Summer Bucket Hat

I wanted to make a bucket hat that felt a little different. Last year I made the Sunlit Bucket Hat for my Free Crochet Library, and it uses the same airy double crochet lattice - but this time I wanted a denser brim for more structure and sun protection. The open crown and body keep you cool and light, while the single crochet brim gives you proper shade. It's the kind of hat you'll actually reach for all summer.

How it's made

You start from the top and work down in joined rounds. The crown builds out with increases until it fits your head, the body is just repeating the same round until the depth is right, and then the brim transitions into single crochet with a bit of increasing to get that wide bucket shape. The picot border is the very last thing - one round and you're done.

Any yarn works. I used a DK weight cotton-acrylic blend held double, which gave me a sturdy but still lightweight fabric. A worsted or aran weight single strand would work just as well.

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Made to measure

No size chart. You measure your own head and adjust the rounds to fit. The pattern walks you through exactly when and how to check your size.

Video tutorial

Watch the full step-by-step tutorial on YouTube. I walk you through every round from start to finish.

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