Granny Stitch Bucket Hat | Free Crochet Pattern & Video Tutorial

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This granny stitch bucket hat is a cute accessory that will help keep your head cool and shade your eyes this summer! A small and quick project, this hat will take less than a skein of yarn, or you can use your scraps to make a multicolored bucket hat. Using the timeless granny stitch, this pattern creates a mesh bucket hat that is both fashionable and functional!

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Two-Toned Bucket Hat

Although the written pattern and video tutorial go over how to make a solid-colored hat, you can switch colors every round to get a two-toned look! To see how I change colors while working in the round, view my striped beanie pattern and tutorial.

Crochet Granny Stitch Bucket Hat Video Tutorial

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You can follow along with my YouTube video to make your own crochet bucket hat! I have timestamps included to section the video and help you jump to any point you need to!

Pattern Information

Materials

• 80 grams of medium weight yarn (Favorite Cotton in “Cream”)
• 5.5mm Clover Amour crochet hook
• Scissors
• Yarn needle

Crochet Abbreviations

ch = chain

cl = cluster

dc = double crochet

rep = repeat

sl st = slip stitch

sp = space

Gauge

8 rows of 4 clusters and spaces makes a 10 x 10 centimeter (4″ x 4″) square

Dimensions

*includes basic instructions to adjust sizing

Overall: 33.5 centimeters wide x 20 centimeters long (13.2 x 7.9 inches)

Fits: 51 – 55 centimeters (20.1″ – 21.7″) circumference head

Notes and Tips

• This pattern is written using US crochet terms
• The number in {curly brackets} at the end of each row is the stitch count after finishing that row
• Italicized notes tell you what to change to adjust the size
• The chain 3 at the beginning of each round DOES count as a double crochet
• The slip stitch at the end of each round goes into the top of the chain 3 from the beginning of that round
• The first cluster of every new round goes into the space right at the base of the turning chain
• The last rep in Rounds 2-3 will go into the first space of that round

Crochet Granny Stitch Bucket Hat Pattern

Top

Foundation: Make a magic ring or make a slipknot, ch4, sl st to 1st ch to form a ring

Round 1: ch3, dc2 into ring, rep[ch1, dc3 into ring] 2 times, ch1, sl st {3 cl}

The last rep in Rounds 2-3 will go into the first space of that round.

Rounds 2-3: ch3, dc2 into sp below, rep[ch1, (dc3, ch1,* dc3) into next sp] around ending last rep at *, sl st {6 cl, 12 cl}

Round 4: ch3, dc2 into sp below, rep[ch1, dc3 into next sp] around, ch1, sl st {12 cl}

Round 5: ch3, dc2 into sp below, rep[ch1, (dc3, ch1, dc3) into next sp, ch1,* dc3 into next sp] around ending last rep at *, sl st {18 cl}

Note: If you want a medium hat, add an extra cluster to one of the spaces that only has one cluster. For a large hat, add an extra cluster to two of the spaces that only have one cluster.

Body

Round 6-13: ch3, dc2 into sp below, rep[ch1, dc3 into next sp] around, ch1, sl st {18 cl}

Notes: For a shorter body, do fewer rounds. For a longer body, do more rounds.

Brim

Round 14: ch3, dc2 into sp below, *rep[ch1, dc3, ch1, dc3] into next 2 sp, ch1,** dc3 into next sp, rep from * ending last rep at **, sl st {30 cl}

Rounds 15-17: ch3, dc2 into sp below, rep[ch1, dc3 into next sp] around, ch1, sl st {30 cl}

Fasten off.

Finished Crochet Granny Stitch Bucket Hat

Weave in your loose ends and your crochet bucket hat is finished!