Create your own stylish crochet flower bucket hat with this free pattern! With just a few simple materials, you can make a unique and beautiful hat to match any outfit. The video tutorial makes it perfect for beginners!

Materials:

• Size H 5mm crochet hook (use size 4.5mm if you'd like to make it a bit smaller)
• 3 colors worsted weight size medium 4 yarn
• White
• Yellow
• Linen
• Scissors
• Stitch marker
• Tapestry Needle

US Stitches Used:

• SS: Slip Stitch
• CH: Chain
• SC: Single Crochet
• sc2tog: Single Crochet 2 together
• HDC: Half Double Crochet
• DC: Double Crochet
• tc2tog: Triple Crochet 2 together
• tc3tog: Triple Crochet 3 together

Before we begin, if you are more of a visual learner here is the video tutorial.

 Also, depending on the brand of yarn and your beautiful head size you may need to use a different size crochet hook. I recommend using a size 4.5mm hook to make it a bit more fitted, or a size 4mm to make it even smaller. 

Crochet Flower Bucket Hat Pattern

Floral side of the hat;

(Crochet 5 blocks)

Round 1 (yellow):

• CH 3
• SS into first CH to create a circle
• CH 3 (counts as first DC)
• 11 DC into circle (12 DC total with CH 3)
• SS into top of first CH3 + fasten off

Round 2 (white):

• attach white to top of any stitch from R1
• (CH3 + tc2tog) + CH 2 ( 1 petal)
• *(tc3tog + CH 2) repeat from * in each stitch (12 petals total)
• SS to top of first petal + fasten off

Round 3 (Linen):

• attach linen into any CH2 space
• CH 3 + 2DC into same space (this makes half of your first corner)
• into next 2 CH2 spaces work 3HDC
• in next space work *(3DC + CH2 + 3DC) + in next 2 spaces work 3HDC
• repeat from * until you reach the space with half of your first corner
• 3DC + CH2 into first space you worked in to complete this corner
• SS to top of CH3 ( Don't fasten off continue R4 in same color)

Round 4:

• working back into CH2 space you just made work 1SC + CH1 (counts as first HDC) + 2HDC in same space (this makes half of your first corner)
• into next 3 spaces between 3HDC from R3 work 3HDC
• *3HDC + CH2 + 3HDC into corner then 3HDC into next 3 spaces
• repeat from * until end of round
• 3HDC + CH2 into first space you worked in to complete this corner
• SS to top of first CH2 + fasten off

Joining: 

You will need to crochet 1 complete block before you can start joining the blocks with the join as you go method

• blocks 2-4 are joined the same way
• complete 1 of the 4 sides of R4
• when you come to your first full corner you will work 3HDC + CH1
• grab your completed block and work a SS into any corner to join the two blocks
• finish this corner by working 3HDC into same space
• *SS into next space of finished block
• 3HDC into space
• repeat until you get to next corner
• into corner work 3HDC + SS into corner of finished block + CH1 + 3HDC
• You are now done joining this side and continue R4 as normal.
• repeat this joining method for another 2 blocks attaching side to side
• to join the 5th and final block repeat steps above
• after joining 1 side complete 3rd side and to join the 4th side fold your work into a band and attach to first block.

If this written explanation is difficult to understand please watch video above started at 11:50 min:sec

Top of hat:

Round 1 (Linen):

• CH3 + SS into first CH to create a circle
• CH2 (counts as first HDC) + 9 HDC into circle (10 total)
• SS to top of CH2

Round 2:

• CH2 + 1HDC in same space + 2 HDC into every stitch (20 total)
• SS to top of CH2

Round 3:

• CH2 + 1HDC in same space + 1HDC in next stitch
• *2HDC into next stitch + 1HDC into next stitch
• repeat from * until end of round (30 total)
• SS to complete round

Round 4:

• CH2 + 1HDC in same space + 1HDC into each of the next 2 stitches
• *2HDC into next stitch + 1HDC into each of the next 2 stitches
• repeat from * until end of round (40 total)
• SS to complete round

Round 5:

• CH2 + 1HDC in same space + 1HDC into each of the next 3 stitches
• *2HDC into next stitch + 1HDC into each of the next 3 stitches
• • repeat from * until end of round (50 total)
• SS to complete round

Round 6:

• CH2 + 1HDC in same space + 1HDC into each of the next 4 stitches
• *2HDC into next stitch + 1HDC into each of the next 4 stitches
• repeat from * until end of round (60 total)
• SS to complete round

Round 7:

• CH2 + 1HDC in same space + 1HDC into each of the next 5 stitches
• *2HDC into next stitch + 1HDC into each of the next 5 stitches
• • repeat from * until end of round (70 total)
• SS to complete round

 Round 8:

• CH2 + 1HDC in same space + 1HDC into each of the next 6 stitches
• *2HDC into next stitch + 1HDC into each of the next 6 stitches
• • repeat from * until end of round (80 total)
• SS to complete round

Round 9:

• this round will be where you join the top part of the hat to the sides you created.
• Please watch video tutorial above on how to join these two parts staring at minute 23

Brim of hat:

NOTE: You will not be finishing each round with a SS, you will simply continue working each new round with a SC. Make sure to replace your stitch marker at the beginning of each round so you don't lose your place.

Round 1:

• with hat upside down you will be working into the stitches facing you from the sides of the hat
• looking at a complete flower block you will attach the yarn into the right corner of that block, directly into the space just left of where two blocks join together.
• SC into same space (pace your stitch marker into this stitch)
• *work 1 SC into each of the next 15 stitches (make sure not to miss the first stitch)
• work 1 SC into first corner space + 2SCtog around where the corners join (insert hook into same corner space, yarn over and pull up a loop, insert hook into corner space of next block, yarn over and pull up a loop, now yarn over and pull through all 3 loops
• 1SC into same corner space
• repeat from * until end of round. You should have 90 stitches total

Round 2:

• *SC into each of the next 4 stitches + 2SC into next stitch
• repeat from * all the way around 

Round 3:

• *SC into each of the next 5 stitches + 2SC into next stitch
• repeat from * all the way around

Round 4:

• *SC into each of the next 6 stitches + 2SC into next stitch
• repeat from * all the way around

Round 5:

• 1SC into every stitch (144 stitches)

Round 6:

• *SC into each of the next 7 stitches + 2SC into next stitch
• repeat from * all the way around (162 stitches)

Round 7:

• 1SC into every stitch (162 stitches) 

Round 8:

• CH1 work 1 reverse single crochet into every stitch
• SS into first stitch + fasten off + sew in all ends