Pattern Description:
The Flower Power Crochet Bucket Hat is a cheerful, retro-inspired hat featuring a ring of floral granny motifs, a shaped top, and a sturdy brim.
Designed for beginners to easy-level crocheters, this playful hat combines bright colors and texture, perfect for spring and summer wear, festivals, or adding a pop of handmade charm.
Materials Needed & Measurements:
- Yarn:
- Lily Sugar’n Cream™ cotton yarn
- Main Color (MC): Robin’s Egg (01215) – 1 ball (2.5 oz / 70.9 g; 120 yds / 109 m)
- Contrast A: Hot Green (01712) – 1 ball
- Contrast B: Soft Ecru (01004) – 1 ball
- Yarn Weight: Medium (4) worsted weight cotton
- Hook: U.S. H/8 (5 mm) crochet hook
- Notions: Yarn needle for sewing and finishing
- Measurements:
- One size to fit head circumference approx. 21″ (53.5 cm)
- Gauge: 13 double crochet and 4 rows = 4″ (10 cm); each floral motif = 4″ (10 cm) square
Stitches & Abbreviations Used:
- Approx = Approximately
- Beg = Begin(ning)
- Ch = Chain(s)
- Cluster = (Yoh and draw up a loop in ch-1 space, yoh and draw through 2 loops on hook) 3 times, yoh and draw through all loops on hook
- Dc = Double crochet
- Dcbl = Double crochet in back loop only
- Rep = Repeat
- Rnd(s) = Round(s)
- Sc = Single crochet
- Sl st = Slip stitch
- Sp(s) = Space(s)
- Tog = Together
- Yoh = Yarn over hook
Instructions for Making the Lily Flower Power Bucket Hat Pattern:
Top of Hat
- With MC, ch 4, join with sl st to form a ring.
- Rnd 1: Ch 3 (counts as dc). Work 9 dc into ring. Join. (10 dc)
- Rnd 2: Ch 3, 1 dc in same space, then 2 dc in each dc around. Join. (20 dc)
- Rnd 3: Ch 3, 1 dc in same space, 1 dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc; repeat around. Join. (30 dc)
- Rnd 4: Ch 3, 1 dc in same space, 1 dc in next 2 dc, 2 dc in next dc; repeat. Join. (40 dc)
- Rnd 5: Ch 3, 1 dc in same space, 1 dc in next 3 dc, 2 dc in next dc; repeat. Join. (50 dc)
- Rnd 6: Ch 3, 1 dc in same space, 1 dc in next 4 dc, 2 dc in next dc; repeat. Join. (60 dc)
- Rnd 7: Ch 3, 1 dc in same space, 1 dc in next 5 dc, 2 dc in next dc; repeat. Join. (70 dc) Fasten off, leaving a long yarn tail for sewing.
Motif Ring (make 6 motifs)
- With Contrast A, ch 4, join to form a ring.
- Rnd 1: Ch 4 (counts as dc + ch 1). (1 dc, ch 1) 11 times into ring. Join. (12 dc, 12 ch-1 spaces)
- Rnd 2: Join Contrast B with sl st to any ch-1 space. Ch 2, make beg cluster, ch 1. Cluster in next ch-1 space, ch 1; repeat around. Join.
- Rnd 3: Join MC with sl st to any ch-1 space. Ch 3, 2 dc in same space. 3 dc in next ch-1 space; (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in next ch-1 space (corner); repeat to form square motif. Join. Fasten off.
- Sew the six motifs together at sides to form a ring.
Attach Top
Using the long yarn tail from the Top, whipstitch the Top of the hat to the upper edge of the Motif Ring, sewing through back loops to keep the seam flat.
Brim
- Join MC with sl st to bottom edge of Motif Ring. Ch 3.
- Rnd 1: 1 dcbl in next sc, 2 dcbl in next sc; repeat around. Join. (approx. 105 dc)
- Rnd 2: Ch 3, 1 dc in each dc around. Join.
- Rnd 3: Ch 3, 1 dc in same space, 1 dc in next 2 dc, 2 dc in next dc; repeat. Join. (approx. 140 dc)
- Rnd 4: Repeat Rnd 2. Fasten off.
Edging & Finishing
- Top Edging: Join MC with sl st to dc at top of any motif, ch 1, sc evenly around (70 sc). Join and fasten off.
- Bottom Edging: Work as for Top Edging but do not fasten off until complete.
- Weave in all ends securely.
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