Beginner Friendly Crochet Bucket Hat: FREE Pattern

Updated March 11, 2026

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Learn how to crochet this beginner-friendly bucket hat with my free step-by-step pattern. The Savannah Bucket Hat has been made using 100% cotton making it really comfortable to wear, it will also keep your head cool during the warmer months. The great thing about this yarn is that the colour pooling speaks for itself and creates a beautiful design with minimal effort.

In this blog, you’ll find all the information you need to make this gorgeous Savannah Bucket Hat including an option to upgrade to a 10 page PDF.

Materials & Tools

Yarn: 2 balls (130g/234yds) of Stylecraft Savannah, Aran Weight(#4), 165m (180yds), 100g (3.5oz) in shade Canyon 3794. See below for more.
Hook: 4mm (US G/6)
Stitch marker 17 (if possible, have 1 stitch marker in a different colour from the others to clearly mark the beginning of your rounds)
Scissors
Tapestry Needle

Yarn & Alternatives

Stylecraft Savannah comes in six different colourways, I have used shade Canyon 3794.

Alternative Yarn Suggestions

If you want to raid your stash or use an alternative yarn, here are a few that I recommend:

Pattern Notes

Written in UK terms but switchable to US terms below, or CLICK HERE for a free conversion chart.
This pattern is worked in an amigurumi style in rounds without joining unless otherwise stated.
Whilst the pattern is split into sections, you will not be fastening off your yarn.
When adding a new ball of yarn, you may wish to unwind the first section of yarn in order to start from the coloured section.
Move your stitch markers up with each round using the different colour stitch marker as your ‘BOR’ (Beginning of row)

Gauge & Size

The crown will measure approx 12.5cm (5inch) after 12 rounds
Crown diameter: 17cm (63/4inch) approx
Sides: 69cm (2.5inch) approx. Hat circumference: 53cm (22inch) approx
Brim depth: 8cm (31/4inch) approx

Struggle With Tension?

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Convert Pattern Terms

Here you can quickly switch between UK and US crochet terms. This will make following the pattern easier as all terms will be converted to your preferred version.

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Terms & Abbreviations

Stitch(s): st(s)
Place Maker: PM: Place stitch marker in the indicated stitch.
Slip Stitch(s): ss(s): Insert hook, yarn over, pull through stitch and loop on hook.
Front loop only: FLO: Working into the front loop of the stitch only, not both as you normally would.
Back loop only: BLO: Working into the back loop of the stitch only, not both as you normally would.
Double Crochet(s): dc(s): Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, you will have two loops on the hook. Yarn over, pull through remaining two loops.
Reverse Double Crochet(s): rdc(s): Insert hook into previous stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, you will have two loops on the hook. Yarn over, pull through remaining two loops.

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Crochet Hat Patterns

If you love crocheting bucket hats I have two additional patterns for you to try:

Dune Bucket Hat
Coco Bucket Hat

an image of a crochet bucket hat with a frilled rim made up of granny squares worn by a female. The hat is cream and the granny squares are made up of shades of browns into yellow. — Dune Bucket Hat

female stood outside under a tree wearing a peach buttoned t-shirt and denim shorts wearing a crochet granny square bucket hat. female is holding either side of the bucket hat smiling at the camera. — Dune Bucket Hat

Savannah Bucket Hat: Free Crochet Pattern

You are viewing this pattern in UK terms.

Crown

Make a magic ring
Starting round 1: Ch1 (does not count as st) and work 6dc in ring. Pull ring closed <6 sts>
Round 2: Work 2dc in the first st (Place your ‘starting marker’ in the first dc made), 2dc in each st around. <12sts>
From this point forward, move your ‘starting marker’ up as you start each round.
Round 3: (2dc in next st, dc in next st) 6 times. <18 sts>

Round 4: (2dc in next st, dc in next 2st) 6 times. <24 sts>
Round 5: (2dc in next st, dc in next 3st) 6 times. <30 sts>
Round 6: (2dc in next st, dc in next 4st) 6 times. <36 sts>
Round 7: (2dc in next st [place marker in first st], dc in next 5) 6 times. <42 sts>

You will now have a total of 6 stitch markers, these will indicate where to work your increases from this point forward. Your ‘BOR’ indicates the beginning of the round. From here, move marker up to the first st of each increase.

You are viewing this pattern in UK terms.

Round 8: (2dc in next st, dc in each st up to next stitch marker) 6 times. <48 sts>
Round 9-17: Repeat round 8 nine more times. At the end of round 17, you will have 102 sts. Remove all stitch markers except the ‘starting marker’.

Sides

Round 18: BLOdc around.
Rounds 19-33: dc around.

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Brim

Round 34: FLOdc around
Round 35: 2dc in first st (Place starting marker in first st) dc in next 13sts. *2dc in next st (PM in first st made) dc in next 13sts; repeat from * 4 more times. 2dc in next st, dc in remaining 17 sts. <109 sts>
Round 36: dc in each st around moving all markers up.

Round 37: * 2dc in marked st (move st marker to first st made) dc to next st marker; repeat from * around. <116 sts>
Round 38: dc around.
Rounds 39-48: Repeat rounds 37 & 38 five more times. <151 sts>
Round 49: Ss around. Join with invisible join in first st. Fasten off and sew in ends

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