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Sock It!
Many peeps out there may (unfortunately) be familiar with this pump...
Its a manual infusion chemo pump. Every two weeks my Mum goes for her chemo and comes home with this. It is fitted to her hickman line that administers the chemo through her body for two more days after her initial 'in-patient' chemo.
Last week i took time out to rest after having minor surgery and decided to kill time creating some extra socks for my Mums nifty pink pump. She only gets one (very boring white cotton!) sock with her first pump and over time it gets pretty grubby and tatty.
Myself and my SIL decided to sit and make her some new jazzy ones out of scraps of wool.
We both got carried away since the pattern is soooo easy and have been donating them to our local oncology unit... Resources are sooo crappy there and not all patients are given a sock to carry the pump in due to short supplys. Many peeps tuck the pump into their bra (assuming they are female!) or trouser bottoms. But its just not that convenient to carry them around like that... so this, my Mum found to be a godsend!
Please feel free to distribute the pattern (or modify depending on your pump!) and share with other friends or family members that may find this pattern useful.
Better still... if you find yourself sitting in on an eve with nothing to do... knit up a few and donate to your local oncology unit... Im sure most will be grateful!
Chemo Pump Sock Pattern
using size 3 (US) or 10mm (UK) knitting needles and any DK wool.
cast on 44 st
row 1 and 2... knit 1 purl 1 to end
row 3.... *purl 2, yon, purl 2 tog*, repeat * to end (this forms the holes for the ribbon thread)
now starting with a knit row continue in stocking st until work measures 5½ changing yarn colour about an inch or so down from the top if you so desire!
cast off on a knit row and stitch along the bottom and side seam to form the sock.
Thread a length of ribbon through the ribbon holes along the top of the sock, knot to form neck loop...
:)
Sock It!
Many peeps out there may (unfortunately) be familiar with this pump...
Its a manual infusion chemo pump. Every two weeks my Mum goes for her chemo and comes home with this. It is fitted to her hickman line that administers the chemo through her body for two more days after her initial 'in-patient' chemo.
Last week i took time out to rest after having minor surgery and decided to kill time creating some extra socks for my Mums nifty pink pump. She only gets one (very boring white cotton!) sock with her first pump and over time it gets pretty grubby and tatty.
Myself and my SIL decided to sit and make her some new jazzy ones out of scraps of wool.
We both got carried away since the pattern is soooo easy and have been donating them to our local oncology unit... Resources are sooo crappy there and not all patients are given a sock to carry the pump in due to short supplys. Many peeps tuck the pump into their bra (assuming they are female!) or trouser bottoms. But its just not that convenient to carry them around like that... so this, my Mum found to be a godsend!
Please feel free to distribute the pattern (or modify depending on your pump!) and share with other friends or family members that may find this pattern useful.
Better still... if you find yourself sitting in on an eve with nothing to do... knit up a few and donate to your local oncology unit... Im sure most will be grateful!
Chemo Pump Sock Pattern
using size 3 (US) or 10mm (UK) knitting needles and any DK wool.
cast on 44 st
row 1 and 2... knit 1 purl 1 to end
row 3.... *purl 2, yon, purl 2 tog*, repeat * to end (this forms the holes for the ribbon thread)
now starting with a knit row continue in stocking st until work measures 5½ changing yarn colour about an inch or so down from the top if you so desire!
cast off on a knit row and stitch along the bottom and side seam to form the sock.
Thread a length of ribbon through the ribbon holes along the top of the sock, knot to form neck loop...
:)