For any of you that follow me, you know that giving my hats away for charity or to someone in need is very important to me. I have a friend whose brother is going through chemotherapy right now and while there isn’t much I can do for him…..the Stay Strong Beanie will hopefully put a little smile on his face!
Guy hats are not easy to come by anyway (unless you are on the ELK Studio FREE Hat Patterns of course….)and when we are crocheting chemo hats, let’s remember the fellas! I hope if you come across this hat pattern on your crochet searches, you’ll pay it forward and give someone a hat!
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Pattern Instructions
Supplies:
1. Red Heart Soft or equivalent. 256 yds 5oz/141grams You will need approximately 150-180 yards Colorway: Charcoal, Light Gray, and White
2. Crochet Hook Size – I
3. Tapestry needle for weaving in the ends.
Gauge:
8 stitches and 4 Rows = approximately 2 inches.
Will fit average size adult approximately 22″
Abbreviations:
ch – chain
dc – double crochet
hdc – half double crochet
Reverse SC – Also known as the crab stitch, is made by doing a single crochet stitch but in the opposite direction. Right-handed people work from left to right and left-handed people from right to left. Moogly has a tutorial if you need help. Click HERE.
sc – single crochet
sl st – slip st
sp – space
Color Sequence:
Color A – Charcoal
Color B – Light Gray
Color C – White
Using Color A, ch 4, sl st into first ch to make a ring.
Round 1: ch 2, 12 dc in ring, join by sl st in first dc. (12 st)
Round 2: ch 2, 2 dc in each st, join by sl st in first dc. (24 st)
Round 3: ch 2 and dc in first st, 2 dc in next st, *dc in next st, 2 dc in next st*, repeat from *to*, join by sl st in first dc. (36 st)
Round 4: ch 2 and dc in first st, dc in next st, 2 dc in next st, *dc in next 2 st, 2 dc in next st*, repeat from *to*, join by sl st in first dc. (48 st)
Round 5: ch 2 and dc in first st, dc in next 2 st, 2 dc in next st, *dc in next 3 st, 2 dc in next st*, repeat from *to*, join by sl st in first dc. (60 st)
Round 6: ch 2 and dc in first st, dc in next st and around, join by sl st in first dc. (60 st)
Round 7: ch 2 and dc in first st, dc in next st and around, join by sl st in first dc. (60 st)
Change to Color B
Round 8: ch 1 and hdc in first st, hdc in next st and around, join by sl st in first hdc. (60 st)
Change to Color C
Round 9: ch 1 and sc in first st, sc in next st and around, join by sl st in first sc (60 st)
Change to Color B
Round 10: ch 1 and hdc in first st, hdc in next st and around, join by sl st in first hdc. (60 st)
Change to Color A
Round 11: ch 2 and dc in first st, dc in next st and around, join by sl st in first dc. (60 st)
Round 12-15: Repeat Rounds 8-11 (once)
Change to Color A
Rounds 16-20: ch 1 and sc in first st, sc in next st and around, join by sl st in first sc (60 st)
Change to Color B
Round 21: Reverse sc in previous st and reverse st in each st around, join by sl st in first reverse sc. (see above in the abbreviations and link for help with the Reverse sc).
Fasten off and sew in loose ends.
I hope you enjoy the pattern! Have a great day. Be Blessed!
Kathy
Does the Christmas 2 count as a DC ty for Charing your pattern
Thank you for the pattern. I made one for my son’s teacher. He is quite tall so I extended it a bit. I posted my work in a crochet group and I put the link of the pattern to here so they could check out your other works too 🙂
Bless you for making and giving away chemo hats. Thank you so much for your free patterns also.
Thank you so much for this pattern. My Uncle has been diagnosed, for the third time, with brain cancer. I’ve been trying to think of something to do to help cheer him up and I think this may help! I know I could use any color, but gray is the color for brain cancer awareness.
God bless.
I just came across this pattern. I’ve been searching for a pattern for a boy, my 6yo daughter’s best friend who was diagnosed with leukemia at the beginning of the year. I want to make a beanie with his favorite colors. Hats for guys are so difficult to find! I saw the picture and thought “That looks perfect!” Then, I read the description and thought how cool that I came across it! Thanks so much for sharing this pattern!
I’m so glad you like it. Blessings and prayers to the little one.
Thank You for sharing the Stay Strong Beanie! I am a very basic crocheter and I was able to make this hat very easily! It was really fun. I am making hats for children’s charity now and I plan to make some more for cancer charity. I will definitely “crochet it forward!”
In so happy to hear that you enjoyed the pattern and will be crocheting it forward! Bless you!
This looks nice. I think it would be great in a nice soft cotton. Thanks for all you do. As of this month, I am a 5 year cancer survivor.
Thank you for sharing your Stay Strong Beanie. I use this pattern for making beanies for Crochet for Cancer. I have also used it for my nephew who is in a journey and battling cancer. I will crochet it forward! Thank you for all you do for helping fight and bringing smiles to faces that receive these beanie’s made with love and prayers.