Crochet Shell Stitch Bucket Hat Pattern For Winter Time

Make your own Crochet Shell Stitch Bucket Hat with this straightforward pattern! It's a guide that shows you a simple way to create a stylish and functional hat using basic crochet skills. Follow the easy steps to make a piece that looks great and feels comfortable.

Crochet Shell Stitch Bucket Hat Pattern

Materials Needed:

• Worsted weight yarn
• 5.5 mm crochet hook

Pattern Instructions:

Starting the Hat:

• Start with a slip knot.
• Chain 4. Connect with the first chain to form a ring.

Round 1:

• Chain 2 (does not count as a stitch).
• Make 12 double crochets into the ring.
• Join with a slip stitch to the top of the first double crochet.

Increasing Rounds:

Round 2:

• Chain 2.
• Make two double crochets into each double crochet from the previous round (24 double crochets total).
• Join with a slip stitch to the top of the first double crochet.

Round 3:

• Chain 2.
• 2 double crochets in the first stitch, 1 double crochet in the next – repeat around (36 stitches total).
• Join with a slip stitch.

In Round 4:

• Chain 2.
• 2 double crochets in the first stitch, 1 double crochet in the next two stitches – repeat around (48 stitches total).
• Join with a slip stitch.

Round 5:

• Chain 2.
• 2 double crochets in the first stitch, 1 double crochet in the next three stitches – repeat around (60 stitches total).
• Join with a slip stitch.

Continuing the Body:

Rounds 6-8:

• Chain 2.
• Make 1 double crochet in each stitch around (60 double crochets).
• Join at the end of each round with a slip stitch.

Adding Shell Stitches:

Round 9:

• Chain 1.
• Make 1 single crochet, skip 2, 7 double crochets in the next stitch (this forms a shell), skip 2 – repeat around.
• Join with a slip stitch into the first single crochet.

Round 10:

• Make shell stitches as per set pattern, working into spaces from the previous round's shells.
• Join with a slip stitch.
• Repeat Round 10 and 11 until the desired height of the hat is reached.

Finishing the Brim:

• First Round of Brim:
• Chain 2.
• 1 half double crochet in first and last stitch of each shell and 1 single crochet in the middle 5 stitches of each shell – repeat around.

Second Round:

• Chain 2.
• Increase by making double crochets and creating extra stitches at several points around.

Third Round:

• Chain 2, make double crochets around without increasing.

Finish with a round of single crochets,

• Chain 1, make single crochets around, join with a slip stitch, fasten off and weave in the ends.