I have had a premature child that passed away at age 8. When he was in the hospital, I had a chance to become acquainted with some children who needed caps due to chemo. These hats are soft, and have a lot of ease so they will fit a variety of children.

Use of different yarns, needles etc. may vary the size, but that is ok as there are many different sizes of head which need covered.

This simple pattern begins with a gradual increase then changes to a k3p1 ribbing and finishes with a k2p2 ribbing.