Crochet Bucket Hat Free Pattern & Video Tutorial

Crochet bucket hats are the perfect accessory for a summer day. They are cool and comfortable, and they protect your head from the sun. They are also very easy to make. All you need is a crochet hook and some yarn. The easiest way to make a crochet bucket hat is to use a pattern. There are many different patterns available online of course, but I shall offer my own version here. Enjoy!

Make sure to also check my Crochet beanie hat video tutorial

Material needed to crochet the bucket hat

• 200 grams of any fingering acrylic yarn or cotton yarn (if you are using two colors 100 grams of each color) 
• 2.5 mm crochet hook
• Tapestry needle
• Scissors

Stitches used in the project

Gauge 

You don’t need a specific gauge for this hat. But there is a stitch gauge of 6 to 7 sts in one inch.

Size

I have made this an adult size you can make it small by using a smaller hook or by measuring with the brim as we will make it first so it will be easy to measure the head size.

Options

Depending on the final thickness you wish to go for you could choose a lighter version with Sport weight yarn or a slightly thicker version with DK weight yarn.

*Special note*

• I will use two colors, to make it easier, I have mentioned color A and color B work as 

Asc: A color single crochet 

Bsc: B color single crochet 

• Join with a sl st at the end of each round 

• Ch1 does not count as a stitch 

• Repeat all the instructions within ** till the end of the round 

• Inc (Asc, Bsc) means you have to make 1 sc in A color and ! sc in B color in increase sts

• Inc (A) or inc (B) means make increase sts with color A or color B only 

Crochet bucket hat free pattern PDF

How to make a bucket hat step by step

Round 1 Ch4, sl st to make a circle, make 12Asc in the circle (12sc)

Round 2 

2Asc in each st,

(24sc)

Round 3 

*Bsc, 3Asc* 

(24sc)

Round 4

*Inc(1Asc, 1Bsc), 1Bsc, 2Asc* {it will be going as inc in next st, sc in next 3 sts}

(30sc)

Round 5

*Inc(A),1 Asc,1 Bsc, 2Asc* {it will be going as inc in next st, sc in next 4 sts}

(36sc)

Round 6 

*1Bsc, 5Asc*

(36sc)

Round 7 

*2Bsc, 3Asc, inc(A) {it will be going as  sc in next 5 sts, inc in next st}

(42sc)

Round 8

*1Asc, 1Bsc, 4Asc, inc (A)* {it will be going as sc in next 6 sts, inc in next st}

(48sc)

Round 9 (color A)

*7sc, inc* 

(54sc)

Round 10(color B)

*8sc, inc* 

(60sc)

Round 11(color A)

*9sc, inc*

(66sc)

Round 12

5Asc, 1Bsc, *(10Asc,1Bsc)* 5Asc in the last 

(66sc)

Round 13

*5Asc, 2Bsc, 3Asc, inc(A)* {it will be going as sc in next 10 sts, inc in next st}

(72sc)

Round 14

*6Asc, 1Bsc. 4Asc, inc A*{it will be going as sc in next 11 sts, inc in next st}

(78sc)

Round 15(color A)

*12sc, inc* (84sc)

Round 16 

*13Asc, 1Bsc*  

(84sc)

Round 17

*13Asc, inc(B)*

(90sc)

Round 18

*14Asc, 1Bsc*

(90sc)

Round 19(color A)

*14sc, inc* 

(96sc)

Round 20

7Asc, 1Bsc, *(15Asc, 1Bsc)* 8Asc in the last 

(96sc)

Round 21

7Asc, inc(B), * (15Asc, inc(B))*, 8 Asc in the last 

(102sc)

Round 22(color A)

*16sc, inc* 

(108sc)

Round 23

*1Bsc, 17Asc*

(108sc)

Round 24 

1Bsc *16Asc, 2Bsc*repeat from * to * 4times, 16Asc, 1Bsc in the last st.

(108sc)

Round 25

*1Bsc, 17Asc*

Round 26(color A)

*17sc, inc*

(112sc)