Chemo Hats - Friendship by Mandi Wilson

Chemo Hats - Friendship

Knitting
August 2022
DK (11 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in stocking stitch
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
115 - 230 yards (105 - 210 m)
To fit head circumference 20” - 24” (51cm - 61cm)
English
This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download

When my daughters friend and sister in law were both diagnosed with cancer earlier this year in their early 30s my daughter was devastated . She asked me if I could make her a couple of chemo hats as her friend in particular was so upset when she started to
loose her hair.

The sun flower I’ve used on this hat is a symbol of friendship but also in China people associate the beautiful sunflower with long life, good fortune and vitality. Basically all the things we wish on any cancer sufferer.

I’m offering this pattern as a free down load to anyone who needs it as I believe in ‘paying things forward’.

Materials
50g King Cole Cottonsoft DK - ( 3363 ) Blush for Hat A
50g King Cole Cottonsoft DK - ( 3365 ) Midnight for Hat B
Oddments of yellow DK yarn
Oddments of Brown DK yarn
Tiny amount of toy stuffing