Quick and Easy Solid Stripe Bucket Hat | Free Crochet Pattern

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Today I am sharing with you my favorite tried-and true bucket hat pattern! I love this pattern because it works up very quick and is a perfect way to use up some extra scrap yarn laying around the house. It has the beautiful standard shape of bucket hats that you would get from a store, but with that beautiful artisan touch of ✨crochet✨.

Bucket hats are such a fun project with a great pay off. I get that surge of dopamine from completing a project within an hour or two. Plus, I love that hats are generally a one-size fits all make which is great for markets and craft shows!

This pattern allows for a lot of color customization. I am getting ready for July 4th so I went with a patriotic color combination of red and white, but the possibilities are endless! I think that this hat would look so cute with a stripe of variegated yarn in the middle.

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Measurements

I have included instructions for size S, M, and L. The circumference of the top of the hat is what will determine the size. You can decrease the top rows to make the hat smaller, or increase rows to make it larger.

Materials

• worsted weight, or size 4 yarn in 2 colors. I used white and red
• 5 mm hook
• tapestry needle to weave in the ends
• scissors to cut your yarn

Abbreviations

Sl st = Slip Stitch

Ch = Chain

DC = Double crochet

Flo = front loop only

Blo = back loop only,

Inc = increase

Pattern Notes

• This pattern uses US crochet terms
• The circumference of the circle should match the circumference of the crown of your head, or whoever you are making the hat for
• The numbers in parentheses() are the different stitch counts for size S, M, L.
• The ch 2 at the beginning of the round does NOT count as a stitch
• to work an increase, you will do 2 dc into the same stitch
• repeat in brackets []
• A size M fits me perfectly, and my husband can wear it too!

Let’s get started!

TOP

Round 1: With Color A, make a magic circle. Dc 10 into the ring. (10)

*If you have trouble with the magic circle, chain 4 and join to the first chain made with a slip stitch to form a ring. *

Round 2: ch 2 (reminder that the ch 2 does not count as a stitch), inc in each stitch around, sl st (20)

Round 3: ch 2, repeat [dc in the first stitch, inc in the next] around, sl st (30)

Round 4: ch 2, repeat [dc in the first 2 stitches, inc in the next] around, sl st (40)

Round 5: ch 2, repeat [dc in the first 3 stitches, inc in the next] around, sl st (50)

Round 6: ch 2, repeat [dc in the first 4 stitches, inc in the next] around, sl st (60)

Round 7: ch 2, repeat [dc in the first 5 stitches, inc in the next] around, sl st (70)

For size S, stop here and move onto the middle.

Round 8: ch 2, repeat [dc in the first 6 stitches, inc in the next] around, sl st (80)

For size M, stop here and move onto the middle

Round 9: ch 2, repeat [dc in the first 7 stitches, inc in the next] around, sl st (90)

For size L, stop here and move onto the middle.

If you want to make an even bigger hat, continue doing more rounds and doing an increase after one additional stitch each round (dc in 8, inc in next), (dc in 9, inc in next), etc…

Middle

Round 1: ch 2, dc in the blo of each stitch around, sl st (70, 80, 90)

Round 2: ch 2, dc in each stitch around, sl st (70, 80, 90)

Round 3: ch 2, dc in each stitch around, sl st and tie off Color A. (70, 80, 90)

Round 4: Join Color B, your stripe color. Continue the same pattern. Ch 2, dc in each stitch around, sl st (70, 80, 90)

Round 5-7: ch 2, dc in each stitch around, sl st (70,80,90). Tie off yarn after round 7.

Brim

Round 1: Join Color A, ch 2, repeat [dc in the flo of the first (6, 7, 8) stitches, inc in the flo of the next] around, sl st (80, 90, 100)

Round 2: ch 2, dc in each stitch around, sl st (80, 90, 100)

Round 3: ch 2, repeat [dc in the first (7, 8, 9) stitches, inc in the next] around, sl st (90, 100, 110)

Round 4: ch 2, dc in each stitch around, sl st (90, 100, 110)

Round 5: ch 2, repeat [dc in the first (8, 9, 10) stitches, inc in the next] around, sl st (100, 110, 120)

Tie off and weave in ends.

…and you’re done!

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