Chemo Hat for Vikki

Chemo Hat for Vikki

I was asked to write a pattern for a chemo hat for a very special lady. She loves the 1940’s vintage turban look …….

So ……  I made her this ~ I really wanted to brighten up her life a little by making something special - just for her.

 

I know that treatment means that the head is very sensitive. So I chose to use King Cole Smooth DK.

If you are going to knit this as a chemo hat – please use a soft yarn (inexpensive acrylics are just not suitable for this ……) – maybe spend a little more money than you usually would – it is a very special gift after all. Cotton is great for the summer, maybe cashmere for the winter …….

If you like the hat and want to knit one for yourself – then of course any DK yarn will be fine!

I knitted the smaller size – heads with no hair are smaller than the average head. If you are knitting this for someone with lots of hair – then I suggest you measure the head – and chose the size that will fit best.  

I really hope that Vikki will enjoy her hat, and that there will be happier times ahead…….

 

 

Chemo Hat for Vikki    

DK yarn

4mm needles

 

Tension:

22sts = 4in over stocking stitch

 

Ladies Hat – Small                             Width: 17” - 18”

 

Cast on 97 stitches

 

Knit 5 rows

Row 6:                    Purl

 

Repeat the last 6 rows 4 times more

 

Knit 4 rows

 

Row 35: K46, cast off 5sts, k45

Row 36: P46, cast on 5sts, p46

 

Row 37: Knit

Row 38: Purl

 

Repeat the last 2 rows until hat measures 5 ½ “ from the cast on edge

 

Decrease for the crown:

Row 1: K10, k2tog, repeat to last st, k1                            89sts

Row 2 and every other row:               Purl

Row 3: K9, k2tog, repeat to last st, k1                              81sts

Row 5: K8, k2tog, repeat to last st, k1                              73sts

Row 7: K7, k2tog, repeat to last st, k1                              65sts

Row 9: K6, k2tog, repeat to last st, k1                              57sts

Row 11: K5, k2tog, repeat to last st, k1                            49sts

Row 13: K1, k2tog, repeat to last st, k1                            33sts

Row 15: K2tog, repeat to last st, k1                                  17sts

Row 17: K2tog, repeat to last st, k1                                  9sts

Cut the yarn leaving a ‘tail’

With a yarn needle, pull the yarn through all the remaining loops and secure

Sew up seam and weave in ends

 

Front strip

Cast on 7sts

Knit 35 rows

Cast off

 

Thread the front strip through the gap at the front of the hat

Join the cast on and cast off edges of the strip together and then join this seam to the cast on sts at the front of the hat

Weave in ends

 

 

Ladies Hat – Medium                        Width: 19” - 20”

 

Cast on 109 stitches

 

Knit 5 rows

Row 6:                    Purl

 

Repeat the last 6 rows 4 times more

 

Knit 4 rows

 

Row 35: K52, cast off 5sts, k51

Row 36: P52, cast on 5sts, p52

 

Row 37: Knit

Row 38: Purl

 

Repeat the last 2 rows until hat measures 5 ½ “ from the cast on edge

 

Decrease for the crown:

Row 1: K10, k2tog, repeat to last st, k1                            100sts

Row 2 and every other row:               Purl

Row 3: K9, k2tog, repeat to last st, k1                              91sts

Row 5: K8, k2tog, repeat to last st, k1                              82sts

Row 7: K7, k2tog, repeat to last st, k1                              73sts

Row 9: K6, k2tog, repeat to last st, k1                              64sts

Row 11: K5, k2tog, repeat to last st, k1                            55sts

Row 13: K1, k2tog, repeat to last st, k1                            37sts

Row 15: K2tog, repeat to last st, k1                                 19sts

Row 17: K2tog, repeat to last st, k1                                 10sts

Cut the yarn leaving a ‘tail’

With a yarn needle, pull the yarn through all the remaining loops and secure

Sew up seam and weave in ends

 

Front strip

Cast on 7sts

Knit 35 rows

Cast off

 

Thread the front strip through the gap at the front of the hat

Join the cast on and cast off edges of the strip together and then join this seam to the cast on sts at the front of the hat

Weave in ends

 

 

 

 

 

 

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