Scrappy Bucket Hat by Jess Coppom
Craft: Knitting
This pattern is available on Ravelry(goes to new website)(opens in a new tab).
With its colorful and cheerful design, this knit bucket hat will surely become your new favorite summer hat.
Mercerized cotton yarn and the knit garter stitch combine in a moldable, comfy, and surprisingly structured hat. Use up all your colorful yarn scraps or select a specific color scheme to suit your style.
Advanced-beginner knitting skills you’ll practice include knitting in the round using circular and double-pointed needles, decreasing, and meeting a pattern gauge.
Pattern includes four sizes to fit head circumferences from 16-24” (toddlers to adult men and women). Each hat requires approx 200-440 yards of a light worsted weight cotton such Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton.
Yarn weight
yarn held together
Worsted + Worsted = Bulky (7 wpi)
Gauge
14 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches in garter stitch
Needle size
US 5 - 3.75 mm
Yardage
180 - 400 yards (165 - 366 m)
Sizing/Measurements
S (toddler) / Fits head circumference 16-18”
M (child) / Fits head circumference 18-20”
L (adult) / Fits head circumference 20-22”
XL (larger adult) / Fits head circumference 22-24”