Checkerboard Bucket Hat Crochet Pattern

If you’re looking for a fun and trendy accessory to crochet, the Checkerboard Bucket Hat Crochet Pattern is just the thing! With its bold, graphic design and classic bucket hat shape, this pattern is perfect for making a statement while keeping the sun out of your eyes. The checkerboard effect is created using simple color changes, making it a great project for confident beginners or anyone ready to play with colorwork. Whether you’re heading to the beach, a music festival, or just want to add some flair to your outfit, this hat is a must-make!

Materials You’ll Need:

• Stitch markers (optional but helpful)
• Worsted weight cotton yarn in two contrasting colors
• (Try: Lily Sugar’n Cream, Paintbox Cotton Aran, or Premier Home Cotton)
• Size H/8 (5.0 mm) crochet hook
• Scissors
• Yarn needle for weaving in ends

Why You’ll Love This Pattern:

• Step-by-step video tutorial – crochet with confidence
• Beginner-friendly colorwork – simple stitches with high-impact results
• Breathable cotton yarn – perfect for warm-weather wear
• Customizable color combos – go neutral or bold
• Trendy & functional – blocks the sun and boosts your outfit

This hat was part of the Crochet Along for a Cause. Where we make 1 hat per week to donate to a cancer center, school, or homeless shelter. You can find all the details and hat patterns HERE.

Making the Checkerboard Bucket Hat Crochet Pattern

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Materials
100g/190 yds total worsted weight cotton yarn in 2 colors (I used Dishie in Swan and Linen)
H/5.0 mm hook
yarn needle
scissors

Level
intermediate

Pattern notes & Stitches to Know
Magic circle
ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
dc – double crochet

· Written in US terms

· This beanie is made from the top down joined rounds. Do not fasten off the colors. Carry them throughout.

· Linen is Color A. Swan is Color B.

· When changing colors, always change color on the last step of the stitch just before the color change

· To change the pattern size, go up or down a hook size.

Approx Finished size (small adult) –
Length: 8”
Circumference (around base of head):  22”

CROCHET PATTERN WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS

With Color A, make a magic circle

Round 1: ch 2, 12 dc in circle, pull circle closed tight, join to first dc with sl st (12 dc)

Round 2: ch 2, starting in the first stitch, *2 dc in next stitch, change to Color B, 2 dc in next stitch, change to Color A* repeat from * to * around, join to first dc with sl st (24 dc)

Round 3: continuing with Color A, ch 2 *dc in 1 stitch, 2 dc in next, change to Color B, dc in 1 stitch, 2 dc in next, change to Color A* repeat from * to * around, join to first dc with sl st (36 dc)

Round 4: continuing with Color A, ch 2 *dc in 2 stitches, 2 dc in next, change to Color B, dc in 2 stitches, 2 dc in next, change to Color A* repeat from * to * around to last stitch, do not change to color A, join to first dc with sl st (48 dc)

Round 5: continuing with Color B, ch 2, *dc in 3 stitches, 2 dc in next, change to Color A, dc in 3 stitches, 2 dc in next, change to Color B* repeat from * to * around, join to first dc with sl st (60 dc)

Round 6: continuing with Color B, ch 2 *dc in 4 stitches, 2 dc in next, change to Color A, dc in 4 stitches, 2 dc in next, change to Color B* repeat from * to * around, join to first dc with sl st (72 dc)

Crown diameter is approx. 6.5”.

Round 7: continuing with Color B, ch 2 *dc in 6 stitches, change to Color A, dc in 6 stitches, change to Color B* repeat from * to * around to last stitch, do not change to Color B, join to first dc with sl st (72 dc)

Round 8 – 10: continuing with color A, ch 2, *dc in 6 stitches, change to Color B, dc in 6 stitches, change to Color A* repeat from * to * around, join to first dc with sl st (72 dc)

do not change colors on last stitch of round 10

Round 11 – 13: continuing with Color B, ch 2, *dc in 6 stitches, change to Color A, dc in 6 stitches, change to Color B* repeat from * to * around, join to first dc with sl st (72 dc)

do not change colors on last stitch of round 13

Round 14: continuing with Color A, *dc in 2 stitches, 2 dc in next, dc in 2 stitches, 2 dc in next, change to Color B, dc in 2 stitches, 2 dc in next, dc in 2 stitches, 2 dc in next, change to Color A* repeat from * to * around, join to first dc with sl st (96 dc)

Round 15 – 16: continuing with Color A, *dc in 8 stitches, change to Color B, dc in 8 stitches, change to Color A* repeat from * to * around, join to first dc with sl st (96 dc)

Fasten off.

Weave in the ends.

And that’s it! See you next week for the twelfth and final CAL for a Cause pattern!

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