Crochet Awareness Cap – Free Pattern
The Crochet Awareness Cap is a customizable hat that can be worn as a chemo cap, to support someone you love that’s battling an illness, or to show support for an important cause!
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This hat was designed as part of the Crochet Cancer Challenge blog hop event hosted yearly by Sweet Potato 3!
I have joined this event several times in the past, because I love to show support to warriors during their fight and to their loved ones also!
Making and wearing hats that can show support, or be donated as chemo caps, is a great way to show someone you are there with them always, fighting with them in spirit!
This year I chose to make a hat to represent Liver Cancer, because I lost my Grammy in September 2012 to this disease.
She was only 70 years old and still so full of spunk right up to the end, that it was incredibly hard to watch her fight that fight, so brave and strong, and ultimately lose.
Knowing that so many other people have the same feelings I do, have experienced loss like I have, or are fighting the fight right now makes me want to be involved and help, even if it’s just in a small way.
As it turns out, October is Liver Cancer Awareness Month, so it’s great timing for this hat. But of course it can be made in any colors to represent any cause you want to show support for!
How to get the Awareness Cap Crochet Pattern
Awareness Cap
Crochet Pattern
Option 1: Continue scrolling for free pattern instructions on this site
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Materials
Worsted Weight Yarn (#4)
- Main Color
- 1.4oz (89yds)
- Accent Color
- .75oz (48yds)
J/10/6.00mm Crochet Hook
Yarn Needle
Gauge
12 sc x 14 rows = 4”
Sizes
Child (18”)[45.7cm]
Small Adult (20”)[50.8cm]
Large Adult (22”)[56cm]
Stitch Guide
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
Surface sl st = See Special Stitches
sl st(s) = slip stitch(es)
YO = Yarn Over
Skill Level
Easy
Written in U.S. Terms
Notes
- Beginning chains do not count as stitches.
- Awareness ribbons can be worked in any yarn weight, including embroidery floss, just make sure slip stitch loops are long enough and don’t cinch the rows.
- I used Loops and Threads Impeccable in Dark Emerald and White.
Special Stitches
Surface Slip Stitch (Surface sl st) = Make a slip knot and hold it to the underside (wrong side) of the piece. Insert hook from top side (right side) to underside. Place slip knot on hook, bring the loop up to the top side; leave the working yarn strand on the underside of the project. *in the next space between rows, insert hook from top side to underside through piece, yarn over, draw loop to top side and through loop on hook (surface slip stitch made)*. Repeat from * to * as needed.
Instructions
With Main Color,
R1. Make a magic ring, ch 1, 6 sc in ring (6)
R2. 2 sc arnd (12)
R3. *2 sc, sc* arnd (18)
R4. *2 sc, sc x 2* arnd (24)
R5. *2 sc, sc x 3* arnd (30)
R6. *2 sc, sc x 4* arnd (36)
R7. *2 sc, sc x 5* arnd (42)
R8. *2 sc, sc x 6* arnd (48); Child move to R11; Continue for other sizes
R9. *2 sc, sc x 7* arnd (54); Adult Small move to R11; Continue for Adult Large
R10. *2 sc, sc x 8* arnd (60)
R11-15(17,19). sc arnd, sl st x 2 and turn at the end of R15(17,19) — (48)[54,60]
With Accent Color,
R16(18,20). Ch 1, sc arnd, sl st to join, turn
R17(19,21)-22(24,26). Repeat R16(18,20)
With Main Color,
R23(25,27). Repeat R16(18,20); Fasten.
Surface Slip Stitch Awareness Ribbons
With Main Color,
Find seam: start ribbons in the 4th stitch to the left of the seam. Leave 3 stitches between last ribbon and seam. Work surface sl st ribbons over 3 stitches, leaving 3 unworked stitches between each ribbon: See Chart for slip stitch placements.
Finishing
- Cinch center over seam and stitch into place with Main Color (as shown). Optional: instead of cinching, make another surface slip stitch ribbon.
- Hide all strings
And that’s how you make the crochet Awareness Cap!
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