How To Crochet Bucket Hat Tutorial For Beginners

This Crochet Bucket Hat adds playful style to sunny days and weekend outfits. The crochet bucket hat tutorial shows simple rounds with a soft brim, helping you stitch a comfy accessory that suits beach strolls, picnics, or casual layering all season.

Crochet Bucket Hat

The hat is made with two strands of cotton yarn held together, giving it a structured and trendy look that’s great for summer days or casual outings. Whether you want to make a cozy beach accessory, a handmade gift, or a fashionable everyday hat, this pattern offers versatility and comfort in one fun project.

Materials

100% Cotton yarn (180 yards/100g, two strands held together)
5.5 mm crochet hook
Scissors
Darning needle
Stitch markers (recommended)

Hat Crown (Increases)

Start with a magic circle.
Round 1: Make 8 Half Double Crochets (HDC) into the circle, pull to close, and slip stitch to join.
Round 2: Make 2 HDC in each stitch around for a total of 16.

Round 3: Work 1 HDC, then an increase (2 HDC in next stitch); repeat around for 24 stitches.
Round 4: Work 2 HDC, then an increase; repeat around for 32 stitches.
Round 5: Work 3 HDC, then an increase; repeat around for 40 stitches.
Round 6: Work 4 HDC, then an increase; repeat around for 48 stitches.
Round 7: Work 5 HDC, then an increase; repeat around for 56 stitches.
Round 8: Work 6 HDC, then an increase; repeat around for 64 stitches.
Optional Round 9: Work 7 HDC, then an increase; repeat around for 72 stitches if making a larger size.

Finish each round with a slip stitch and chain one to start the next round.

Hat Side

Round 9 (or 10): Work 1 HDC in each stitch around.
Round 10 (or 11): Work 1 HDC in the Back Loop Only (BLO) of each stitch to create a ridge.
Rounds 11–18 (or 12–19): Work 1 HDC in each stitch around for eight rounds to form the hat’s height.