat breast cancer. Naturally enough my hair fell out. My hair loss started at the top and worked its way down. I wore a wig in the summer because I interact with so many people and I did not want to attract attention for being bald. Once the summer people left (day after Labor Day) I stopped wearing the wig. From then on I wore a lot of hats. My hat love grew. I discovered security and comfort in my hats.

Now I have hair again, I get it cut regularly, but I've kept it very short and the cold weather is coming on. I am wearing hats again, sometimes all day. I feel safe and warm.

This was my favorite. The pattern is Bloody Stupid Johnson by Sarah Lilly and published by Knitty.com. I still love it but the color reminds me of when my hair started to grow back. It came in white, then very gray. I didn't much like my hair that way. But the hat: it was fun to make. The crazy cable was knitted around the head, the ribbing picked up and knit down, the crown picked up and knit up. (Mine is made with Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece.)

From My Legacy

I highly recommend checking out "Maslow's Hierarchy Of Hats" by Jessica Hagy.
Where your head is. My BSJ was in that very lowest level, physiological needs, where it played the role of hair. When I wear a hat now, I am working on some higher Maslowian level.