Bucket Hat Knitting Patterns

People often ask me (or more generally online) what they can knit in the summer. I say you can knit anything you want in the summer, especially if you have air conditioning because the warmth of your project won’t make a big difference.

But if you want to knit things that you can also use in the summer, it’s time to stitch up T-shirts, tank tops, market bags and the like. Another good option is knitting bucket hats. They’re great to wear to keep the sun off your face, and they’re pretty easy to make, too.

If you’ve never knit a bucket hat before, here are some knitting patterns to get you started.

Want to work your bucket hat flat? Check out the Simple Brim Sun Hat from Mad Monkey Knits on Etsy. This one is worked in DK weight yarn and is worked flat for ease of stitching. It’s available in four sizes from baby to adult man, so you can make them for everyone.

The Daisy Chain hat from Berroco Yarn uses a lovely DK weight yarn that’s a blend of cotton, hemp and polyester. The flowers are a nod to flower crowns we might have made when we were younger. The pattern was designed by Mel Kennelly and there’s a crochet version, too.

Make and Do Crew’s colorful summer hat knitting pattern uses garter stitch and a worsted weight cotton yarn that’s breathable and easy wearing. The pattern is sized for toddlers through adults and you can find it on Etsy.

The Fearless Bucket Hat by Tori Yu has a cute picot edging and a squared off top. This one is worked from the brim up, and can be worked with two strands of fingering weight yarn held together or a DK weight by itself if you’d rather. It comes in three sizes and you can download it from Ravelry.

Nina Ruth’s Bucket Bill (also on Ravelry) is another one worked from the bottom up and it has a totally classic bucket hat look. This one is worked in worsted weight wool and is felted for a perfect all weather and all season topper.

The Marled Bucket Hat from Pam Sapienza uses two strands of sport weight cotton for a hat with a lot of structure. Choose two different colors as shown or double up the same color for a solid look. This pattern comes in two sizes and is available from Ravelry.

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Blankets are a great blank slate project that you can change up in a million different ways. From color to stitch pattern to size, the possibilities are almost endless.

Jared Flood, the designer behind Brooklyn Tweed, was inspired by a log cabin quilt his mother made in 1995 to re-create that design in knitting, which led to more blankets and ultimate Brooklyn Tweed’s Knit and Crochet Blankets, which includes 25 patterns from an array of designers using different skills and techniques to make cozy, pretty blankets.

The patterns are divided into three aesthetic themes: traditions, minimalism and colorplay. The patterns are rated on a scale of one to five, with one being the easiest, and there aren’t any pieces rated five. Two blankets are rated one, 14 are two, eight are three and one is four.

In addition, three of the 25 patterns are crocheted, but they either use single crochet or granny stitch, so they are pretty easy even if you don’t do a lot of crochet. You can see all the patterns on Ravelry.

Some of my favorites include Rattan by Rastus Hsu, a chunky blanket worked in knits and purls with simple crossing stitches to make a raised woven look; Homewood by Seth Richardson, covers in dramatic, loopy cables; Ainur Berkimbayeva’s Tessellate, one of the beginner projects that doesn’t really look beginner but is totally worked in knit and purl stitches; Warp + Weft by Aist? Butkevi?ien?, which is mostly knits and purls but makes a fun woven look fabric that blew my mind a little bit; and the same designer’s Canyonland, a multicolored blanket with wavy stripes.

The patterns tell you how to resize them for different dimensions and include information on pattern repeats where it is possible to make a totally custom size.

Many different techniques are included here such as cables, lace, shadow knitting, intarsia and other colorwork techniques, as well as modular knitting and lots of sewing pieces together. The patterns are all presented with charts, but there are line by line written instructions available on the Brooklyn Tweed website if you need them.

The book ends with a deep dive into log cabin knitting, telling the story of the quilt Jared’s mom made and how he made it in knitting, as well as the multitude of variations you can make if you want your own log cabin style design.

The back of the book includes a little written information about some of the special techniques needed, but there are no photos.

This is a lovely book full of inspiration for knitting and crochet blankets for any skill level. If you like to make blankets as gifts or aspire to have a handmade blanket in every room of the house, these designs would be a great place to start.

About the book: 192 pages, paperback, 25 patterns. Published 2024 by Abrams Books, suggested retail price $24.99.

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