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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Fall will be here before we know it, and that means there are holidays coming right behind where we might be entertaining at home. It’s always fun to have a hand knit touch in your home for other people to see, and if you’re going to be in the kitchen all day you might as well have some nice knit dish cloths to use.

I love this little plaid hand towel from Darling Jadore. Use a little bit of leftover cotton yarn from another project for the plaid portion. It looks like the horizontal stripes are worked as you knit and the vertical stripes are done with duplicate stitch, making this a quick and easy project even newer knitters can make.

Combine garter stitch and an easy eyelet pattern worked sideways to make the Annette Dish Towel from Cluck Cluck Boots, which is meant to be reminiscent of flour sack towels. It calls for DK weight yarn and you can work it in one color or two (or even three!).

Add a little more texture with this set of kitchen towels from Whileberry Creative. They’re mostly worked in garter stitch with borders in easy knit/purl patterns, and you can work them in sport or worsted weight yarn.

Two of Wands Shop has another cute allover knit and purl pattern they call the Seersucker Textured Tea Towel. It’s an easy repeating pattern worked in worsted weight yarn, and there’s a chart in the pattern you can use, but don’t have to, if you want to practice knitting from a chart.

The Classic Cloth dish towel from Handmade Home by Connie is another one that can use a little leftover yarn in a contrasting color, or you could color block it our use stripes throughout the pattern. This one uses worsted weight yarn and another easy repeating knit purl stitch pattern.

If you like to hang your towel on the oven handle or elsewhere but it’s always falling off, try the Stay Put kitchen towel from Fancy Step Knits. This project is worked in garter stitch and includes a hole partway through so you can pull the towel through itself over a rod or handle. Stripes are optional but a nice addition.

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