Crochet Striped Bucket Hat | Free Pattern & Video Tutorial

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Create your own crochet striped bucket hat with this free beginner pattern! This pattern has step-by-step written photo instructions & a video tutorial. The striped bucket hat makes a great summer crochet pattern as you can wear the hat to the beach, by the pool, or just hanging out.

You can purchase the ad-free pattern and watch the video tutorial to easily follow along.

I used cotton yarn for this pattern, since I find it sturdier and stiffer than most other yarn types, perfect for a hat that needs to hold its shape. 

This striped bucket hat crochet pattern is fast to make. It can be completed in about 5 hours and has photos and videos you can reference along the way if you ever get stuck or have a question.

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Crochet Striped Bucket Hat Video Tutorial

Want a visual guide? Check out my crochet striped bucket hat video tutorial on YouTube, complete with timestamps so you can jump straight to any step!

Pattern Information

Skill Level

Beginner / Easy

Time to Complete

Approximately 5 hours

Materials

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4.5mm Crochet Hook
Scissors
Yarn: Loops & Threads brand of 120 yards per skein in 2 colors. Color A and Color B, Color A will be the main color and Color B will be the accent color that is the stripes.
Stitch markers
Darning needle
Measuring Tape

I chose to use cotton yarn for this pattern because I believe cotton yarn is a stiffer yarn and holds its shape the best.

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Crochet Materials for a Bucket Hat sitting on a dark wooden surface

Crochet Stitch Abbreviations

The striped bucket hat crochet pattern uses these crochet stitches. Click the link on the crochet stitch abbreviation to learn how to make the stitch.

MR: Magic Ring
SC: Single Crochet
INC: Increase Stitch
SLST: Slip Stitch

Finished Size

Overall: 8 ¼” x 12” 

Pattern Notes

1. This pattern is worked in US terms
2. Italics tell you what color you should be using
3. Anything in parenthesis () should be worked continuously within the round
4. Stitches are separated by commas ,

Crochet Striped Bucket Hat Pattern

Top of Hat

With Color A yarn color, 
Round 1: SC 6 into MR

Crochet magic ring with 6 single crochet stitches, first step of the striped crochet bucket hat

Round 2: (INC)

Increase stitches worked into magic ring for crochet bucket hat shaping

Round 3: (SC 1, INC)

Crochet bucket hat after third increase round, blue cotton yarn

Round 4: SC 1, INC (SC 2, INC) SC 1, switch to Color B yarn on last stitch.

Striped crochet bucket hat switching from blue to brown yarn for stripe

Round 5: (SC 3, INC), switch to Color A yarn on last stitch.

Two-tone striped crochet bucket hat switching from blue to brown cotton yarn for first stripe

Round 6: SC 2, INC (SC 4, INC) SC 2

Striped crochet bucket hat after first stripe with blue and tan cotton yarn

Round 7: (SC 5, INC)

Striped crochet bucket hat after round seven of the pattern

Round 8: SC 3, INC (SC 6, INC) SC 3

Striped crochet bucket hat before second stripe along the crown of the hat

Round 9: (SC 7, INC), switch to Color B yarn on last stitch.

Stripe crochet bucket hat switching yarn to tan yarn for second stripe

Round 10: SC 4, INC (SC 8, INC) SC 4, switch to Color A yarn on last stitch.

Cotton yarn stripe crochet bucket hat with second stripe in tan yarn

Round 11: (SC 9, INC)

Blue cotton yarn round after second crochet stripe along bucket hat

Round 12: SC 5, INC (SC 10, INC) SC 5

Crochet bucket hat body worked in blue cotton yarn

Round 13: (SC 11, INC)

Two-tone crochet bucket hat with two stripes

Round 14: SC 6, INC (SC 12, INC) SC 6, switch to Color B yarn on last stitch.

Last crown row of the top of the bucket hat worked in blue cotton yarn before working the straight body rounds

Body of Hat

Round 15: SC, switch to Color A yarn on last stitch.

Crochet bucket hat switched to blue cotton yarn after straight body round

Round 16-19: SC, switch to Color B yarn on last stitch.

Crochet bucket hat body worked in brown cotton yarn, single crochet rounds

Round 20: SC, switch to Color A yarn on last stitch.

Crochet bucket hat body worked in brown cotton yarn, single crochet rounds, after fourth stripe

Round 21-24: SC, switch to Color B yarn on last stitch.

Blue and tan cotton yarn crochet bucket hat after round 24 of stripes

Round 25: SC, switch to Color A yarn on last stitch.

Crochet bucket hat switched to blue cotton yarn after single crochet round

Round 26-29: SC, switch to Color B yarn on last stitch.

Crochet bucket hat switch to tan cotton yarn on single crochet round

Round 30: SC, switch to Color A yarn on last stitch.

Stripe crochet bucket hat with six stripes after tan cotton yarn round

Round 31-34: SC, switch to Color B yarn on last stitch.

Single crochet round on crochet bucket hat in blue cotton yarn

Round 35: SC, switch to Color A yarn on last stitch.

Stripe crochet bucket hat switched to blue cotton yarn after stripe row

Brim of Hat

Round 36: (SC 27, INC)

Crochet bucket hat working first round of brim

Round 37: SC 14, INC (SC 28, INC) SC 14, likely need to switch to 2nd skein of Color A on last stitch.

Crochet bucket hat working increases to create the brim with blue cotton yarn

Round 38: (SC 29, INC)

Brim of crochet bucket hat forming with crochet increases in blue cotton yarn

Round 39: SC 15, INC (SC 30, INC) SC 15, switch to Color B yarn on last stitch.

Blue cotton yarn working increases into crochet bucket hat to create the brim

Round 40: (SC 31, INC), switch to Color A yarn on last stitch.

Last stripe on bucket hat in tan cotton yarn

Round 41: SC 16, INC (SC 32, INC) SC 16

Round 41 of a Crochet Bucket Hat showing a blue and brown crochet magic ring and red crochet hook on dark wooden surface

Round 42: (SC 33, INC), SLST 1, Tie off

Tie off crochet bucket hat with slip stitch in blue cotton yarn

Finish Off

With darning needle, tuck in loose strings and cut with scissors.

Congratulations!

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Congratulations! You have finished the crochet striped bucket hat pattern! I hope you enjoyed this free pattern.
  
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