The Shell Stitch Bucket Hat Crochet Pattern is a quick, summer hat. It features a simple shell texture above a slightly flared brim.
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Shell Stitch Bucket Hat Crochet Pattern
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Materials
80g worsted weight cotton yarn (I used I Love this Cotton in Warm Blush)
I/5.5 mm hook
yarn needle
scissors
Level
intermediate
Pattern notes & Stitches to Know
magic ring
ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
dc – double crochet
shell – 7 dc in same stitch
sc – single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
· Written in US terms
· ch 2 does not count as dc or hdc
· ch 1 does not count as sc
Approx Finished size (small adult) –
Length: 9”
Circumference (around base of head): 21”
SHELL STITCH BUCKET HAT CROCHET PATTERN
Make a magic ring
Round 1: ch 2, 12 dc in ring, join to first dc with sl st, pull ring closed tight (12 dc)
Round 2: ch 2, 2 dc in each stitch around, join to first dc with sl st (24 dc)
Round 3: ch 2, *dc in 1 stitch, 2 dc in next* repeat from * to * around, join to first dc with sl st (36 dc)
Round 4: ch 2, *dc in 2 stitches, 2 dc in next* repeat from * to * around, join to first dc with sl st (48 dc)
Round 5: ch 2, *dc in 3 stitches, 2 dc in next* repeat from * to * around, join to the first dc with sl st (60 dc)
Crown diameter is approx. 6.5”.
Round 6 – 8: ch 2, dc in each stitch around, join to first dc with sl st (60 dc)
The shell stitch starts in the next round
Round 9: ch 1, sc in same stitch, skip 2 stitches, shell in next, skip 2 stitches, *sc in next, skip 2 stitches, shell in next, skip 2 stitches* repeat from * to * around, join to first sc with sl st (10 shells, 10 sc))
Round 10: ch 2, shell in same stitch, sc in the 4th dc of next shell, *shell in next sc, sc in 4th dc of next shell repeat from * to * around, join to first dc with sl st (10 shells, 10 sc)
Round 11: sl st over the next 3 dc so you are starting in the 4th dc of the shell, ch 1, sc in same stitch, shell in next sc, *sc in 4th dc of next shell, shell in next sc* repeat from * to * around, join to first sc with sl st (10 shells, 10 sc)
Round 12 – 14: repeat rounds 10 & 11, ending with round 10 repeat
The flared brim starts in the next round
Round 15: ch 2, hdc in first 2 stitches, sc in next 5, *hdc in next 3 stitches, sc in next 5* repeat from * to * around to last stitch, hdc in last stitch, join to first hdc with sl st (80 dc)
Round 16: ch 2, *dc in 7 stitches, 2 dc in next* repeat from * to * around, join to first dc with sl st (90 dc)
Round 17: ch 2, dc in each stitch around, join to first dc with sl st (90 dc)
Round 18: ch 1, sc in each stitch around, join to first sc with sl st (90 sc)
Fasten off.
Weave in the ends.
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Thank you Breanna, so excited and this one is adorable!
Thank you so much!
Loved making this hat. Thank you.
Thank you so much!
Could you please email me when these become available? I recently did the CAL Scrapghan 2023 and I was not emailed then either. It would make it much easier if I was emailed. Preferable to having to find them on Facebook etc.
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Is there a formula to increase the stitches in the crown for a larger size when using lighter weight yarn and smaller crochet hook?
Hi! You can add an additional increase round. So for Round 6: ch 2, *dc in 4 stitches, 2 dc in next* repeat from * to * around, join to the first dc with sl st (72 dc)
Thank you, I’m up to 96 stitches.
Should I do a couple of rows without increases before I start the shell stitches?
Thank you very much.
I am learning to crochet and love your shell hat. It is turning out a bit small. Should I just use a larger hook? Any suggestions?
Hi! Yes, you can go up a hook size or you can add an additional increase round 🙂