I’m so excited to be participating in the Crochet Cancer Challenge again this year! I look forward to this event every year, and as the years go by it grows nearer and dearer to my heart.
If you haven’t heard of the Crochet Cancer Challenge, it was created by Christine of Sweet Potato 3 in 2013 when she lost her uncle to cancer. She wanted to do something to honor him, so she created this awesome event.
The event takes place every year in October and lasts the entire month. Each day (Monday – Saturday) a new crochet beanie pattern is released and is free for that day with a special code IN EXCHANGE for a pledge to make at least one hat. The hat can either be gifted to someone who is battling cancer or donated to a local hospital or cancer center.
Pattern Details
My 2023 contribution to the challenge is a crochet beanie pattern that I call, Pop’s Beanie. It is a simple, no frills beanie and it reminds me of one my late grandfather used to wear. I named it Pop’s Beanie in memory of him.
This beanie has a bit of a different construction than most. It is worked flat in rows to create a rectangle. The entire rectangle is worked with just one stitch. Then the rectangle is sewn together along the ends and cinched closed at the top.
I used Mary Maxim Mellowspun DK (#3) yarn for this hat. This yarn is 100% acrylic and so soft. It comes in many colors and is machine washable. It’s a really great yarn for soft hats that will be gifted or donated.
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Pop’s Beanie
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Pop’s Beanie Crochet Pattern
Yarn:
Mary Maxim Mellowspun DK (#3) yarn
100% Acrylic
100g/284yards
Hook:
G/6 (4.0mm) crochet hook or hook to obtain gauge
Other Materials:
Gauge:
16 hhdc x 14 rows = 4”
Pattern Difficulty:
Easy
Stitches Needed & Abbreviations:
st(s) – stitch(es)
ch(s) – chain(s)
sc – single crochet
hhdc – herringbone half double crochet – yarn over, insert into stitch, yarn over, pull through stitch and 1st loop, yarn over, pull through both loops
Sizing:
| Size | Head Circumference | Finished Circumference | Finished Length | Yardage |
| Toddler | 18-20” | 17” | 9” | 198 |
| Child | 20-21” | 19” | 10” | 221 |
| Adult Small | 21-22” | 20” | 11” | 233 |
| Adult Large | 22-23” | 21” | 12” | 244 |
Pattern Notes:
Pattern is in US terms.
Starting chain does not count as first st, unless stated otherwise within the pattern.
Pattern is written in smallest size with additional sizes in parentheses as follows: Toddler (Child, Adult Small, Adult Large). Final stitch count for all sizes will be in parentheses at the end of each row/round.
Hat has approximately 1-2” negative ease and will stretch to fit.
Stitch tutorial: https://youtu.be/4g-WsJ26kk4?si=6g5iqTS7FHwnsxPD
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Pattern:
Ch 37 (41, 45, 49)
Row 1: hhdc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across. (36, 40, 44, 48)
Rows 2-60(67, 70, 74): ch 1, turn, 1 hhdc in each st across. (36, 40, 44, 48)
Fold rectangle in half so the last row is lying on top of the first row.
Join ends together by slip stitches in each st across.
Do not fasten off.
Working along the top of each row:
Round 1: ch 1, 1 sc in the top of each row around, join to first st. (60, 67, 70, 74) Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Join yarn to bottom of rectangle, at slip st.
Round 1: ch 1, 1 sc in bottom of each row around, join to 1st st. (60, 67, 70, 74)
Fasten off. Using a yarn needle and the long tail, weave yarn in and out of stitches at top of hat. Pull tight to close. Weave in ends.
Bottom of hat can be folded over to wear as a beanie or left long as a slouch hat.
Previous Cancer Challenge Contributions
Want to make more hats to help people with cancer? You may also like some of my previous years’ contributions to the Crochet Cancer Challenge.
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Thank you so much for this pattern. I have made many of your designs and they have been great! I always look forward to seeing new patterns and information from your site. Every year I find a favorite hat and/or lap blanket to make for holiday gifts and this will be the hat this year for sure. It’s great, quick and the yarn is wonderful!
Thanks again!