Hello Everyone!
With it being October this month I have decided it would be the perfect time to bring you a pattern for breast cancer awareness. This hat was fun for me to make, especially because of the cause and how near and dear breast cancer awareness is to my heart.
This crochet hat is a great project to make for donations, or to sell to raise money for breast cancer awareness. If you choose to donate this project to cancer wards, or to include it in chemo baskets please be aware of the yarn you choose and make sure it’s a soft brand. Chemo makes skin sensitive and that’s something to really pay attention to when donating projects and what yarn you choose.
For this pattern you need to be able to work tapestry crochet, and follow a grid design to do so. This pattern is also worked with very tight stitches so to reach the gauge you may need to use a size or 2 lower of hook.
Let’s get hooking!
Supplies
1 ball of white yarn and one ball of pink yarn. I used the saver brand from ice yarns which you can find here. However if you are donating this yarn I suggest using caron simply soft.
5mm crochet hook
Pompom
Darning needle
Scissors
Abbreviations
Ch- Chain
Sc- Single crochet
HDC- Half double crochet
DC- Double crochet
Slst- Slip stitch
Special technique
Tapestry crochet
Crochet Hat Pattern
Brim
Ch 11
Row 1- Sc in second ch from hook and in each ch across.
Rows 2-36- Ch 1, sc in each stitch across.
Rows 37-65- Work the tapestry grid.
Rows 66-102- Ch 1, sc in each stitch across.
Tie off.
Whip stitch first and last row together.
Top of Hat
Tie on next to seam.
Row 1- Ch 1, HDC into the side of the same row you joined to. HDC into the side of each row around. Join to beginning with slst.
Row 2-5- Ch 1, turn, HDC in each stitch around. Join to beginning with slst.
Row 6- Ch 2, turn, DC in each stitch around. Join to beginning with slst.
Rows 7-11- Ch 1, turn, HDC in each stitch around. Join to beginning with slst.
Row 12- Ch 2, turn, work 1 DC in the first 4 stitches, *DC dec, 1 DC in the next 4 stitches.* Join to beginning with slst.
Row 13- Ch 1, turn, HDC in each stitch around. Join to beginning with slst.
Row 14- Ch 1, turn, work 1 HDC in the first 3 stitches *HDC dec, 1 HDC in the next 3 stitches* Repeat * around. Join to beginning with slst.
Row 15- Ch 1, turn, work 1 HDC in each stitch around. Join to beginning with slst.
Row 16- Ch 1, turn, HDC in the first 2 stitches *HDC dec, HDC in next 2 stitches* Repeat * around. Join to beginning with slst.
Row 17- Ch 1, turn, HDC in each stitch around. Join to beginning with slst.
Row 18- Ch 2, turn, work 1 DC in the first stitch *DC dec, 1 DC in next stitch* Repeat * around. Join to beginning with slst.
Row 19- Ch 1, turn, work 1 HDC in each stitch around. Join to beginning with slst.
Row 20-Ch 1, turn, HDC dec in each stitch around. Join to beginning with slst.
Row 21- Ch 1, HDC in each stitch around. Join to beginning with slst.
Tie off
Cinch top shut and weave in ends.
Add pompom.
Before we go…
As always I hope you all enjoyed today’s pattern. I hope you use this pattern as a way to spread breast cancer awareness and even do some charity with the cause. Hospitals are often accepting donations of hats, and chemo baskets are a lovely thing to donate to cancer wards.
With it being breast cancer awareness month I urge everyone to look for ways that they can get involved especially with your craft. There are many lovely organizations that you can donate items to that aid breast cancer patients but cancer patients in general.
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Once again I hope you all enjoyed today’s pattern, and as always happy hooking!