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The Beach Day Bucket Hat Crochet Pattern is the first pattern in this year’s Crochet Along for a Cause! This hat pattern offers complete head coverage with extra length due to the brim. It’s a good hat to donate to cancer centers.
This hat is the 1st pattern in the Crochet Along for a Cause. We are making 1 hat per week to donate to a cancer center, school, or homeless shelter all summer long. There’s always time to join! You can find all the details and hat patterns HERE.
Beach Day Bucket Hat
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Materials
approx 100g worsted weight yarn – I used Paintbox Cotton in Vanilla Cream and Black
4.5 mm hook
E/3.5 mm hook
yarn needle
scissors
Level
Easy
Pattern notes & stitches to know
magic loop
sl st – slip stitch
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
– Written in US terms
– ch 1 does not count as sc
·the hat is worked from the top down with joined rounds starting with a magic loop
– the body of the hat is made with a 4.5 mm hook, then changes to a 3.5 mm hook for the brim
– Vanilla Cream is Color A and Black is Color B
Approx. Finished Size—
Length: 8.5″
Circumference above brim: 21″
BEACH DAY BUCKET HAT CROCHET PATTERN
Starting with 4.5 mm hook and Color A, make a magic loop (or ch 4, sl st to the first ch to make a loop)
Round 1: ch 1, 8 sc in loop, pull loop closed tight, join to first sc with sl st (8 sc)
Round 2: ch 1, 2 sc in each stitch around, join to first sc with sl st (16 sc)
Round 3: ch 1, *sc in 1 stitch, 2 sc in next* repeat from * to * around, join to first sc with sl st (24 sc)
Round 4: ch 1, *sc in 2 stitches, 2 sc in next* repeat from * to * around, join to first sc with sl st (32 sc)
Round 5: ch 1, *sc in 3 stitches, 2 sc in next* repeat from * to * around, join to first sc with sl st (40 sc)
Round 6: ch 1, *sc in 4 stitches, 2 sc in next* repeat from * to * around, join to first sc with sl st (48 sc)
Round 7: ch 1, *sc in 5 stitches, 2 sc in next* repeat from * to * around, join to first sc with sl st (56 sc)
Round 8: ch 1, *sc in 6 stitches, 2 sc in next* repeat from * to * around, join to first sc with sl st (64 sc)
Round 9: ch 1, *sc in 7 stitches, 2 sc in next* repeat from * to * around, join to first sc with sl st (72 sc)
Round 10: ch 1, *sc in 8 stitches, 2 sc in next* repeat from * to * around, join to first sc with sl st (80 sc)
The diameter should be approx. 5.25”. To make it larger add an additional increase round. Note that the desired diameter of the crown should be smaller when using sc rather than with dc or hdc.
Round 11 – 23: ch 1, sc in each stitch around, join to first sc with sl st (80 sc)
Change to Color B
Round 24 – 30: ch 1, sc in each stitch around, join to first sc with sl st (80 sc)
To add more length before starting the brim, continue with Color B until it’s the desired length
Change to Color A and 3.5 mm hook
Note: if you added an additional increase round, the end counts will not be the same
Round 31: ch 1, sc in each stitch around, join to first sc with sl st (80 sc)
Round 32: ch 1, *sc in 3 stitches, 2 sc in next* repeat from * to * around, join to first sc with sl st (100 sc)
Round 33: ch 1, *sc in 4 stitches, 2 sc in next* repeat from * to * around, join to first sc with sl st (120 sc)
Round 34 – 39: ch 1, sc in each stitch around, join to first sc with sl st (120 sc)
Fasten off. Weave in the ends.
And you’re done!! I’ll see you here next Friday for the 2nd CAL for a Cause pattern!
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