This simple-to-make, textured, and slightly slouchy beanie is gender-neutral. Crocheted in a super soft cotton blend yarn, it’s comfy enough to wear as a “chemo cap” for anyone experiencing traumatic hair loss. This pattern was designed for the 2021 Crochet Cancer Challenge with Sweet Potato 3.

This pattern is available for FREE on my blog HERE.

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Skills Used
Basic crochet stitches: chain, double crochet, half double crochet, single crochet, slip stitch
Crocheting in the round
Crocheting in the back loop, front loop, and third loop (includes linked video tutorials)
Seaming with slip stitch (includes video tutorial)
Cinching a bottom-up hat closed (includes linked photo tutorial)

Skill Level
Easy

Finished Sizes
Newborn (0-3 Months, 3-6 Months, 6-12 Months, 1-2 Years, 3-5 Years, 6-12 Years, Teen/Adult Small, Adult Medium, Adult Large). Photographed sample is Teen/Adult Small shown on a mannequin with 22.5” (57 cm) head circumference.

Newborn: 13” (33 cm) hat circumference x 5.25” (13.5 cm) height.

0-3 Months: 15” (38 cm) hat circumference x 6.25” (16 cm) height.

3-6 Months: 16” (40.5 cm) hat circumference x 6.5” (16.5 cm) height.

6-12 Months: 17” (43 cm) hat circumference x 7” (18 cm) height.

1-2 Years: 18” (45.5 cm) hat circumference x 7.25” (18.5 cm) height.

3-5 Years: 19” (48.5 cm) hat circumference x 7.75” (19 cm) height.

6-12 Years: 20” (51 cm) hat circumference x 8.25” (21 cm) height.

Teen/Adult Small: 21” (53.5 cm) hat circumference x 8.5” (21.5 cm) height.

Adult Medium: 22” (56 cm) hat circumference x 9” (23 cm) height.

Adult Large: 23” (58.5 cm) hat circumference x 9.25” (23.5 cm) height.
 
Materials
Subtle Drifter Chunky (25% cotton/6% wool/69% acrylic, 3.5 oz/100 g/170 yd/156 m) – 1 skein in 4674 Lilac (CA), or approximately 30 yd (35 yd, 40 yd, 55 yd, 60 yd, 65 yd, 70 yd, 80 yd, 85 yd, 90 yd)/27.5 m (32 m, 36.5 m, 50.5 m, 55 m, 59.5 m, 64 m, 73 m, 78 m, 82.5 m) in CA in any cotton blend, bulky weight yarn.

Drifter Chunky (25% cotton/6% wool/69% acrylic, 3.5 oz/100 g/170 yd/156 m) in 2163 Naples (CB) – 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2), or approximately 60 yd (85 yd, 95 yd, 105 yd, 115 yd, 130 yd, 145 yd, 160 yd, 175 yd, 185 yd)/55 m (77.5 m, 87 m, 96 m, 105 m, 119 m, 132.5 m, 146.5 m, 160 m, 169 m) in CA in any cotton blend, bulky weight yarn.

US Size I-9/5.5 mm crochet hook, or size needed to obtain gauge.

US Size J-10/6 mm crochet hook, or size needed to obtain gauge.

Yarn needle.

Gauge
10 sts = 2.5” (6.5 cm) with smaller hook in pattern for Hat Band.
14 hdc = 4” (10 cm) with larger hook.
For best fit, always check your gauge.