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Love You Momma, Chemo Hat

My Mom was an elementary school teacher but her best teaching was with her family. My sisters and I learned to love each other, laugh at ourselves and each other, dream with each other and we learned to knit.

In May 2006, my sisters and I realized something was medically wrong with Momma. Test confirmed she had lung cancer which had spread. I designed this chemo hat in anticipation of her needing it and because I wanted to do what I could to help and support her. I gave her the hat but she was never able to wear it. She passed away June 24, 2006. This pattern is dedicated to my Mom.
Margaret Ann Willis Edwards
03-09-1932 to 06-24-2006
Ellen Edwards Drechsler

Materials: 2 balls Oh My!
Needles: Size US 10, 16” circular needle, and double points, or size needed to get gauge
Gauge: 3.75 sts = 1” over st st.
Finished Size: Adult

With circular needle loosely cast on 72 sts. Place a marker and join in the round without twisting. Knit even for 3 rows, end at marker.
Eyelet row: *(K2tog, yo, k4); rep from * around the hat until you are back to the marker. Knit even until approx. 6” in length. Begin decreasing changing to double pointed needles as needed.

Round 1: *(K7, k2tog); rep from * around, ending with 64 sts
Round 2 and even numbered rounds: Knit even.
Round 3: *(K6, k2tog); rep from * around, ending with 56sts.
Round 5: *(K5, k2tog); rep from * around, ending with 48 sts
Round 7: *(K4, k2tog); rep from * around, ending with 40 sts
Round 9: *(K3, k2tog); rep from * around, ending with 32 sts.
Round 11: *(K2, k2tog); rep from * around, ending with 24 sts.
Round 13: *(K1, k2tog); rep from * around, ending with 16 sts.
Round 15: *(K2tog); rep from *around, ending with 8 sts.
Run yarn through stitches and pull tightly. Weave in ends.

Ruffle edge: Pick up 72 sts at cast on edge. Knit one row even. Next row: knit into the front, then the back and again into the front of each st, making a double increase in each st. Knit one row even. Knit a row increasing as before. Bind off. Sew in ends. Crochet a chain, knit an i-cord or purchase ribbon to run through the eyelet holes. Your choice.

©2007 Plymouth Yarn Company. Design by Ellen Edwards Drechsler, in memory of her mother. All rights reserved.