A chemo hat should be pretty, and above
all, comfortable. This hat is made with
bourette silk. Untreated natural silk is soft
and comfortable with reported soothing
qualities to the skin. It is definitely a way to
show love to a cherished friend.
This hat has no internal seams and features
slits to weave a scarf through to adjust fit as
needed. The length fits over the top of the
ear and leaves the earlobes showing for
pretty earrings. There is no need to use silk,
however the scalp of chemo patients can be
very sensitive. It is important to use no
animal fibers.
Make a headband by omitting the crown of
the hat.

For those of you making this hat for any cancer sufferer--loved one, charity or your own cancer--use the code CARING for a 60% discount.

Sizes: Small 17″ (44 cm) Medium 20″ (50 cm),
Large 22″ (55 cm) circumference. Brim is 4 ¼″
(11 cm) wide and Crown is 5 ¼″ 6 ¼″, 7 ¼″
(13.5 cm 16 cm, 18.5 cm) across.
Yarn: BC Garn Soft Silk (100% bourette silk,
383 yds / 350 m per 100 g skein).
For Hat: 170 yds 190 yds, 215 yds
(155 m 175 m, 200 m).
For Headband: 155 yds 175 yds, 195 yds
(140 m 160 m, 175 m).
Use any fingering (14 wpi) gauge yarn that you
can achieve gauge with.
Gauge: 24 sts and 30 rows to 4″ (10 cm) in
stockinette st.
Brim motif is 4 ¼″ (11 cm) wide and 40 rows to
3 ¾″ (9.5 cm).
Needles: Size US 2 (2.75 mm) circular, DPNs or
FlexiFlips or size needed for gauge.
Notions: Darning needle, a 6″ (15 cm) wide
scarf from 3 to 6 feet (90 to 180 cm) long,
measuring tape and scissors. For hat only: 6
markers (one for beginning of round marker).
Difficulty: Intermediate: provisional cast on,
cabling, buttonholes, grafting in pattern, picking
up edge stitches and knitting in the round.
Step-by-step directions for grafting in pattern are
included.