To make a cancer awareness ribbon like this:
You will need the following:
–Worsted weight yarn in the appropriate color for the cancer about which you want to raise awareness (I am using yellow for sarcoma)
–3.75mm hook
–A yarn needle to weave in ends (my personal favorite being the Clover bent-tipped yarn needle)
Note: all stitches are worked into the ridge at the back of each chain
Using the hook and worsted weight yarn, chain 24:
Work an hdc in the second chain from hook:
Work 1 hdc in each of the next 7 chains (8hdc so far):
Work 2 hdc in each of the next 7 chains (22 hdc so far):
Work 1 hdc in next chain (23 hdc):
Chain 2:
Skip two chains and work 1 hdc in next chain (24 hdc and one chain-2 space):
and in each of the 4 remaining chains (28 hdc and one chain-2 space):
Chain 1:
Join with a slip to to the very first chain made:
Slip the right-hand end of the crochet ribbon through the chain-2 space as shown:
Weave in ends and secure the ribbon.
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Thanks for this great ribbon pattern 🙂
I’m anxious to start, I my self was a breast cancer survivor 29 Years , Im dry appreciative to this day. I now live in an Assisted Living I want to make some for my residents living here, I met with some residents who are also survivors, In return I want to give them a ribbon for others to share our good news. Thank You so much for your patients to show how it can be done, my ribbon will be in pink. Have a good day Thanks again. 👍🎗
Thank you for creating this lovely easy pattern. I used cotton nautical ombre to make 4th July pins for my coworkers. The variagated red, white, and blue pin is a beautiful tribute. I love the opening that keeps the ribbon in place. It is perfect. Thank you.
I got a little confused at first cause I was following the directions above the picture and the caption directly below the picture. But once I saw that mistake, it was easy to figure it out. Thank you so much for this mini before bed project!
Me too!!!
I do want to add, that I appreciate all the hard work that went into the pattern.. it is a great pattern.. the criticism wasn’t meant as a jab, but more as a help.. And I was serious about offering to help..
I LOVE it! Thank you so much for posting this!
Me 3.. I rewrote it in my words to follow.. I would be happy to help edit for anyone writing patterns.. im a perfectionist.. if course, writing like this, I get Lazy about punctuation and capitalization.
Thank you for this pattern.
How many are you ment to chain please I did 24 but the pattern has gone wrong
Thank you for sharing.
I am a breast cancer survivor and have made some hats to donate and would like to make more to donate.
I just found out another woman I know was diagnosed with breast cancer about a month ago.
Thank you for all you do to help others! <3
Very nice quick pattern to work up!
Love this. Wing pattern?
Thanks for the pattern. It was fast a and practical. I use it to make some ribbons for my office. We will donate whatever is collected to a local association dealing with Marian cancer.
Thanks for the pattern! I’m planning on making these gray with safety pins for brain tumour awareness. Wear Gray in May! I have survived brain surgery to have my tumour removed and I want to share these ribbons.
Good for you to care enough to share your story & make these ribbons to share.
My son passed away several months ago from Gliobastoma stage 4 brain cancer.
So happy for you that your tumor was removed & are doing good.
This is an important message to get out with these gray ribbons. Thank you for wanting to do
this.
I’m going to make mine gray too I had a massive brain tumor removed also in December 2017 too going through radiation right now. I go ing to make mine into keychain.
thank you so much i will be making hats with the color ribbon with colored hats in my sisters name pam she passed of triple neg 4 breast cancer, i my self of breast cancer i am cancer free 2 years. also for my mum she has been told in aug she had small cell lung cancer along with bone cancer they give her months so thank you for this and i will join in and take to our cancer center in our town thank you again for the inspiration to do this it will help me deal with what is to come in the coming months with my mother/
Thank you for sharing I’m a breast cancer.I’m a breast cancer survivor.I’m always making hats for oncology clinic and for hospital for sick kids as well.Now I’m going to make this ribbon to donate as well.
I’m going to make mine gray too I had a massive brain tumor removed also in December 2017 too going through radiation right now. I go ing to make mine into keychain.
Mine is going to be Maroon and White, Throat cancer survivor. It goes well around my neck to cover my Stoma (permanent hole in my throat) beautiful scarf. Thank you
Is there a written pattern for ribbon?
Can you make this into a scarf? I absolutely love this pattern.
I ran across this a couple of months ago and maybe this might work for the scarf for you.
making orange for my great niece shes battling luekemia
My younger brother eas just diagnosed with leukemia last week. I am making mini ones for the family to wear.
What is hdc?
What colour is the ribbon for children’s cancer?
Hi!
The color depends on the type of childhood cancer. You can do an internet search for that.
In U.S. crochet terminology, hdc means “half double crochet.”
It’s a stitch that in heigh falls between a U.S. single crochet (sc) and a double crochet (dc).
It is worked by doing the following:
1) Make a yarn over and insert the hook into a stitch,
2) Make a 2nd yarn over and pull that forward (you now have 3 loops on your hook),
3) Make a 3rd yarn over, and pull that through all three loops on your hook.
I hope this clarifies things.
Thank you, much appreciated. Cheryl
Thank you for the ribbon pattern,
Thank you for the quick and easy pattern. This makes it easy for me to make some leukemia awareness ribbons for me and my family. I plan to make some breast cancer and other awareness ribbons as well using this pattern
Childhood cancer is gold. My 3 year old has leukemia. Thank you so much for the pattern! I plan on making these w/pins for the moms in my group 😊
My son is a Gynecological Oncology Surgeon. Teal is the color for gynecological cancers. I have used this pattern to make over 500 teal ribbons. I attach them to cards that list the signs and symptoms of Ovarian Cancer for he and his office staff to hand out every day , and outdoors during September which is Ovarian and Gynecological Awareness Month. Thank you for such a beautiful pattern for such a worthy cause. Val
Thank you so much for the pattern, I’m going to try it
You are very welcome.