Bucket Hat Knitting Pattern
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This simple bucket hat pattern is super easy, knit flat, and seamed.
Made with Pima cotton, and knit on size 4 mm (US 6) straight needles.
Make A Knitted Bucket Hat
The bucket hat knitting pattern is a great pattern for a beginner.
The hat is knit in The Cotton from We Are Knitters in one color.
Perfect to wear with the brim turned up or turned down.
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The stitches and techniques you need to know…
The stitches used in this pattern are the knit stitch, the purl stitch, the garter stitch, and the stockinette stitch.
The technique you will need to know is K2tog (knit the next two stitches together) used to decrease.
The bucket hat is created with a garter stitch brim and the stockinette stitch is used for the main body of the hat.
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Bucket Hat Knitting Pattern
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Notes
This hat is knit flat using either straight needles or circular needles.
The hat is then seamed using the mattress stitch when complete.
The brim is knit with two strands together which can seem a little tight on the 4mm/US 6 needles but is better for the shape.
If you decide to go up a needle size for the brim it is not advised because it will be too big and floppy later.
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Skill Level – Basic (Beginner)
Gauge
- 18 sts / 36 rows in 10×10 cm/4×4 inches of garter stitch.
- 18sts / 26 rows in 10×10 cm/4×4 inches of stockinette stitch.
Measurements/Sizes
- Hat circumference = 46 cm / 18 inches
- Height including brim = 23 cm / 9 inches
- It will fit an average head size (it is looser because of the cotton)
The supplies you need…
Yarn
- 1 x We Are Knitters – The Cotton in the color Natural.
- This cotton is 100% Pima Cotton/10g/3.05oz/232 yds/212m.
- Use my code – MGM4VHHAT – for 10 off on your WAK yarn order.
Needles
- 4mm (US 6) knitting needles.
- I used interchangeable circulars on a 100cm/40″ cable to accommodate the number of stitches.
- This hat is knit flat, not in the round.
Notions
- Scissors.
- Darning needle.
- Tape measure.
- Stitch markers.
Abbreviations
You can grab a free list of US and UK knitting terms here.
- CO – cast on
- Cont – continue
- K – knit
- K2tog – Knit the next two stitches together (decrease)
- Garter stitch – every row knit
- P – purl
- PM – place marker
- SM – slip marker
- St(s) – stitch(es)
- St, st – stockinette stitch
- Rep – repeat
- RS – right side
- WS – wrong side
Bucket Hat Pattern
The Brim
With 4mm (US 6) knitting needles and two strands together of the Pima cotton CO 120 sts.
Work in garter stitch for 5 cm/2 inches ending on a WS row.
The Main Body Of The Hat
You will continue to work the hat using one strand of yarn only…
Row 1 (RS): *K2, K2tog* – rep from * to * to the end of the row. (90 sts)
Row 2 (WS): Purl
Cont to work in st, st until the piece measures 17 cm/6.5 inches from the CO edge, ending on a WS row.
Decreasing The Hat
- Row 1 (RS): K8, PM, *K9, PM* – Rep from * to * to last st, K1.
- Row 2 (WS): Purl (slipping all markers).
- Row 3: K6, K2tog, SM, *K7, K2tog, SM* – Rep from * to * to the last marker, SM, K1. (80 sts)
- Row 4: Purl (slipping all markers).
- Row 5: K5, K2tog, SM, *K6, K2tog, SM* – Rep from * to * to the last marker, SM, K1. (70 sts)
- Row 6: Purl (slipping all markers).
- Row 7: K4, K2tog, SM, *K5, K2tog, SM* – Rep from * to * to the last marker, SM, K1. (60 sts)
- Row 8: Purl (slipping all markers).
- Row 9: K3, K2tog, SM, *K4, K2tog, SM* – Rep from * to * to the last marker, SM, K1. (50 sts)
- Row 10: Purl (slipping all markers).
- Row 11: K2, K2tog, SM, *K3, K2tog, SM* – Rep from * to * to the last marker, SM, K1. (40 sts)
- Row 12: Purl (slipping all markers).
- Row 13: K1, K2tog, SM, *K2, K2tog, SM* – Rep from * to * to the last marker, SM, K1. (30 sts)
- Row 14: Purl (slipping all markers).
- Row 15: K2tog, SM, *K1, K2tog, SM* – Rep from * to * to the last marker, SM, K1. (20 sts)
- Row 16: Purl (slipping all markers).
- Row 17: K1, SM, *K2tog, SM* – Rep from * to * to the last marker, SM, K1. (11 sts)
- Row 18: Purl (removing all markers).
Cut the yarn and thread through the darning needle, then thread through the rem sts on the needle, pulling uptight and starting to seam the hat closed using the mattress stitch.
The mattress stitch is an invisible seam and will make the closing of the hat look neat.
Weave in all loose ends.
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