October is Cancer Awareness Month, and this year, Trifles N Treasures is taking part in My Sweet Potato 3's Cancer Challenge 2015!
My Dad recently fought, and WON his battle with cancer, Thank God! So, I am joining this cause in celebration! I received some special yarn, from Red Heart, to design my special hat pattern, which I am posting here for everyone, in hopes that you will join us. My review of the yarn is here as well :) |
It's pretty simple. Basically I am asking all of you to help make hats for cancer patients.
The hats can be made for someone you know, someone your friends know, a co-worker, teacher, neighbor, or you can simply make hats and donate them to your local cancer center.
So, for my hat design, I knew I wanted to make a chemo cap for men. You don't really see many of them designed JUST for the guys, and I ended up coming up with 2 different designs. This one was absolutely perfect for the Red Heart Velvety yarn!
You don't HAVE any Red Heart Velvety yarn? OMG~what are you sitting here reading for?? RUN! Go grab some of this amazing yarn up for yourself! Don't worry~we'll wait... Velvety is categorized as a #5 bulky weight yarn. So, that means all your projects work up more quickly. It is an amazingly soft and squishy velvety textured yarn, that is so easy to work with! I felt like I was crocheting with clouds...really soft clouds...And, there is so much of it in one skein! You could easily make these hats up with just one skein, with leftovers, but then you wouldn't see the pretty waves as well. |
Velvet Waves Chemo Cap for Men
Crochet Pattern Materials Used: #5 Bulky weight yarn, in 2 colors (Model created in Red Heart Velvety~Kitty and Lake) Size J/10 (6.00mm) crochet hook Stitches Used/Abbreviations: Ch-chain Sc-single crochet Sc3tog-single crochet three stitches together Hdc-half double crochet Dc-double crochet LHDC-long half double crochet, or spike stitch~To work this spike stitch, yarn over, insert hook in indicated st~generally 1-2 rows beneath current work~yarn over, and pull up a loop even with your current work. Yarn over and pull through all 3 loops.) Sl st-slip stitch |
Rnd 1: With Color A, ch 2. Work 10 hdc in 2nd ch from hook. Join. (10 sts)
Rnd 2: ch 1. Work 2 hdc in each st around. Join. Fasten off Color A. Join Color B.(20 sts)
Rnd 3: ch 1. *Hdc in next st. Work 2 hdc in next st*. Repeat (*) around. Join. (30 sts)
Rnd 4: ch 1. *Hdc in each of the next 2 sts. Work 2 hdc in next st*. Repeat (*) around. Join. Fasten off Color B. Join Color A.(40 sts)
Rnd 5: ch 1. *Hdc in each of the next 3 sts. Work 2 hdc in next st*. Repeat (*) around. Join. (50 sts)
Rnd 6: ch 1. *Hdc in each of the next 4 sts. Work 2 hdc in next st*. Repeat (*) around. Join. Fasten off Color A, join Color B. (60 sts)
Rnd 7: ch 1. *Dc in next st. Hdc in next st. Sc in each of the next 3 sts. Hdc in next st*. Repeat (*) around. Join. (60 sts)
Rnd 8: ch 1. *Hdc in next st. Work 3 dc in next st. Hdc in next st. Sc3tog*. Repeat (*) around. Join. Fasten off Color B. Join Color A. (60 sts)
Rnds 9-10: Repeat rnd 8. Fasten off Color A, after rnd 10. Join Color B.
Rnds 11-12: Repeat rnd 8. Fasten off Color B. Join Color A.
Rnd 13: Repeat rnd 8.
Rnd 14: ch 1. *Hdc in next st. Sc3tog. Hdc in next st. Work 3 dc in next st*. Repeat (*) around. Join. Fasten off Color A. Join Color B. (60 sts)
Rnd 15: ch 1. Hdc in each st around. Join. (60 sts)
Rnds 16-17: ch 1. Sc in each st around. Join. Fasten off Color B. Join Color A.(60 sts)
Rnd 18: ch 1. *Sc in next st. LHDC in next st, 1 row below. LHDC in next st, 2 rows below*. Repeat (*) around. Join. Fasten off. Weave in ends.