- Maria

Crochet Star Cloche Hat – a Knots of Love Chemo Cap

Sometimes I’m full of crochet ideas, sometimes I look for inspiration and then sometimes, inspiration finds me!  This was one of those times.  I was fortunate to have a fellow instagrammer – ainagiving find me through my Instagram page, MB_Stitches and reach out to me about collaborating on a pattern for charity.  How cool is that?  These wonderful women compile and pair crafters with amazing charities.  Check out their website www.ainagiving.com to see all the amazing projects on their site!!  They’ve been kind enough to also post my Cloche on their site!  https://ainagiving.com/caps-for-chemo/

I was so excited to make this cloche or chemo cap for Knots of Love.  A charity that provides caps and blankets for cancer patients.  What a beautiful and meaningful cause!

Did you know?  These stats are unbelievable….

This cloche is not only stylish and cozy, it’s also perfect for the spring.  I love the look and feel so much, that I made one in both yellow/grey and blue/grey with Caron Simply Soft.  These two cloches were sent to a family friend going through treatments herself.  I’m thrilled to share this free pattern with you and hope that you love this pattern as much as I do.

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Materials: 

Abbreviations:

  • MR – magic ring
  • Ch – chain
  • sc – single crochet
  • hdc – half double crochet
  • dc – double crochet
  • fpsc – front post single crochet
  • ss – slip stitch
  • sk- skip a stitch

COLOR A

MR (work in continuous rounds – do not join)
Round 1: 6 sc in ring.  (6)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st. (12)
Round 3: * 2 sc, 1 sc*.  repeat from * to *.  (18)
Round 4: *2 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc*.  repeat from * to *.  (24)
Round 5: *1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 2 sc*.  repeat from * to *.  (30)
Round 6: *2 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc*.  repeat from * to *.  (36)
Round 7: *1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 2 sc*.  repeat from * to *. (42)
Round 8: *2 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc*.  repeat from * to *. (48)
Round 9: *2 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc*.  repeat from * to *. (54)
Round 10: *1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 2 sc*.  repeat from * to *. (60)
Round 11: *1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 2 sc*.  repeat from * to *. (66)
Round 12: *1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 2 sc*.  repeat from * to *. (72)
Round 13: *2 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc*.  repeat from * to *. (78)
Round 14: *12 sc, 2 sc in same st* Repeat from * to *.  (84)
Round 15-17: sc 84 around
Round 18: dec sc, 19 sc, dec sc, 19 sc, dec sc, 19 sc, dec sc, 19 sc.  (80)
Round 19-24: sc 80 around (join in round 24)

CHANGE TO COLOR B (BAND)

Round 1: fpsc around (80) [See Pics] Round 2: fpsc around (80) (this will be in the same yellow stitches from last yellow row)
Round 3: star stitch around and turn.  Join.  [see video below] Round 4: second row of star stitch. (use hdc as your second row).  Join.
Round 5: star stitch around and turn.  Join.
Round 6: second row of star stitch. (use hdc as your second row).  Join.
Round 7: fpsc around.  join. (80)
Round 8: fpsc around.  join. (80)

BRIM (CHANGE TO COLOR A)

Sc around 2 times and join at the end of 2nd row. (this row will be worked behind the fpsc round)
Row 1: Ch 1. *2 sc, 9 sc*.  Repeat from * to * around. Join. (89)
Row 2-3: ch 1. Sc around.  Fasten off. (89)

FLOWER (COLOR A)

Ch 60
Row 1: Sc in 8th st from hook
Ch 4, sk 3 st and sc in 4th st on base chain.
Continue this pattern to end.  Turn.
Row 2: ss into first ch space. *Ch 2, 2 dc, ch 2, ss in 2nd st from hook (this will create a point!), 3 dc into chain space. Ss into next sc st, ss into chain space.* Repeat from * to * for 8 petals.
*ch 2, 3 dc, ch 2, ss in 2nd st from hook, 4 dc into chain space. Ss into next sc st, ss into chain space.* repeat from * to * for 6 petals to end.  Leave a long tail for finishing.

Finishing:

Coil the petals in the flower tightly and stitch the back so that the petal chain stays in a coil.  Sew onto cap at the exact section where the star stitches are joined so you can hide the seam on the hat.   

And voila!!  You’re finished!  Don’t forget to share your creations on Instagram and facebook.

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