👒 Bucket Hat Crochet Pattern
A full construction plan, not just a motif: every round is computed by the stitch engine and verified before publishing — the finished object comes out the size the title promises.
📏 Adult 56cm head: crown Ø16cm, 4.5cm straight sides, ≈7cm flared brim — cotton yarn
Finished size & materials
📏 Adult 56cm head: crown Ø16cm, 4.5cm straight sides, ≈7cm flared brim — cotton yarn. Written for worsted (category 4) yarn and a 5.0-5.5mm hook at ≈0.7cm per single crochet. Gauge decides the final size — hook a small swatch first and adjust the hook, not the stitch counts. Every round below is computed by the stitch engine: if a round says it starts at 72 and ends at 66, those numbers reconcile.
crown
sides
brim
Round-by-round instructions
crown — 13 rounds
- Part: crown (flatCircle, main color)
- R1: (sc) x6 (6) — 6X in magic ring
- R2: (inc) x6 (12) — even increases
- R3: (sc, inc) x6 (18) — even increases
- R4: (sc, sc, inc) x6 (24) — even increases
- R5: (sc, sc, sc, inc) x6 (30) — even increases
- R6: (sc, sc, sc, sc, inc) x6 (36) — even increases
- R7: (sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, inc) x6 (42) — even increases
- R8: (sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, inc) x6 (48) — even increases
- R9: (sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, inc) x6 (54) — even increases
- R10: (sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, inc) x6 (60) — even increases
- R11: (sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, inc) x6 (66) — even increases
- R12: (sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, inc) x6 (72) — even increases
- R13: fasten off
sides — 7 rounds
- Part: sides (tube, main color)
- R1: (sc) x74 (74) — 74X in magic ring
- R2-R6: sc x74 (74) — work even (body length)
- R7: fasten off, leave tail for sewing
brim — 19 rounds
- Part: brim (flatCircle, main color)
- R1: (sc) x6 (6) — 6X in magic ring
- R2: (inc) x6 (12) — even increases
- R3: (sc, inc) x6 (18) — even increases
- R4: (sc, sc, inc) x6 (24) — even increases
- R5: (sc, sc, sc, inc) x6 (30) — even increases
- R6: (sc, sc, sc, sc, inc) x6 (36) — even increases
- R7: (sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, inc) x6 (42) — even increases
- R8: (sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, inc) x6 (48) — even increases
- R9: (sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, inc) x6 (54) — even increases
- R10: (sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, inc) x6 (60) — even increases
- R11: (sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, inc) x6 (66) — even increases
- R12: (sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, inc) x6 (72) — even increases
- R13: (sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, inc) x6 (78) — even increases
- R14: (sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, inc) x6 (84) — even increases
- R15: (sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, inc) x6 (90) — even increases
- R16: (sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, inc) x6 (96) — even increases
- R17: (sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, inc) x6 (102) — even increases
- R18: (sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, inc) x6 (108) — even increases
- R19: fasten off
Assembly & finishing
- crown — 72 sts ≈ Ø16cm — a 56cm head with 2cm of ease (bucket hats fit closer than beanies). Cotton yarn throughout for structure.
- sides — 6 even rounds (≈4.5cm) — the straight sides make the bucket silhouette.
- brim — Do NOT crochet this as a separate circle: join yarn at the side edge and increase roughly 1 in 2 stitches (72→108 sts) spread over 2 rounds, then 2 even rounds. Ø adds ≈8cm of brim. A steeper increase makes the brim ruffle; fewer increases make it curl under.