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Barb’s Chemo Cap

June 12, 2016

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A couple of weeks ago, a very dear friend asked me to make her a pink chemo cap to replace the one she’d worn out. I was honored, of course, and went right to Hobby Lobby to grab a couple skeins of my favorite wearable cotton yarn, I Love This Cotton. I used the pattern for the Olivia Preemie Hat as a design base for this adult-sized beanie, and added a 5 Petal Tropical Flower as a finishing touch.

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BARB’S CHEMO CAP CROCHET PATTERN
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Level: Easy

Size:
One Size Fist Most (Preteen – Adult Woman).
Hat measures 10” across the bottom of the band, and is 7.5” tall.

Materials:

  • H hook (5.005mm)
  • Yarn needle
  • 140 yards of Hobby Lobby’s I Love This Cotton (shown in “Pink” with a contrasting round in “White”)
  • Stitch marker (a bobby pin works great)

Gauge:
Your first 3 rounds should measure 3.5″ across.

Abbreviations Used:
MC (magic circle) – view my tutorial here
ST/STS (stitch/stitches)
CH (chain)
SL ST (slip stitch)
SC (single crochet)
DC (double crochet)
SC+DC (single crochet and double crochet in same ST)

Notes:

(1) This pattern is written in American Standard terms.
(2) This hat is worked in a continuous spiral until the very end. Do not join, chain or turn until instructed. Use a stitch marker to mark the first stitch of each round.
(3) The information above is only for the hat. The pattern for the flower can be found here. For the flower, I used the same brand of yarn and a G hook.
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To begin:
Make a magic circle, CH1.

Round 1:  12 DC in MC (12)

Round 2: 2 DC in each ST around (24)

Round 3: (2 HDC in next, 1 HDC in next) around (36)

Round 4: (2 HDC in next, 1 HDC in each of the next 2 STS) around (48)

Rounds 5: (2 HDC in next, 1 HDC in each of the next 3 STS) around (60)

Round 6: (2 HDC in next, 1 HDC in each of the next 4 STS) around (72)

Rounds 7-19: SC+DC in first ST, SK next ST. (SC+DC in next ST, SK next ST) around. (72)

Round 20: SC+DC in first ST, SK next ST. (SC+DC in next ST, SK next ST) around until only 2 STS remain. SC in next ST, SL ST in next (last) ST. (72)

Round 21: CH1. SC in same ST and in each ST around. Join to the first SC with a SL ST. (72)

Change to contrasting color if desired.

Round 22: CH1. SC in same ST and in each ST around. Join to the first SC with a SL ST. (72)

Fasten off and weave in all ends. Add an optional flower for a little more fun! Click here to see the pattern I used.

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Comments

  1. Kathy Waters says: August 15, 2022 at 11:03 pm

    Hi Rebecca, love your pattern and have made my 2nd “Barb’s chemo cap”, ran into same issue as the first. Was too short and had to add additional rows to lengthen it. Commenter Patti, in 2021, came across the issue as well so perhaps the written pattern should be corrected to reflect NO HDC stitches as currently written. See my comment on your pattern page/Ravelry. Thank you for your lovely patterns; I’ve used multiple several times and will continue to do so.

    Reply
    • Patti says: December 14, 2022 at 9:03 am

      Hi Kathy,
      What I do is use DC in the first 6 rows to make the crown big enough. Then I switch to HDC and SC for rows 7 -21 or so. It’s an easy pattern to memorize and I enjoy using it. Hope you do, too

      Patti

      Reply
    • Patti says: December 14, 2022 at 1:13 pm

      Kathy, I do DC the first 6 rounds, then SC/DC for rows 7 on. Not hdc as I said earlier.

      Reply
  2. Patti says: September 14, 2021 at 9:32 pm

    Thanks for the beautiful pattern! I’ve made several of these for cancer patients and also for the homeless. I just now noticed that the pattern says HDC for rows 3-6. Is that correct, or should it be DC?

    Reply
  3. Paula says: November 24, 2020 at 3:42 pm

    I’m on row 7…. and it doesn’t look like the hat is going to start going down the head yet to form a hat!!

    Reply
    • Jody says: March 5, 2022 at 5:33 pm

      Did your cap turn into a cap after crocheting more rows?

      Reply
  4. Liz Gurevitch says: July 11, 2019 at 1:22 pm

    I would like to make this for a dear friend of mine who just started treatment. I have a question about the starting “magic circle“. The pattern says to begin with the magic circle and then chain one. When I watched your YouTube video about making a magic circle it said that you may need to chain 2 first and then start your round of double crochets. But it depends on what your pattern says. Do I start with the chain 1 or 2 and then to 12 double crochets? Many thanks

    Reply
    • yarnandchai says: July 13, 2019 at 10:23 am

      Honestly it’s really not going to make that much of a difference. But as a rule, as I said in the video, you should always do what the pattern says in case there is a specific reason that the designer has thought of. In this case, the hat is worked seamless so chaining one helps to eliminate any gap caused when you jump up to begin the second round. 🙂

      Reply
  5. Marilyn Petrovich says: August 20, 2017 at 3:05 am

    I do not have a website . My oldest daugjter my 1st born daughter has AML Leuikemia .

    Reply
  6. Joy says: May 17, 2017 at 9:52 pm

    I literally just finished making this chemo cap and will give it to a co-worker who starts chemo this Monday. Thank you for the pattern. She’s going to love it.

    Reply
  7. Kathy Hanson says: July 3, 2016 at 11:43 pm

    I dont have access to Hobby Lobby.. what weight is the yarn? can i use a substitute brand?

    Reply
  8. Karen Warton says: June 27, 2016 at 12:40 am

    Thanks for another great pattern Rebecca. I am just starting a crafty fellowship group tomorrow night and this is a perfect starting place for learners 🙂

    Reply
  9. sandra says: June 21, 2016 at 3:41 pm

    I had C & P’d this in my word ( which I keep in my task bar) and for a nano second we lost power and poof it was gone……so I was so glad to see your post on my FB today so I could get it back. Do a lot of hats for patients.

    Thanks for sharing with us

    Reply
  10. Joanne says: June 17, 2016 at 2:17 pm

    I love doing chemo caps for our cancer unit here in Reno. This pattern is going to be a joy to do. Thank you so much!

    Reply
  11. Barbara Warner says: June 16, 2016 at 9:34 pm

    Anxious to start making the caps for the women suffering from cancer treatments.

    Reply
  12. Christine Blasko says: June 15, 2016 at 11:26 pm

    Thank you so much. This will be a new version of a chemo cap and it is so pretty. I belong to HOOKED ON CROCHET OF JOHNSTOWN PA We are a volunteer group that make chemo caps lapghans and shawls for the Cancer Center at Memorial Medical Center. So the pattern is so nice. A big thank you again. Christine Blasko

    Reply
  13. Anna Villarreal says: June 15, 2016 at 2:06 pm

    I love the cap. Wold like to try to make it for my friend with cancer. I’m not an expert @ crochet. Only make simple things. Question is what other yarn may I use? Thank you

    Reply
  14. Henia Koszalka says: June 14, 2016 at 9:26 pm

    very sweet and appropriate ,as my daughter in law has been diagnosed with breast cancer and has had chemo and lost her hair.

    Reply
  15. Sharon Tente-Clarke says: June 14, 2016 at 4:48 pm

    I have friends that have Cancer and I would love to make them hats.

    Reply
  16. Emma says: June 14, 2016 at 12:05 pm

    Thank you for this pattern! My mother in law has just been diagnosed with cancer and has asked for some headbands.

    Reply
  17. Lori says: June 14, 2016 at 11:37 am

    Thank you for sharing! I love it and it’s a great way to use up small amounts of soft yarn. I haven’t made any chemo caps in a while and wanted to get another bunch together for donating.

    Reply
  18. Gwen Mullings says: June 14, 2016 at 10:19 am

    I think this pattern will be really useful and would be great for charity groups to raise funds. Thank you

    Reply

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