Most were the reversible, “standard” style scrub caps but I also made handfuls of the ‘long hair’ version. Over the course of two months, I made A LOT of scrub caps. Fortunately, I had found a pattern for that too. Some even asked for something that would better fit their long hair. People immediately started asking where she got it and if there were more. Initially I landed on the above pictured style for her. So I got to work finding and testing a bunch of free scrub patterns. She even had some fabric she wanted me to use that she felt would make her smile (below). It only took her a couple of minutes to ask for a scrub cap. So to support her in any way I could, I told her I would make anything she needed.

Like with most PPE, howeer, they found there were not only long wait times, but the caps were expensive.Ī dear friend of mine works in that ER. So the ER managers went looking for scrub caps of all kinds. They didn’t want the virus getting into their hair and on their heads. This uncertainty also meant that most of the teams who were in contact with patients wanted to be super careful to keep their heads covered. When patients came into the ER, they never knew who was or was not positive for COVID-19. The Emergency Room that I was supporting was quick to recognize that they wanted as much coverage as possible at work. OK, I’ll get back to why I focused on making scrub caps… I also feel very strongly that health care providers should feel as safe as possible when they are treating patients.

Even if, at the time, they didn’t (really) have enough.Īnd while we can spend hours discussing the merits (or lack thereof) of that logic, I feel it’s better to spend time making things people want and can use in a clinical setting than arguing who is right. The adminiation would not accept fabric mask donations. I did this because their administration felt they had enough masks. I started making scrub caps for a large, local hospital Emergency Room back in March.

So I created a simple DIY scrub cap pattern along with a step-by-step tutorial on how to make it. This has become especially important as the pandemic continues to challenge health care providers across the world. A free scrub cap pattern is now something people are more actively making to support workers on the front lines.

Scrub top pattern free download