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How to Crochet an Easy Crochet Chemo Cap.

This Easy Crochet Chemo Cap Pattern is meant to help you make a simple, soft hat that will brighten the day of a chemo patient and make them feel cherished and uplifted. Chemo treatments are such a difficult time for so many and its alway nice to have something special to wear to make you feel a little better. 

The Diane Beanie is an Easy Crochet Chemo Cap Pattern and it was created especially for the 2023 Crochet for Cancer Challenge hosted by Sweet Potato 3 Designs. It is a lightweight beanie made with a soft worsted weight (4) yarn and it is so easy to make as it uses only the single crochet stitch. It is the perfect beginner crochet project.

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Hi everyone. I am so excited to share my Diane Beanie free crochet pattern with you.

This Easy Crochet Chemo Cap Pattern is dedicated to my dear friend Diane. She is a brave woman who survived breast cancer and is an inspiration to others. Her strength and determination show up in so many areas of her life. She has a huge heart and I am honoured to have her as a friend. 

This  Beanie makes up so soft and it is the perfect project for someone needing a pretty hat to wear while having chemo treatment, but also forever afterwards as well as it is so stylish.  I used the soft pink Caron Simply Soft yarn for my Diane Beanie. 

It is also available as a pdf in my Ravelry Shop.

 

 

Description of the Easy Crochet Chemo Cap Pattern.

The Diane Beanie pattern is a top down beanie. The body of the beanie is made up of single crochet stitches worked on an I hook, so it has a soft yet dense texture. The brim is made with back loop only single crochet stitches. This type of brim is simple and elegantly stylish.

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Here are the video tutorials on how to make this easy crochet Chemo Cap Beanie.

This is the right handed version.

And the Left Handed Version is here.

 

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The Diane Beanie

Pattern by Pam Carr ©2023

Hi everyone. I am so excited to share my Diane Beanie free crochet pattern with you. The Diane Beanie makes up so soft and it is the perfect project for someone needing a pretty hat to wear while having chemo treatment, but also forever afterwards as well as it is so stylish.  I used the soft pink Caron Simply Soft yarn for my Diane Beanie. 

This Easy Crochet Chemo Cap Pattern is for a top-down beanie. The body of the beanie is made up of single crochet stitches worked with an I hook, so it has a soft yet dense texture. The brim is made with back loop only single crochet stitches. This type of brim is simple and elegantly stylish.

The Diane Beanie Pattern

Finished Size:

Teen/ Small Adult: When layed flat it measures approximately 10 ″ across and 8.25″ from top to bottom.

 

Large Adult: When layed flat it measures approximately 10.75″ across and 8.25″ from top to bottom.

 

Supplies you will need:

Yarn: 

Caron Simply Soft (Worsted Weight, #4; 100% acrylic; 3.5oz/100g; 170 yds/156 m) 1 skein of Main Color and small amount of contrasting color for striped options.

Crochet Hook: I/9-5.50mm

Notions: Measuring Tape, Scissors, Yarn Needle.

Gauge: 11 sts and 15 rows of single crochet = 4” square

 

 

 

Abbreviations (uses US conventions)

• Ch = chain

• st = stitch

• sc = single crochet

• sl st = slip stitch

• scblo = single crochet back loop only.

 

This pattern uses US terminology. The US and UK crochet terms are different, but they use the same terms to describe different stitches. Here is a simple conversion chart for anyone in the UK.

 

US Single crochet (sc) Single crochet back loop only (scblo)

UK Double crochet (dc) Double Crochet back loop only = dcblo

 

Helpful Tutorials For Beginner Crocheters.

My youtube channel is a great resource for video tutorials for:

 

• how to single crochet,

• how to do the back loop only stitch

• and more.

 

Instructions:

This hat is worked in the round.
Please note that the Ch 1 worked at the beginning of a Round does not count as a stitch.
Do not turn at the end of each Round

 

Chain 3 and join with a sl st to make a small ring, or make a Magic Loop to start.

 

Round 1: Ch 1 and make 6 SC into the ring, join to the top of ch 1 with a sl st, (6 SC)

 

Round 2: Ch1, 2 SC in each stitch around, join to top of ch 1 with a sl st, (12 SC)

Round 3: Ch 1, (2 SC into the first st, SC into the next st), repeat around, join to top of ch1, (18 DC)

Round 4: Ch 1, (2 SC into the first st, SC into each of the next 2 stitches), repeat around, join to top of ch1, (24 DC)

Round 5: Ch 1, (2 SC into the first st, SC into each of the next 3 st), repeat around, join to top of ch1, (30 SC)

Round 6: Ch 1, (2 SC into the first st, SC into each of the next 4 st), repeat around, join to top of ch1, (36 SC)

Round 7: Ch 1, (2 SC into the first st, SC into each of the next 5 st), repeat around, join to top of ch1, (42 SC)

Round 8: Ch 1, (2 SC into the first st, SC into each of the next 6 st), repeat around, join to top of ch1, (48 SC)

Round 9: Ch 1, (2 SC into the first st, SC into each of the next 7 st), repeat around, join to top of ch1, (54 SC)

Round 10: Ch 1, (2 SC into the first st, SC into each of the next 8 st), repeat around, join to top of ch1, (60 SC)

Note: Stop increasing here for the small women’s size.

Round 11: Ch 1, (2 SC into the first st, SC into each of the next 9 st), repeat around, join to top of ch1, (66 SC)

• Note:For a larger size continue with the increase rounds as established making 6 increases in each round. For a smaller size, do fewer increase rounds.

Body of the Hat

Note:

Here are the instruction for the two sizes, seen as small (large). If you are making the small size you use the first number that is in front of the bracket. If you are making the large size you use the second number that is in the brackets.

Round 11 (12): Ch 1, SC into the first st and each st around, join to top of ch1 with a sl st, (60, 66 SC)

Round 12 (13)-33: Repeat Round 11 (12) (60, 66 SC)

For the Brim.

Round 34: Ch 1, Scblo into the second st and into every st around. join to top of ch1 with a sl st, (60, 66 SC)

Round 35: Ch 1, Scblo into the 2nd st and into every st around. join to top of ch1 with a sl st, (60, 66 SC)

You may do more of these scblo rounds if you would like a longer brim.

 Fasten off and weave in the ends.

If you have any questions or need help with the patterns, please email me at carrowaycrochet@outlook.com, and Iʼll be glad to help you.

THE CROCHET FOR CANCER CHALLENGE 2023

I am proud to be a part of the Crochet Cancer Challenge again this year. It is hosted by Sweet Potato 3 Designs and you can find the blog post for the Challenge here. 

Each year, you all contribute so much to our efforts of making handmade crochet hats for those enduring the fight against cancer. Thank you for making this event such a success.

 

 

 

The Crochet Cancer Challenge will run all month long starting on October 2nd. Each weekday, one hat design will be featured for free for 24 hours. If you download that crochet pattern, you are taking a pledge to make a hat to donate. Each weekend, there will be two designs available for 48 hours only. Same pledge! If you download, you are promising to crochet a hat and donate it from the pattern.

 

I am thrilled to have my new Diane Beanie as a feature for the Saturday October 7 as well as the Sunday, October 8. This means you can download the pattern PDF for free on both of these days.

I apologize to anyone who tried to get the download but the coupon code had expired. I mistakenly set the code for just the feature weekend.

I have edited the dates for the coupon code to last until  the end of October. For any of you unable to get the free download please contact me at carrowaycrochet@outlook.com. 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER FREE CROCHET PATTERNS YOU MIGHT LOVE!

1. French Press Cozy

2. The Dreamer Beanie

3. The Ivory Lace Bralette

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I am honoured to have my free crochet bralette pattern, the Earth Mother Bralette Pattern added to the All Free Crochet site.

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