waves of hope chemo cap

WavesofHopeChemoCap

YouNeed:WorstedWeightyarn–IusedLionBrandCotton‐Ease–about100yardsSize9circularknittingneedles(16”orshorter)Abbreviations:SSK–slip,slip,knit–sliptwostitches,oneatatimetotherighthandneedle.Insertthelefthandneedleintobothstitchesandknitthemtogether.Thispatternisinmultiplesof10,sojustaddorsubtractin10stitchincrementstoadjustthesizeforbabies,childrenorlargeradults.Thishatfitsanaverageadulthead.Remembertoadjustyourcrowndecreasesaswell!Caston70stitches,placemarkerandjoin,beingcarefulnottotwiststitches.WorkBrim: Row1:*K3,P2*;repeatfrom*to*acrossrow RepeatRow1untilpiecemeasures1.5to2inchesWorkBodyofCap Rows1,2,3&4:*K5,P5*;repeatfrom*to*toend Rows5and6: *K4,P1,K1,P4*;repeatfrom*to*toend Rows7and8: *K3,P2,K2,P3*;repeatfrom*to*toend

Rows9and10: *K2,P3,K3,P2*;repeatfrom*to*toend

Rows11and12: *K1,P4,K4,P1*;repeatfrom*to*toend

Rows13,14,15&16: *P5,K5*;repeatfrom*to*toend

Rows17and18: *P4,K1,P1,K4*;repeatfrom*to*toend

Rows19and20: *P3,K2,P2,K3*;repeatfrom*to*toend

Rows21and22: *P2,K3,P3,K2*;repeatfrom*to*toend

Rows23and24: *P1,K4,P4,K1*;repeatfrom*to*toend

CrownDecrease: Row1: *K8,SSK*:repeatfrom*to*toend Row2: Knitallstitches

Row3: *K7,SSK*:repeatfrom*to*toend Row4: Knitallstitches

Row5: *K6,SSK*:repeatfrom*to*toend Row6: Knitallstitches

Row7: *K5,SSK*:repeatfrom*to*toend Row8: Knitallstitches

Row9: *K4,SSK*:repeatfrom*to*toend Row10: Knitallstitches

Row11: *K3,SSK*:repeatfrom*to*toendFinish:Cutyarn,leavingatail.Drawtailthroughstitchesleftontheneedles.Cinchclosed,secureandweaveinends.Spreadsomehope!