Heartbeat Bucket Hat Crochet Pattern for Beginners
I’m super excited to share my Heartbeat Bucket Hat crochet pattern with you! This fun and stylish hat is perfect for summer. It’s made by crocheting four C2C heart squares, sewing them together, and adding the crown and brim. The best part? One size fits most teens and adults!
Whether you’re heading to the beach, a festival, or just out and about, this hat will keep you cool and looking fabulous. Grab your yarn and hook, and let’s make this adorable hat together! The free crochet pattern is below.
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Free Bucket Hat Crochet Pattern
A bucket hat is a type of hat that has a wide, downward-sloping brim all around. It’s called a bucket hat because the shape looks a bit like an upside-down bucket. The hat is great for keeping the sun out of your eyes and off your face.
It’s also stylish and trendy, making it a popular choice for outdoor activities like going to the beach or park. You can find bucket hats in lots of colors and patterns, and they’re easy to make if you like to crochet!
Crochet Project Materials Needed
- Crochet Hook Size:
G-6 4 mm (heart squares)
H-8 5 mm (hat crown & brim) - Yarn: Worsted weight yarn in white and gray. I used Lion Brand Yarns 24/7 Cotton in white and cool grey.
- Yarn needle: Use this to weave in your ends.
- Scissors: Use scissors to fasten off your yarn.
- Stitch marker(s): Optional. Use these to help keep track of your stitches.
The Best Yarn for Bucket Hats
For making a bucket hat, I find that using medium-weight cotton yarn is the best choice. Cotton yarn is breathable and keeps you cool, making it perfect for sunny days. It’s also lightweight and comfortable to wear.
Cotton yarn holds its shape well, ensuring your hat stays sturdy and looks great. Plus, it comes in many fun colors, so you can create a hat that matches your style. Overall, cotton yarn is ideal for making a stylish and comfy bucket hat!
Yardage
My bucket hat weighs 120 grams/4.2 ounces.
Printable PDF Version
View this pattern in my Etsy shop: Heartbeat Bucket Hat Crochet Pattern
Bucket Hat Crochet Pattern Information
Skill Level
Advanced beginners. This crochet bucket hat is made using the corner to corner C2C crochet method. It involves color changes.
Finished Size
One size fits most teens/adults with a head circumference of 20-23 inches.
Gauge
C2C Heart: 8 squares (ch 3 + 3 dc) = 4 inches
Hat Crown: 5 stitches = 1 inch and 2 rounds = 3/4 inch
Hat Brim: 5 stitches = 1 inch and 4 rounds = 1 inch
Crochet Terms
- dc = double crochet
- hdc = half double crochet
- sc = single crochet
- blo = back loop only
- flo = front loop only
- ch/chs = chain/chains
- st/sts = stitch/stitches
- sl st = slip stitch
- rnd/rnds = round/rounds
- rem = remaining
C2C Crochet Technique
- The pattern is made using the c2c technique of making “squares” back and forth in diagonal rows starting in the bottom right corner and ending in the top left corner.
- Each square is made of a chain 3 + 3 double crochet.
- Chain 6 to start a new row and chain 3 to start a new square.
- You can follow the picture graph or the written pattern.
- The written pattern tells you how many squares to make of each color and in what order.
C2C Video Tutorial
Need C2C help? I have a step by step C2C tutorial for this mini heart square on my YouTube channel.
Crochet Pattern Notes
- The pattern is written in US terms.
- You will make 4 heart squares and then sew them together.
- The crown is made separately and then attached to the heart squares.
- Join each round (crown & brim) with a slip stitch to the first stitch made in that round.
- The beginning chain (crown & brim) does not count as a stitch.
- Repeat instructions between the asterisks (*) for the rest of the round.
Bucket Hat Crochet Pattern Instructions
Heart Squares for the Bucket Hat Crochet Pattern
Crochet 4 heart squares following the picture graph or the written pattern.
- G-6 4 mm crochet hook
- ↙ You are working on the “right side”.
- ↗ You are working on the “wrong side”.
↙ Row 1: gray x 1 (1 square)
↗ Row 2: gray x 2 (2 squares)
↙ Row 3: gray x 3 (3 squares)
↗ Row 4: gray x 4 (4 squares)
↙ Row 5: gray x 5 (5 squares)
↗ Row 6: gray x 1, white x 4, gray x 1 (6 squares)
↙ Row 7: gray x 1, white x 4, gray x 2 (7 squares)
↗ Row 8: gray x 2, white x 5, gray x 1 (8 squares)
↙ Row 9: gray x 2, white x 4, gray x 3 (9 squares)
Corner: Start decreasing on both ends
↗ Row 10: gray x 2, white x 5, gray x 1 (8 squares)
↙ Row 11: gray x 1, white x 4, gray x 2 (7 squares)
↗ Row 12: gray x 1, white x 3, gray x 2 (6 squares)
↙ Row 13: gray x 1, white x 3, gray x 1 (5 squares)
↗ Row 14: gray x 1, white x 2, gray x 1 (4 squares)
↙ Row 15: gray x 3 (3 squares)
↗ Row 16: gray x 2 (2 squares)
↙ Row 17: gray x 1 (1 square)
Border: Make 2 sc in each square along the sides and in each corner square make (2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc).
Join the Heart Squares for the Bucket Hat Crochet Pattern
Join the heart pieces together by single crocheting through the borders along the sides.
Crown for the Bucket Hat Crochet Pattern
Make the crown of the hat. You will make the crown separately and then sew it to the heart section.
Rnd 1: Magic circle, ch 2, 12 dc, join (12 stitches)
Rnd 2: Ch 2, 2 dc in each st, join (24 stitches)
Rnd 3: Ch 2, *2 dc, dc in next st*, join (36 stitches)
Rnd 4: Ch 2, *2 dc, dc in next 2 sts*, join (48 stitches)
Rnd 5: Ch 2, *2 dc, dc in next 3 sts*, join (60 stitches)
Rnd 6: Ch 2, *2 dc, dc in next 4 sts*, join (72 stitches)
Now it’s time to join the crown to the top of the heart squares. Both the crown and the heart squares have 72 stitches (4 sides x 18 stitches = 72).
Single crochet through the back loops of the crown stitches and the front loops of the heart border stitches to join them together.
Brim for the Bucket Hat Crochet Pattern
Make the brim of the hat. Join your yarn to the bottom of the heart section.
Rnd 1: Ch 1, *2 hdc, hdc in the next st*, join (108 stitches)
Rnd 2: Ch 2, hdc in each st, join (108 stitches)
Rnd 3: Ch 2, *2 hdc, hdc in next 2 sts*, join (144 stitches)
Rnd 4: Ch 2, hdc in each st, join (144 stitches)
Rnd 5: Ch 2, *2 hdc, hdc in next 3 sts*, join (180 stitches)
Rnd 6: Ch 2, hdc in each st, join (180 stitches)
Finishing the Bucket Hat Crochet Pattern
Fasten off and then weave in your ends.
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