Soft and Simple Crochet Bucket Hat

This bucket hat is made of a soft cotton/acrylic blend yarn, and is crocheted all in one piece from the top down so there is no irritating seaming. 

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Finished Size: 22” in circumference 

Gauge: 13 sts x 13 rows = 4” in griddle stitch

Materials: Approx 200 yds worsted weight (CYCA 4, Medium) yarn. Model shown in Caron Cotton Cakes (60% cotton/40% acrylic; 530 yds; 250g) in #70006 Wild Blueberry

Crochet hook size 4.5mm or size needed to obtain gauge 

Locking stitch marker

Notes:

Ch-3 counts as 1 dc

Abbreviations:

Beg – beginning

BLO – back loop only

Ch – chain

Dc – double crochet

FLO – front loop only

Rep – repeat

Rnd – round

Sc – single crochet 

Sl st – slip stitch

Hat:

Work magic ring.

Rnd 1: Ch 3, 11 dc in ring. Pull tight to close magic ring and join rnd with sl st. In top of beg-ch-3. Mark last st of rnd and move marker up for each subsequent rnd. 12 dc

Rnd 2: Ch 3, dc in same st as rnd join, 2 dc in each remaining dc around. Join rnd with sl st in top of beg-ch-3. 24 dc

Rnd 3: Ch 3, dc in same st as rnd join, dc in next dc, *2 dc in next dc, dc in next dc. Rep from * around. Join rnd with sl st in top of beg-ch-3. 36 dc

Rnd 4: Ch 3, dc in same st as rnd join, dc in each of next 2 dc, *2 dc in next dc, dc in each of next 2 dc. Rep from * around. Join rnd with sl st in top of beg-ch-3. 48 dc

Rnd 5: Ch 3, dc in same st as rnd join, dc in each of next 3 dc, *2 dc in next dc, dc in each of next 3 dc. Rep from * around. Join rnd with sl st in top of beg-ch-3. 60 dc

Rnd 6: Ch 3, dc in same st as rnd join, dc in each of next 4 dc, *2 dc in next dc, dc in each of next 4 dc. Rep from * around. Join rnd with sl st in top of beg-ch-3. 72 dc

Rnd 7: Sc BLO in each dc around, working 1 dec at any point in the rnd. Do not join rnd. 71 sc

Rnd 8: Sc in next sc, *dc in next sc, sc in next sc. Rep from * around.

Rnd 9: Dc in next sc, *sc in next dc, dc in next sc. Rep from * around.

Rnd 10: Sc in next dc, *dc in next sc, sc in next dc. Rep from * around.

Rep Rnds 9 – 10 for pattern until work measures 4 ½” from Rnd 7.

Brim: 

Rnd 1: Working in FLO for this round only, sl st in first st of rnd, ch 3, dc in same st as rnd join, dc in each of next 5 dc, *2 dc in next dc, dc in each of next 5 dc. Rep from * around, working an increase in the last dc of the last repeat. Join rnd with sl st in top of beg-ch-3. 84 dc

Rnd 2: Ch 3, dc in same st as rnd join, dc in each of next 6 dc, *2 dc in next dc, dc in each of next 6 dc. Rep from * around. Join rnd with sl st in top of beg-ch-3. 96 dc

Rnd 3: Ch 3, dc in same st as rnd join, dc in each of next 7 dc, *2 dc in next dc, dc in each of next 7 dc. Rep from * around. Join rnd with sl st in top of beg-ch-3. 108 dc

Rnd 4: Sl st in each st around. End off

Weave in ends.