Pattern:
Cast on 80 stitches on size #8 (US) needles
K1, P1 (garter stitch) for 1 3/4 inches.
Change to size #10 knitting needles.
1st Row: Purl
2nd Row: Knit 1, Purl 1 across.
Repeat rows 1 and 2 until cap measures 6 inches from beginning.
Top Shaping:
*K2, K2 tog*. Repeat from ** across.
Purl 2nd row and all even-numbered rows.
3rd Row: *K1, K2 tog*. Repeat from ** across.
5th Row: Repeat 1st row.
7th Row: Repeat 3rd row.
9th Row: K2 tog across.
11th Row: K2 tog across. Purl across.
Break off yarn, leaving an eighteen-inch tail. Draw yarn through remaining stitches and pull up tight. Fasten off on wrong side of cap. Sew seam smoothly and evenly, leaving no bumps.
For tips on yarn choices and other patterns, please seewww.headhuggers.org
www.ChemoCaps.com
and other online sites found by using such key words as chemo hats or head huggers.
Babies, children, and adults who have lost their hair are very vulnerable to cold—and you can make a difference, as so many knitters already have. My thanks to Sue Thompson for her help in introducing me to this wonderful effort.
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