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If you’re scouring the web looking for easy, beautiful crochet chemo caps, you’ve come to the right place. I’ve spent the last month compiling chemo hat patterns, trying and testing many, and finally listing out my favorites here for you.

My Search for Crochet Chemo Cap Patterns

My beautiful mom was diagnosed with stage IV Colon Cancer this year. As she prepares to begin her chemotherapy  regimen, I’m feeling pretty helpless – but one thing I do have – a crochet hook and yarn. So I set out reading, reviewing, and trying crochet chemo headwear patterns. They say she could begin to lose her hair as early as her first week of therapy, but we will be prepared.

Yarn for Chemo Hat Patterns

I’ve found though this that most patterns use and work up best using a light weight 3 or DK weigh yarn. Still, you’ll want to refer to the pattern to determine which yarn to use, but I was happiest with projects utilizing this yarn weight. 

Crochet Cancer Care Tags

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My Favorite Chemo Headwear Patterns

We’ll start with the most difficult hat in the line up. This hat isn’t one you turn on the TV and watch while you make it – it requires concentration and counting in a way most basic crochet hats don’t. However the end result is absolutely breathtaking. I created this beanie for my mom and I, unfortunately, made it a bit big, so I’m going to remake it – it’s so pretty and so worth the time involved. It’s made with a light weight 3 yarn – and it feels really nice for sensitive heads.

Jumping right to the simplest pattern of all – I created this hat while binge watching Young Sheldon episodes – it came together really quickly. It, too, uses a 3 yarn weight. The granny stitch causes it to be a more open and airy hat – it’s TBD if mom appreciates the sun and wind on her head or will prefer a more closed approach.

I am working on this hat, it’s not easy but it’s really precious to be able to create a hat with an awareness ribbon. Colon cancer is a dark blue and I just happen to have dark blue light weight yarn that’s working perfectly.

This gorgeous hat steps away from the typical crochet beanie for cancer patients – and it’s not listed as one specifically for that – but it’s made from 100% cotton (think mercanized, not dishie) and is just a nice addition to the headwear line up.

This pattern is one of the simplest, it uses Lion Brand Coboo yarn which is super soft like Truboo and other bamboo blends and is a quick pattern using simple stitches with great texture.

Where to Donate Chemo Caps

Cancer affects nearly everyone’s lives on some level. I hope you’re not facing it yourself or for someone you love. If you’re looking for patterns for chemo caps because you want to donate them and not because you personally need them, here are a couple of great charities that will gladly accept them. Be sure to read the guidelines for donating hats for cancer patients.

Cap Donation Guidelines

Donate Scarves