Tutorial Tuesday-crocheted simple bucket hat

This hat is perfect in a cotton for the summer and can be easily adapted to boy or girl.

 

Simple Bucket Hat

hook size I

2"x2"=7 hdc x 5 rows

I used I love this cotton for the pattern, the bigger hats shown were made in Peaches and Cream and turned out to be 6 hdc x 5 rows and ran a little bigger than the pattern calls for.

 

 

size 0-3 months

 

beginning ch 2 counts as 1st hdc throughout

1) 8 hdc in magic circle. join

2) ch 2, hdc in same stitch, 2 hdc around, join (16)

3) ch 2, hdc in same st, hdc in next st, *2 hdc, hdc* around. join (24)

4) ch 2, hdc in same st, hdc in next 2, *2 hdc, hdc 2 *around. join (32)

5) ch 2, hdc in same st and next 3, *2 hdc, hdc 3* around. join (40)

6-12) ch 2, hdc around. join (40) **optional stripe, change to color B for rows 11-12

13) ch 2, hdc in same stitch and next 2, *2 hdc, hdc 2* around. join (52)

14) ch 2, hdc around. join (52)

15) ch 1, sc around. join (52)

finish off

 

 

size 3-9 months

 

beginning ch 2 counts as 1st hdc throughout

1) 8 hdc in magic circle. join

2) ch 2, hdc in same stitch, 2 hdc around, join (16)

3) ch 2, hdc in same st, hdc in next st, *2 hdc, hdc* around. join (24)

4) ch 2, hdc in same st, hdc in next 2, *2 hdc, hdc 2 *around. join (32)

5) ch 2, hdc in same st and next 3, *2 hdc, hdc 3* around. join (40)

6) ch 2, hdc in same stitch and next 9. *2hdc, hdc 9* around (44)

7-13) ch 2, hdc around. join (44) **optional stripe, change to color B for rows 11-12

14) ch 2, hdc in same stitch and next 2, *2 hdc, hdc 2* around. join (56)

15-16) ch 2, hdc around. join (56)

finish off

 

 

size 9-24 months

 

beginning ch 2 counts as 1st hdc throughout

1) 8 hdc in magic circle. join

2) ch 2, hdc in same stitch, 2 hdc around, join (16)

3) ch 2, hdc in same st, hdc in next st, *2 hdc, hdc* around. join (24)

4) ch 2, hdc in same st, hdc in next 2, *2 hdc, hdc 2 *around. join (32)

5) ch 2, hdc in same st and next 3, *2 hdc, hdc 3* around. join (40)

6) ch 2, hdc in same st and next 4, *2 hdc, hdc 4* around. join (48)

7-14) ch 2, hdc around. join (48) **optional stripe, change to color B for rows 12-13

15) ch 2, hdc in same stitch and next 2, *2 hdc, hdc 2* around. join (64)

16-17) ch 2, hdc around. join (64)

19) ch 1, sc around. join (64)

finish off

 

 

size 2-5 years

 

beginning ch 2 counts as 1st hdc throughout

1) 8 hdc in magic circle. join

2) ch 2, hdc in same stitch, 2 hdc around, join (16)

3) ch 2, hdc in same st, hdc in next st, *2 hdc, hdc* around. join (24)

4) ch 2, hdc in same st, hdc in next 2, *2 hdc, hdc 2 *around. join (32)

5) ch 2, hdc in same st and next 3, *2 hdc, hdc 3* around. join (40)

6) ch 2, hdc in same st and next 4, *2 hdc, hdc 4* around. join (48)

7) ch 2, hdc in same st and next 5, *2 hdc, hdc 5* around. join (56)

8-16) ch 2, hdc around. join (56) **optional stripe, change to color B for rows 13-15

17) ch 2, hdc in same stitch and next 2, *2 hdc, hdc 2* around. join (74)

18-19) ch 2, hdc around. join (74)

20) ch 1, sc around. join (74)

finish off

 

 

size 6+ years

 

beginning ch 2 counts as 1st hdc throughout

1) 8 hdc in magic circle. join

2) ch 2, hdc in same stitch, 2 hdc around, join (16)

3) ch 2, hdc in same st, hdc in next st, *2 hdc, hdc* around. join (24)

4) ch 2, hdc in same st, hdc in next 2, *2 hdc, hdc 2 *around. join (32)

5) ch 2, hdc in same st and next 3, *2 hdc, hdc 3* around. join (40)

6) ch 2, hdc in same st and next 4, *2 hdc, hdc 4* around. join (48)

7) ch 2, hdc in same st and next 5, *2 hdc, hdc 5* around. join (56)

8) ch 2, hdc in same st and next 13. *2hdc, hdc 13* around. join (60)

9-18) ch 2, hdc around. join (60) ** optional stripe, change to color B for rows 15-17

19) ch 2, hdc in same stitch and next 2, *2 hdc, hdc 2* around. join (80)

20-21) ch 2, hdc around. join (80)

22) ch 1, sc around. join (join)

finish off



Embellishments

belt bow

size up to 24 months

ch 16

1) hdc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across (15)

2) turn, ch 2, hdc across (15)

meet last row with first, ss together. finish off leaving a very long tail. fold the bow with the connection as the center back. wrap with the tail multiple times, do not cinch bow as you wrap. sew to hat with rest of tail.

2+ years

ch 21

1) hdc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across (20)

2-3) turn, ch 2, hdc across (20)

meet last row with first, ss together. finish off leaving a very long tail. fold the bow with the connection as the center back. wrap with the tail multiple times, do not cinch bow as you wrap. sew to hat with rest of tail.

standard bow

up to 24 months

ch 11

1) hdc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across (10)

2) turn, ch 2, hdc across (10)

finish off. wrap yarn around center cinching it in the process. sew to hat with yarn left from the center gather.

 

2+ years

ch 16

1) hdc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across (15)

2-3) turn, ch 2, hdc across (15)

finish off. wrap yarn around center cinching it in the process. sew to hat with yarn left from the center gather.

 

Sport Band

replace 1 hdc row of stripe with an sc row before and after the other hdc