Free Simple Comfort Crochet Chemo Cap Pattern

Make This Easy Chemo Cap for Yourself, Family, Friends, or Donate to Organizations.

Now that it’s Fall, I just have to share this quick and easy crochet chemo cap pattern with you! And while I know it’s still warm for many of us, other areas of the country are already experiencing much cooler temperatures.

Besides, soon it will be winter, and Christmas is only a few weeks away.

So, wouldn’t it be wonderful to have a new crochet cap to wear on chilly days, to give as a Christmas gift, or to donate to a charitable organization? If so, then this easy-to-crochet hat pattern is for you.

I began creating this pattern while undergoing treatments for breast cancer, and even though I created this to be a chemo cap, I didn’t want it to look like one.

I wanted the crochet cap to:

• Have the appearance of a cute winter cap.
• Be solid with no holes or spaces to show thinning hair or scalp.
• Have lots of texture and pattern.
• Be soft and keep my head warm.
• Be quick and easy to make.

This Simple Comfort Crochet Cap checks all the boxes on my must-haves list. It has become my go-to pattern for the caps I crochet for cancer patients at my local infusion center and for other charity organizations. I also use it to make gifts for family and friends.

This quick and easy crochet cap pattern uses simple stitches: single crochet, half-double crochet, and double crochet. The hat comes together quickly. You begin at the crown of the cap and work your way down to the brim. The ribbed band is made using four rows of alternating Front Post Double Crochet and Back Post Double Crochet stitches to create the ribbing effect.

This hat also requires crocheting in the camel stitch. Have you tried the camel stitch? It’s half-double crochet, but instead of placing your hook in the usual first and second loops, you insert your hook in the third back loop. It’s simpler to see it demonstrated than to explain, so if you’re unfamiliar with the camel stitch, check out this video from Red Heart Yarns and The Crochet Crowd below to learn how.

Once you get the hang of it, the camel stitch is really simple to crochet. Using it for this project gives the cap that knitted look I love. This pattern uses four rows of camel stitch followed by a row of double crochet to give it extra texture and dimension.

Simple Comfort Crochet Cap Pattern

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Materials Needed:

• One skein of 3.5 oz yarn – For the caps you see in the pictures on this post, I used Yarn Bee’s Sweet Divinity yarn (3.5 oz – 243 yards) which I purchased at Hobby Lobby. Since one skein is more than enough to create this hat, I usually purchase two skeins of the same color and can make three hats from them.
• Size H (5mm) hook
• Tapestry Needle – to weave in yarn ends.

Gauge: 14 sts and 9 rows in DC = 4″ square

Terms:

• CH – Chain Stitch
• SC – Single Crochet
• HDC – Half Double Crochet
• DC – Double Crochet
• FPDC – Front Post Double Crochet
• BPDC – Back Post Double Crochet

Instructions:

Round 1: Make a magic ring. CH 2. Crochet 12 DC in the ring. Pull the magic ring closed and join with slip stitch in 2nd chain stitch. (12 sts)

Round 2: CH 2, 2 DC in each stitch around. Join with slip stitch in the 2nd Chain stitch. (24 sts)

(All stitches in Rounds 3-6 are worked using the Camel Stitch or crocheting in the 3rd loop of the previous row. Here is an excellent video explaining the camel stitch.)

Round 3: CH 1. Work in camel stitch or 3rd loop of the previous row *HDC in the first stitch, 2 HDC in the next.* Repeat all the way around. Join with slip-stitch in the chain stitch. (36 sts)

Round 4: CH 1, Using Camel Stitch or 3rd loop *HDC in first 2 stitches, 2 HDC in next* Repeat all the way around. Join with slip-stitch in the chain stitch. (48 sts)

Round 5: CH 1, Using Camel Stitch or 3rd loop *HDC in first 3 stitches, 2 HDC in next.* Repeat all the way around. Join with slip-stitch in the chain stitch. (60 sts)

Round 6: CH 1, Using Camel Stitch or 3rd loop *HDC in first 4 stitches, 2 HDC in next.* Repeat all the way around. Join with slip-stitch in the chain stitch. (72 sts)

Round 7: CH 1, Using Camel Stitch or 3rd loop. SC in each stitch around. (72 stitches.)

Note that you should continue to have 72 stitches in each row for the remainder of your cap.

Round 8: CH 2, DC in each stitch around. Join with slip stitch in the 2nd chain stitch.

Round 9: CH 1, HDC in each stitch around. Join with slip-stitch in the chain stitch.

Rounds 10-12: CH 1 HDC in Camel Stitch or 3rd loop in each stitch around. Join with slip-stitch in the chain stitch.

Round 13: CH 1, SC in Camel Stitch or 3rd loop in each stitch around. Join with slip-stitch in the chain stitch.

Round 14: CH 1. Double crochet in each stitch around. Join with a slip-stitch in the second chain stitch.

Rounds 15-24: Repeat rows 8-12 twice.

Rounds 25-27: Repeat rows 8-11.

Brim:

Round 28: CH 2. DC in each stitch around. Join with slip-stitch in the 2nd chain stitch.

Rounds 29-30: CH 2. *FPDC in the first stitch, BPDC in next* Repeat FPDC followed by BPDC all the way around. Join with slip-stitch in the 2nd chain stitch.

Fasten off and weave in yarn ends with a tapestry needle.

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I hope you enjoy using this pattern to crochet caps for yourself or to share with others. I would love to hear how the pattern works for you and to see your completed creations using my Simple Comfort Crochet Cap pattern.

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