Note that the top and the side have two solid lines – outer for pattern with french seam, and the inner for pattern without french seam. Two options for the pattern: with French seam and without.Ĭut out the three details of the pattern.

No French seam option, finished with a serger (contributed by Susan Levine-Yalowsky).

Here’s what the two options look like (caps turned inside out): You can definitely use zigzag, but it won’t look quite as finished. If you have a serger, then you should probably choose the option without French seam. French seam adds a nice finished look, but it’s slightly harder to do and takes a little more time. Here is how the pages were taped (click on the image to see it bigger): Cut the fabricĭecide whether you are going to sew a french seam for the seam between the top and the side. Tape the four pages overlapping by 1-1/2″. Measure the two 10 cm scale reference markers to ensure that the scale was correct. Print out the patternĭownload the PDF file with the pattern and print it on four Letter size pages. Nurses wearing scrub caps I made to this pattern. The nurses preferred lighter-weight to medium-weight cotton fabric. The size fits everyone and the button placement was described as just right.

I have delivered 20 caps to one of the hospitals, and the feedback I got was very positive. Finally, the design features two buttons on either side to attach the elastics from a face mask. I prefer this single-layer design to double-layer reversible ones because it is lighter, more breathable, and quicker to make. This is a quick design that requires no ribbons and consists of only three details. View of the scrub cap from front, side, and back.

allow for optional french seam for a more finished, professional look.

improve fabric cutting efficiency (by having the tie straps separate from the sides.

add two buttons for hooking face mask elastic ear loops.

get rid of the tricky to sew area in the back of the cap side.

add a little more bulk in the rear to tuck away long hair.

I have improved on the two above patterns, to: I’ve refined this pattern from these two Youtube videos: DIY Scrub Cap by Lea Goes Green and Scrub Cap by Larissa Fontenot. I have been making scrub caps for hospital nurses and doctors, and thought that I’d share my pattern.

Scrub top pattern free download