Quick & Easy Crochet Bucket Hat Tutorial

Summary

In this tutorial, the host guides viewers through crafting a simple bucket hat using a 5mm crochet hook, yarn needle, and white acrylic yarn. Starting with a magic ring, they demonstrate 10 double crochets to form the base, followed by increasing stitches in each round to shape the hat. The process includes a switch to back-loop-only crochet for the hat's top and front-loop-only for the brim. The video concludes with tips for fastening off and weaving in loose ends, resulting in a stylish bucket hat suitable for beginners to intermediate crocheters.

Takeaways

• 🧶 The project is to make a simple bucket hat using a 5mm crochet hook, a yarn needle, and white acrylic yarn.
• 🔗 The initial step is creating a magic ring or circle, which involves wrapping yarn around two fingers to form an 'X' and using the hook to create a loop.
• 🔁 A chain of two stitches is made by yarn over and pulling through, which is repeated twice.
• 💠 To form the base, 10 double crochets are worked into the center of the ring, with each double crochet involving yarn over, inserting the hook, and pulling through loops.
• 📌 The ring is tightened by pulling on the tail end, and the first round is closed with a slip stitch into the first double crochet.
• 🔄 Each subsequent round begins with a chain two and ends with a slip stitch, with the first stitch of each round being an increase.
• 📈 The number of stitches increases progressively: 10 in the first round, 20 in the second, and 30 in the third, achieved by increasing in every stitch or every second stitch.
• 🎓 A trick to remember where to increase is to find the increase from the previous round, which helps in maintaining even distribution of stitches.
• 🧢 The size of the hat is determined by the number of rounds: 7 for small, 8 for medium, and 9 for large.
• 👒 After the increasing rounds, a few rows of single crochet stitches are made to form the body of the hat, followed by a brim that starts with working in the front loops only.
• 🔚 The final steps include fastening off, weaving in loose ends, and securing them to ensure the hat's durability.

Q & A

What materials are needed to make a simple bucket hat as described in the script?

To make a simple bucket hat, you will need a 5 millimeter crochet hook, a yarn needle, and white acrylic yarn.

How do you create a magic ring or circle in crochet?

To create a magic ring, you hold the tail end of the yarn at the bottom of your hand, leave a few inches for weaving in later, wrap the yarn around two fingers to form an X, then use the hook to go under and over, pulling through the loop. After that, use your fingers to grab the loop and remove them, then chain two.

What is the first step after creating the magic ring in the bucket hat project?

After creating the magic ring, the first step is to do 10 double crochets into the center of the ring.

How do you perform a double crochet in the bucket hat tutorial?

To double crochet, yarn over, insert your hook into the center of the ring, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through leaving two loops on the hook, and then yarn over and pull through your last two loops.

How do you close the hole after completing the 10 double crochets in the bucket hat?

To close the hole, pull on the tail end really tight, and later tie it into a knot to secure it so it doesn't come loose again.

What is the purpose of doing a slip stitch into the first double crochet after completing the initial round?

A slip stitch into the first double crochet is done to join the round and also to start every subsequent round with a chain two. It helps in closing the loop and preparing for the next round of stitches.

How do you increase the number of stitches in each round during the bucket hat project?

To increase the number of stitches, you perform two double crochets into one stitch. This is done in every single stitch for the second round, creating 20 stitches by the end of that round.

What is the pattern for increasing stitches in the subsequent rounds after round two?

After round two, the pattern for increasing stitches is to increase in every second stitch for round three, every third stitch for round four, and so on, subtracting one from the round number to determine the stitch for the increase.

How many total rounds are recommended for a medium-sized bucket hat?

For a medium-sized bucket hat, a total of 8 rounds of increasing are recommended, followed by additional rounds of single crochet until the desired length is reached.

What technique is used to create the fold at the top of the hat before starting the brim?

To create the fold at the top of the hat, you chain two and then do a double crochet into the back loops only for the first round after the increasing rounds.

How do you start the brim of the bucket hat and what is the stitch pattern?

To start the brim, you work into the front loops only for the first round after the top rounds, doing an increase in every eighth stitch for the ninth round of increases.

How do you secure and weave in the loose ends of the yarn after completing the hat?

After fastening off, you turn the hat inside out and use a yarn needle to weave in the loose ends, going under multiple stitches in one direction and then back under the same stitches to secure them. Any additional loose ends from attaching new yarn are double knotted and woven in similarly.

Outlines

00:00

🧶 Crafting a Basic Bucket Hat

The video tutorial begins with the materials needed for making a bucket hat, including a 5mm crochet hook, a yarn needle, and white acrylic yarn. The process starts with creating a magic ring, which involves wrapping the yarn around two fingers to form an X, and using the hook to pull through loops. After creating the ring, the instructor demonstrates how to perform double crochets into the ring, tighten it, and close the hole with the tail end. The video then guides through the steps of increasing the number of stitches in each round, starting with 10 double crochets in the first round, then increasing to 20 and 30 stitches in subsequent rounds. Each round begins with a chain two and ends with a slip stitch to the first double crochet, ensuring a neat start and finish to each round.

05:02

📏 Sizing the Hat with Increases

This section of the script explains how to adjust the size of the hat by increasing the number of stitches in each round. The instructor provides a trick to find where to increase without counting, by locating the increase from the previous round. The video outlines the process of increasing in every third stitch for the fourth round, then in every fourth stitch for the fifth round, and so on, up to the eighth round where increases are done in every eighth stitch. The instructor shares that 7 rounds would make a small hat, 8 a medium, and 9 a large. After completing the increases, the video moves on to creating the body of the hat with regular rounds of double crochets in the back loops only, followed by additional rounds to achieve the desired length.

10:06

👒 Finishing the Hat with a Brim

The final part of the script describes how to create the brim of the hat. The instructor starts by working in the front loops only for the first round of the brim, which begins the increase pattern again, this time in every eighth stitch. The video then explains how to alternate between regular rounds and increase rounds to achieve the desired brim length. The instructor emphasizes ending on an odd number of brim rounds to prevent the bottom from curving in. After reaching the desired length, the video demonstrates how to fasten off the yarn, weave in the loose ends, and secure them with knots to ensure they don't come loose. The tutorial concludes with the completion of the bucket hat and a prompt for viewers to like, subscribe, and comment with any questions.

Keywords

💡Magic Ring

A 'Magic Ring' or 'Magic Circle' is a technique used in crochet to create a round base for projects without a visible join. It's defined by making a loop with the yarn, inserting the crochet hook into the loop, and then chaining a certain number of stitches to start the round. In the video, the magic ring is used as the foundation for the bucket hat, with 10 double crochets made into the center of the ring to form the initial circle.

💡Double Crochet

A 'Double Crochet' (abbreviated as 'dc') is a basic crochet stitch that creates a textured fabric. It is made by yarning over the hook and pulling through one or two loops on the hook, repeating this process until the desired number of loops remain. In the context of the video, double crochets are the primary stitch used to build the body of the bucket hat, with increases made to expand the circumference.

💡Chain

A 'Chain' (abbreviated as 'ch') is a series of loops created by pulling the yarn through the previous loop on the hook without inserting the hook into any fabric. Chains are used to create spaces between stitches and can also serve as the foundation for rows of stitches. In the video, chains are used to start each round after the initial double crochets and to create the necessary height for the hat's brim.

💡Slip Stitch

A 'Slip Stitch' (abbreviated as 'sl st') is a type of stitch that joins two pieces of work together or ends a round in crochet. It is made by inserting the hook into a stitch, yarn over, and pulling through both loops on the hook. The slip stitch is used in the video to secure the end of each round and to close the initial hole of the magic ring.

💡Increase

An 'Increase' in crochet refers to the action of creating additional stitches in a row or round to expand the fabric. This is typically done by working multiple stitches into a single stitch or space. In the video, increases are made by working two double crochets into one stitch, which is used to gradually widen the hat's circumference.

💡Back Loops Only

Working in the 'Back Loops Only' (abbreviated as 'BLO') is a crochet technique where only the back vertical loop of each stitch is worked. This creates a ridged or textured effect on the fabric. In the video, working in BLO is used to create the fold at the top of the hat where it bends down to form the crown.

💡Front Loops Only

Working in the 'Front Loops Only' (abbreviated as 'FLO') is similar to BLO but involves working only the front vertical loop of each stitch. This technique is used to create a different texture or to shape the fabric. In the video, FLO is used when starting the brim to make it pop out and form the edge of the hat.

💡Brim

A 'Brim' is the projecting border of a hat that shades the face. In crochet, it is often created by working additional rounds of stitches after the crown of the hat is complete. The video describes how to create a brim by alternating between regular rounds and increase rounds, working in both front and back loops to achieve the desired shape.

💡Weaving in Ends

Weaving in 'Ends' refers to the process of hiding the loose strands of yarn at the start and end of a piece of crochet work to give it a neat finish. This is done by using a yarn needle to sew the loose ends into the back of the work. In the video, weaving in ends is the final step to complete the hat, ensuring all loose yarns are secured to prevent unraveling.

💡Fasten Off

To 'Fasten Off' is the process of securing the last stitch of a piece of crochet work and ending the yarn. This is typically done by cutting the yarn, leaving a tail long enough to weave in, and pulling the tail through the last loop on the hook to close the work. In the video, fastening off is the step before weaving in the ends to complete the hat.

Highlights

Introduction to making a simple bucket hat using a 5mm hook, yarn needle, and white acrylic yarn.

Creating a magic ring or circle as the foundation of the hat.

Technique for leaving a tail end for weaving in later.

Instructions for forming an X with the yarn and using the hook to create the initial loop.

Chaining two stitches to prepare for the first round of double crochets.

Performing 10 double crochets into the center of the ring.

Technique for tightening the ring and closing the hole.

Starting each round with a slip stitch and chain two.

Increasing the number of stitches in each round by adding two double crochets in one stitch.

Achieving 20 stitches by the end of the second round.

Increasing in every second stitch for the third round to achieve 30 stitches.

Using a trick to find the correct stitch for increasing without counting.

Guidelines for determining the size of the hat based on the number of total rounds.

Stopping increases and crocheting a set number of rounds to form the hat's body.

Crocheting into the back loops only to create a fold for the hat's top.

Creating the brim by crocheting into the front loops only and alternating increasing rounds with regular rounds.

Ensuring the brim ends on an odd-numbered increase round for a straight edge.

Fastening off the yarn and weaving in loose ends to complete the hat.

Final presentation of the completed bucket hat.

Encouragement for viewers to like, subscribe, and comment with questions.

Transcripts

Today, we will be making just a simple bucket hat.

For this project, I'm going to be using a 5 millimeter hook, a yarn needle, and some

white acrylic yarn.

The first thing we're going to do is make a magic ring or circle.

So, grab your tail end and hold it at the bottom of your hand.

Leave a few inches so you can weave it in nicely.

Grab the top, wrap it around two fingers to form an X, and then use your hook to go under

and over and pull through.

And then use your two fingers to grab the loop and remove your fingers and then we're

going to chain two.

To chain, yarn over and pull through.

Again yarn over and then pull through.

And then we're going to do 10 double crochets into the center of this ring.

And to double crochet, yarn over.

insert your hook into the center of the ring, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through

just two loops, and then yarn over and pull through your last two loops.

And then you can tighten the ring by pulling on the tail end so it's easier to work with.

And again, to double crochet yarn over, insert your hook, yarn over, pull through, yarn over,

pull through just two loops, and then yarn over and pull through your last two.

So we're going to do this 8 more times until we have a total of 10 double crochets.

And now that we are done with our 10 double crochets, we can pull on the tail end and

close up this little hole.

So, we'll just pull really tight and later on we'll have to tie into a knot so it doesn't

come loose again.

And now we're going to do a slip stitch into our very first double crochet.

So just look for the post of our very first double crochet, make sure you skip the chain

two that we did, and to the right of the post we're going to go under the 2 loops that make

the V at the top.

And then we're going to yarn over, pull through, and pull through the loop on our hook and

this is a slip stitch.

And we're going to end every round with a slip stitch and we are also going to start

every round with a chain two.

So for round two, we're going to chain two

and this round we're going to be doing an increase in every single stitch.

So an increase is just two double crochets into one stitch and our first stitch is going

to be that same stitch that we slip stitched into.

So we're going to yarn over, insert our hook into that same stitch,

and then we'll complete our double crochet.

And since we're doing an increase in every stitch, we're going to do one more double

crochet into that same stitch.

Now we're going to move on to the next stitch and remember to keep going under both loops

that make the V. And we'll do an increase into every single stitch.

So here we've done 1 and we're going to do another one into that same stitch.

And we'll do this all the way around and we should have 20 stitches by the end of this

round.

Now that we've done our 20 double crochets for round two, we can slip stitch and start

round three with two chains.

And for round three we're going to do an increase in every second stitch so in the first stitch

we're going to do 1 double crochet, and then we'll increase in the second stitch

And then we'll continue this pattern of doing an increase in every second stitch all the

way around.

And for every round that we do increases in we're always going to end the round with an

increase, so for the very last stitch make sure that it ends on an increase; otherwise,

it means that you may have counted your stitches wrong.

And by the end of this round you should have a total of 30 stitches.

So we're increasing every round by 10.

The first round had 10, the second has 20, and the third has 30.

And for round 4, we're going to be increasing in every third stitch.

So last round we did every second.

This one we're going to every third and the next one we're going to do every fourth.

So fourth round in every third stitch.

So just subtract 1 from the round number and that's the stitch that you'll be increasing

in.

So we're just going to do 2 double crochets, and then in the third stitch we're doing 2

double crochets into that same stitch.

But if you do not want to have to count, here's a little trick that you can do to know where

to increase.

So if you look on your previous round, you can find the increase and in this stitch right

between those two double crochets of the increase from last round that is where your increase

for this round will be.

And you can see it here and so you know that that is where we're going to increase.

So we'll just double crochet until we find the increase from last round and here it is.

So in between these two double crochets in that stitch I'm going to do an increase and

this should increase it all the way around evenly so that we have 10 increases per round.

And if you go back and count it it should line up with every third stitch and we're

just going to be increasing in this way until this circle becomes the circumference of our

head.

I found that 7 total rounds would be about a small, 8 total rounds would be a medium,

and then 9 would be a large.

And I'm just going to be doing a medium.

So fifth round, I'm going to increase in every fourth stitch and then sixth every fifth stitch

for the seventh round every sixth stitch eighth round every seventh.

And I've just finished my eight rounds of increasing and now we're going to stop increasing

and just do one double crochet into every single stitch all the way around for the next

few rounds.

So again these next few rounds are going to be just one double crochet into every stitch

but this first round is going to be a little bit different.

So we'll chain two, and then when we double crochet we're going to go into the back loops

only.

So if you look from the top there are two lines that form a V we're going to go in between

them and only go under the back loops when we do our double crochets.

And again this round has no increases we're just doing one double crochet into every stitch

in the back loops only.

And you can see that crocheting in the back loops only forms a sort of fold so this is

the top of the hat where it bends down and now we're just going to be crocheting the

portion that is between the brim and the top of the hat.

And it was just for this first round that we're going under the back loops only.

For the next few rounds, we're going to be going under both loops and we're going to

do just a few rows until we reached the length that we want.

And in my case I did 6 more rounds for a total of 7 between the top of the hat and the start

of the brim.

You can make this shorter or longer if you want.

So I've done seven total rounds between the top of the hat and the start of the brim and

you can see that it forms this sort of fold and we're going to be doing a similar thing

for the brim for the first round for the brim we're going to be working in the front loops

only so we're going to be folding it a different direction sort of pop out instead of going

in.

So we're going to be going into the front loops only.

So again, if you look from the top you can see the V's and you want to go under the first

loop instead of going through both.

And for the brim we are going to be doing a little bit of increasing.

We're just going to be picking up where we left off when we increased the top of the

hat.

So for example, I did 8 rounds for the top of my hat, and this first round of the brim

(I'm going to call it my ninth round of increasing which means 9 minus 1), I'm going to increase

in every eighth stitch.

And you can see that going into the front loops only causes this part to pop out to

start the brim.

And just like we did before every round after this will not be in the front loops only it

will just be under both loops since we do not need it to bend anymore.

and I'm going to be alternating in rounds of increasing and just regular rounds and

then increasing and regular round.

So this next round will be a regular round with no increases and in the third round of

the brim, I'm going to be doing another increase round picking up where I left off with the

9th increase round.

So this will be the 10th round of increases which means 10 minus 1, increase in every

ninth stitch.

And I'm going to be repeating this pattern until I get the length of the brim that I

want.

And you want to end on an odd number for the brim because you want to end on an increase

round so the bottom of the brim doesn't curve in.

So I just did a total of 5 rounds for the brim just because it is the length of the

brim that I want and you can make it longer or shorter by adding more rows or less.

Now we can fasten off by chaining one and cutting off a strand long enough for us to

weave in.

And then we'll use our hook to pull on that strand of yarn and pull it through and tighten

the knot.

And the last thing to do is weave in all of our loose ends.

So first, we're going to turn the hat inside out

and we're going to be weaving in our ends into the inside of the hat so it's less visible.

We're going to start with the very top and you want to tighten this as much as you can

and then grab your yarn needle and thread the yarn through the needle.

And we're going to tie a knot just so it stays in place and the hole doesn't loosen.

And to tie a knot, I'm just going to go under a piece of the yarn,

wrap the rest of the tail end around it, and then pull my yarn needle through and that

should create a knot.

And if you want to do it a second time to double knot it to really secure it then go

for it.

And then we're going to try to go under as many stitches as we can in one direction.

So since the stitches are in rounds, I'll just be going under the stitches in the second

round.

And once I've gone under a few of the stitches, I'm going to turn around, skip one stitch,

and go under those same stitches once again.

And so if anything tugs on this loose end, it will have to go in two different directions

and it'll be really secure.

And we can also do this a few more times just to be really sure that it won't come loose.

Once we're done, we can just cut off the rest of that loose end and move on to the other

ones.

And where I had to attach a second ball of yarn, I'm just going to double knot these

two strands together.

So before I start weaving in the loose ends, i want to be sure that they're knotted and

they won't be coming loose.

And then I'll thread it through my needle and do the same exact thing where i go under

a few stitches in one direction and turn around and then go back under those same stitches.

Once everything is weaved in, I can just cut off all of the extra pieces of yarn and we

should be finished.

So here is the bucket hat!

That is all for this video; I really hope you enjoyed.

Please leave a like if you did and subscribe if you're new.

And remember to leave comments if you have any questions at all.

Thank you so much for watching, I'll see you next time!