Description
The Essential Basic Bucket Hat is the summer staple your crochet queue has been waiting for! This printable PDF pattern delivers a clean, classic bucket hat silhouette worked entirely in single crochet — simple enough for beginners and satisfying enough to make again and again in every color of the rainbow.
With six sizes included in one pattern — Newborn through Adult XL — you can make a matching set for the whole family, stock up on the sweetest handmade gifts all summer long, or finally have a go-to bucket hat pattern you’ll reach for every season.
Using smooth, machine-washable Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton, this hat works up quickly and looks polished every single time. Whether you’re making it for a baby shower gift, a fun market make, or just because you need a new warm-weather project to take out on the deck — this is the pattern for you.
Pattern Details:
- Skill Level: Easy
- Sizes: Newborn (0-6 mo), Toddler, Child, Teen, Adult, Adult X-Large
- Yarn: Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton, Weight 4 / Medium
- Hook: Size G-6 (4.0 mm)
- Gauge: 4″ = 9 rounds of single crochet
- Construction: Worked top-down in continuous rounds
✔ Instant digital download — PDF format ✔ Six sizes in one pattern ✔ Full written instructions with stitch counts for every round ✔ Video tutorial coming soon!
Level: Beginner
Language: American US Crochet terminology
Supplies:
Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton Weight 4 / Medium (100% mercerized cotton)
- Newborn 1.6 oz / 85 yards
- Toddler 2.0 oz / 110 yards
- Child 2.3 oz / 125 yards
- Teen 3.0 oz 160 yards
- Adult 3.6 oz / 195 yards
- Adult X-Large 4.0 oz / 225 yards
Size G-6 (4.0 mm) crochet hook
Scissors
Tapestry Needle
Stitch Markers
Approximate finished size: See photos for hat size chart!
(Patterns are for personal use only; commercial resale of finished items is permitted with credit to the designer.)










Hi! Thank you so much for being here! I am Tonya the designer behind Nana's Crafty Home. As a wife, mother, Nana of 9 & with 2 fur babies, my days are filled with love, laughter, hugs and yarn! Here you will find colorful and creative crochet designs for yourself or loved ones. My hope is that you will be inspired to learn and create along with me!