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There are two sizes for this enormously popular Granny Square Bucket Hat pattern so it can be made to fit a teen/small adult, or a large adult head. The hat design is meant for it to have a loose fit, it is not a fitted hat like a beanie.

The  Granny Square Bucket Hat pattern uses five square to create your hat, four for the body and one for the top of your hat. After sewing the squares together you create the brim with a series of rounds added to the bottom. I made the brim of this bucket hat so it has a slight ruffle to it.

They look great in a solid colour or when you use just two contrasting colour, but my favourite Granny Square Bucket hat is one made with a rainbow of colours. So it is up to you how you decide to customize your Granny Square Bucket hat.

The Granny Square Bucket Hat

Pattern by Pam Carr 2021

Introducing the Granny Square Bucket Hat from Carroway Crochet. I fell in love with crochet Bucket Hats this spring and have been exploring making them in as many ways as I could.

This simple granny square version has proven very popular at the market where I sell my items.

It is made with five granny squares. Four make up the body of the hat and one that is slightly larger, is used for the top or crown of the hat.

The Granny Square Bucket Hat seen above uses just two colours, but you can customize your hat and have a multi coloured version and even add stripes of colour to your brim. The sky is the limit.

Size:

Finished Hat Size:

Teen/Small Adult: 22”/56cm approx. in circumference to fit loosely on head.

Large Adult: 23-24“/61 cm approx. in circumference to fit loosely on head.

Supplies you will need:

Yarn: Two skeins of worsted weight yarn in contrasting colours for a two coloured granny square. If you want a multi-coloured granny square choose colours from your stash.

Hook: size, H/8-5.00mm
Notions: Tapestry needle and scissors.

Gauge: 3 (clusters of 3dc plus ch1) – 8 granny stripe rows = 4” (10 cm)

Abbreviations (uses US conventions)

• Ch = chain
• st = stitch
• sc = single crochet
• dc = double crochet.
• Hdc = half double crochet
• Sl St = slip stitch
• Rnd – round

This pattern uses US terminology. The US and UK crochet terms are different, but they use the same terms to describe different stitches. Here is a simple conversion chart for anyone in the UK.

My YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/CarrowayCrochet,  is a great resource for video tutorials for:

• How to make a slip knot
• how to single crochet.
• how to double crochet.
• how to single crochet.

Instructions:

Bucket Hat:  Size: Teen/Small Adult, Large Adult

This hat is made from five granny squares.

Four of the granny squares make up the body of the hat and the fifth square is for the top of the hat.

NOTE: The Small Adult/Teen size side squares are made up of four rounds and the Large Adult size side squares are made up of five rounds.

The top square of the Small Adult/Teen size is made with 5 rounds.

The top square of the Large Adult size hat is the same size as the side squares.

Granny Square instructions.:

Make four squares for the sides of the hat.

Chain 4. Insert your hook into the first chain stitch and join with a slip stitch to create a small loop.

Round 1. Ch3, (this counts as the first dc st of your first cluster of 3dc. Make 2 more dc into the centre ring/loop. This completes the first cluster, ch3, make 3 dc into the centre ring, (this is your second cluster, ch3, make 3dc into the centre ring, (this is your third cluster), ch3, make 3 dc into the centre ring, (this is your fourth cluster, ch3, Join with a sl st to the top of the first ch3.

Change colour.

Join yarn to a ch3 corner space.

Round 2: Ch 3, (this acts as the first dc of your new cluster), make 2 more dc into the same corner sp, (this is half of the first corner to be completed at the end of the round. ) ch1, Make 3dc, ch3, 3dc into the next corner sp, (this is the second corner) ch1, make 3dc, ch3, 3dc into the next corner space, (this is your third corner) ch1, make 3dc, ch3, 3dc into the next  corner space, (this is your fourth corner)  ch1 , we now complete the first corner, make 3dc, ch3 and join to the top of the first ch3 with a sl st.

Change colour.

Join yarn to a ch3 corner space

Round 3: Ch 3, (this acts as the first dc of your new cluster), make 2 more dc into the same corner sp, (this is half of the first corner to be completed at the end of the round. ) ch1, Make 3dc into the ch1 sp from the previous row,( it is between two dc clusters,) ch1, 3dc, ch3, 3dc into the next corner sp,(this is the second corner) ch1, 3dc into the ch1 sp from the previous row, ch1, make 3dc, ch3, 3dc into the next corner space,(this is your third corner) ch1, 3dc into the ch1 sp from the previous row, ch1, make 3dc, ch3, 3dc into the next  corner space,(this is your fourth corner)   ch1, 3dc into the ch1 sp from the previous row ch1 , we now complete the first corner, make 3dc, ch3 and join to the top of the first ch3 with a sl st.

Change colour.

Join yarn to a ch3 corner space

Round 4: Ch 3, (this acts as the first dc of your new cluster), make 2 more dc into the same corner sp, (this is half of the first corner to be completed at the end of the round. ) ch1, Make 3dc into the ch1 sp from the previous row ,( it is between two dc clusters,) ch1, make 3dc into the next ch1 space, ch1, Make 3dc, ch3, 3dc into the next corner sp,(this is the second corner) ch1, 3dc into the ch1 sp from the previous row, ch1, 3dc into the next ch1 sp, ch1, make 3dc, ch3, 3dc into the next corner space,(this is your third corner) ch1, 3dc into the ch1 sp from the previous row, ch1, 3dc into the next ch1 sp, ch1, make 3dc, ch3, 3dc into the next  corner space, (this is your fourth corner)   ch1, 3dc into the ch1 sp from the previous row ch1 , 3dc into the ch1 sp, ch1, we now complete the first corner, make 3dc, ch3 and join to the top of the first ch3 with a sl st.

For the Small Adult or Teen Size stop here. Fasten off and weave in the ends.

For the Large Adult hat continue with Round 5.

Round 5: Ch 3, (this acts as the first dc of your new cluster), make 2 more dc into the same corner sp, (this is half of the first corner to be completed at the end of the round. ) ch1, Make 3dc into the ch1 sp from the previous row ,( it is between two dc clusters,) ch1, make 3dc into the next ch1 space, ch1, make 3dc into the next ch1 space, ch1, Make 3dc, ch3, 3dc into the next corner sp,(this is the second corner) ch1, 3dc into the ch1 sp from the previous row, ch1, 3dc into the next ch1 sp, ch1, make 3dc into the next ch1 space, ch1, make 3dc, ch3, 3dc into the next corner space,(this is your third corner) ch1, 3dc into the ch1 sp from the previous row, ch1, 3dc into the next ch1 sp, ch1, make 3dc into the next ch1 space, ch1, make 3dc, ch3, 3dc into the next  corner space, (this is your fourth corner)   ch1, 3dc into the ch1 sp from the previous row ch1 , 3dc into the ch1 sp,  ch1, make 3dc into the next ch1 space, ch1, we now complete the first corner, make 3dc, ch3 and join to the top of the first ch3 with a sl st.

Fasten of and weave in all the ends.

Crown of  the hat:

Make one more granny square for the top of your bucket hat.

Teen/Small Adult size: Make the granny square as described for the large adult hat above, it has 5 rounds.

Large Adult size: Make at described for the large adult hat above. It has 5 rounds in total.

Construction:

The Body of the Bucket Hat:

Lay your four squares out in the order you want them to be in the body of your bucket hat.

Place the first two squares together with the wrong sides facing and starting in one corner, whip stitch (sew) them together along one side, matching the stitches.  Whip stitch all four of the granny squares together with wrong sides facing, matching the stitches as you go. These form the body of the bucket hat. They now form a circular head band.

The Crown.

Whip stitch the fifth square to the top edge of the body of the hat, making sure the right side is facing up.

The Brim:

This can be worked in a solid colour, or you can make it striped by changing colours for different rounds.

Round 1: ch1, scflo around the bottom edge of the body. Join to the top of the ch1 with a sl st.

Round 2: ch1, 2hdc in first st, *hdc in each of the next 5 st, 2hdc into the next st,*  repeat between * and * until you get to the end of the round and join to the top of the ch1 with a sl st. (there will be an odd number of hdc when you get to the end, but that is ok)

Round 3: ch2, 2dc into the first st, *dc into each of the next 4 st, 2dc into the next st, *  repeat  between * and * until you get to the end of the round and join to the top of the ch2 with a sl st. (there will be an odd number of dc when you get to the end, but that is ok)

Round 4: ch1, 2sc into the first st, *sc into each of the next 4 st, 2sc into the next st,*  repeat  between * and * until you get to the end of the round and join to the top of the ch1 with a sl st.  (there will be an odd number of sc when you get to the end, but that is ok)

Fasten off and weave in the ends.

I hope you love your Granny Square Bucket Hat.

If you have any questions or need help with the patterns, please email me at carrowaycrochet@outlook.com, and Iʼll be glad to help you.