The Flower Petal Cap Crochet Pattern is a option for donating to cancer patients. It offers complete head coverage as well as neck and ear coverage. It’s a quick and easy pattern with a little feminine touch.
This hat is the 10th pattern in the Crochet Along for a Cause. We are making 1 hat per week to donate to a cancer center, school, or homeless shelter all summer long. There’s always time to join! You can find all the details and hat patterns HERE.
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Flower Petal Cap Crochet Pattern
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Materials
worsted weight yarn (I used Paintbox Simply Aran)
I/5.5 mm
yarn needle
scissors
Level
Easy
Pattern notes & stitches to know
magic loop
ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
dc – double crochet
hdc – half double crochet
hdc 3rd loop only – insert hook into the loop behind the stitch, underneath the top two loops and work a hdc
sc – single crochet
· written in US terms
· This hat is worked from the top down with joined rounds starting with a magic loop
Approx finished size (adult)
Circumference: 20” Length: 9.25”
FLOWER PETAL CAP CROCHET PATTERN
Make a magic loop
Round 1: ch 2, dc 10 into loop, pull loop closed tight, join to first dc with sl st (10 dc)
Round 2: ch 2, 2 dc in each stitch around, join to first dc with sl st (20 dc)
Round 3: ch 2, *dc in 1 stitch, 2 dc in next* repeat from * to * around, join to first dc with sl st (30 dc)
Round 4: ch 2, *dc in 2 stitches, 2 dc in next* repeat from * to * around, join to first dc with sl st (40 dc)
Round 5: ch 2, *dc in 3 stitches, 2 dc in next* repeat from * to * around, join to first dc with sl st (50 dc)
Round 6: ch 2, *dc in 4 stitches, 2 dc in next* repeat from * to * around, join to first dc with sl st (60 dc)
Crown diameter should be approx. 6.75” Add or take out increase rounds as needed.
Round 7 – 14: ch 2, dc in each stitch around, join to first dc with sl st (60 dc)
Round 15: ch 1, hdc in each stitch around, join to first hdc with sl st (60 hdc)
Round 16: ch 1, hdc 3rd loop only in each stitch around, join to first hdc with sl st (60 hdc)
Round 17: ch 1, hdc 3rd loop only in each stitch around, join to first hdc with sl st (60 hdc)
Round 18: ch 1, *hdc 3rd loop only in 3 stitches, 2 hdc 3rd loop only in next* repeat from * to * around, join to first hdc with sl st (75 hdc)
Round 19: ch 1, sc in same stitch, skip 1 stitch, *5 hdc in next, skip 1 stitch, sc in next, skip 1 stitch* repeat from * to * around, join to first sc with sl st
Fasten off. Weave in the ends.
And you’re done with this cute hat!!
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Made your flower petal cap in lavender. Turned out great. Will be making more of your cap for a cause
Thank you!
Do u have a video for it
No, sorry I don’t
I just found this CAL a couple of weeks ago and am hooked! (no pun intended). It’s so nice that you do this every year. I’m making hats for the local cancer center and homeless shelter there. Thank you so much for helping me give back to the community!
Yay! Thank you!!
Another absolutely adorable hat for the donation box! I made mine in white. Next time I make this hat, I’m going to try making the “band” in a different color. Thanks so much for these lovely hats.
Thank you so much!! I think that would be so cute 🙂
I would love to make this for my granddaughter. How do I alter the pattern for a toddler 1-3 years old? Thanks in advance
Catherine
Hi! You can take out 1 or 2 increase rounds 🙂
Hey. I just saw this on Pinterest! Love this little hat… would be so cute for little girl. When you responded with take out 1 or 2 increase rounds…. does that mean at end? I’m pretty new to crocheting! If I wanted to make for toddlers/little girls(ages3-8/9) or so, which rounds do I need to skip?
Hi! In the first rounds where you are working 2 stitches in each round are increase rounds. For the 8/9 year old you can probably skip round 6. For the 3 year old I would skip 5 & 6 🙂
Really struggled with round 16 stitch of hdc 3rd loop
Me too! ☹️
Sharon, I think I figured it out. It’s not that you insert the hook into the loop behind the stitch under the top 2 loops and THEN do a hdc. Instead, you just do the hdc in a different place , i.e., you do the hdc in that 3rd loop (the one that sits in the back under the top 2 loops. Those top 2 loops are where you would otherwise normally do a hdc.) Summary: do the hdc in that back, bottom loop. Hope that helps.
Me too. ☹️ I insert the hook into loop behind stitch under top 2 loops per pattern instruction. That leaves me with 2 loops on the hook. Now what – how does one do a HDC if you already have 2 loops on hook instead of 1? Help please! What am I doing wrong? TIA.
Any chance you can send me a video clip of line 16 and 17.
I can’t understand how it is done. I was good up until then.
I’m new at this.
Carolyn
I’m making hats for people with cancer. I love the flower petal hate….my problem is the seam shows….how do I make the hat without the seam?
Hi! Yes, the seam will show with anything made in joined rounds 🙂