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KNIT BUCKET HAT
Sample A knit using DROPS Alpaca Mix + Alpaca Boucle
held in 3 strands.
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MATERIALS
This knit bucket hat is a quick project
NEEDLE(S)
and would be the perfect gift for a friend
9 mm • US size 13 circular needles
(or yourself!). The instructions will work
well with a combination of yarns. For
YARN
example, both Sample A & B were knit
Sample A knit with 3 strands held together
with multiple strands held together,
One skein of DROPS Alpaca Mix (50g)
which is detailed under 'Materials'. Feel
Two skeins of DROPS Alpaca Boucle
free to get creative with colors and
(100g)
textures when you make your own!
ONE SIZE
To fit size 53-56cm head circumference
COMPLETION TIME
¬5 hours
Sample B knit with 2 strands held together
Three skeins of DROPS Wish (150g)
GAUGE (10cm/4" x 10cm/4")
9 sts x 14 rows in stockinette stitch
NOTIONS
Stitch markers (x4)
Darning needle
SKILL LEVEL
Beginner
TECHNIQUES USED
K2tog
SSK
Vertical Seaming Technique
Perpendicular Seaming Technique
HELPFUL LINKS
How to Knit a Bucket Hat
Perpendicular Seaming Technique
Sample B knit using DROPS Wish
held in 2 strands.
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THE BUCKET HAT
The Bucket Hat is knit in three steps: starting with the crown body, then picking up stitches
in the round for the crown and brim.
CROWN BODY
Cast on 13 stitches on 9mm needles.
Work back and forth in stockinette stitch for 76 rows, approx.
50cm[19.69in].
TIP! Slip the first and last
Cast off all stitches.
stitch of every knit round to
With right sides facing together, join together both ends of
produce a clean edge.
the panel using the vertical seaming technique. This seam
will be placed at the center back of the head.
CROWN
Pick one side of the crown body to pick up stitches for the
crown of the hat. Starting at the center back seam, pick up 56
stitches along the edge of the crown body.
To ensure an even pick up of
Place 4 stitch markers evenly across the round (every 14
stitches, adhere to the
stitches).
Row 1: *Knit 1 stitch, ssk, knit until 3 stitches before the
next stitch marker, k2tog, knit 1 stitch, slip marker…*
following pattern: *pick up 4,
skip one stitch,* repeat from *
to * until you have picked up
all 56 stitches.
Repeat from * to * until you have knit across the entire
round.
Row 2: Knit all stitches as they appear.
Repeat the last two steps until you have 16 stitches left on the
needles (4 stitches in each section).
Work one last round of decreases as follows:
ssk, k2tog, ssk, k2tog, ssk, k2tog, ssk, k2tog.
You now have 8 stitches left on the needles.
Cut the yarn and, with a darning needle, feed the working
yarn clockwise through each live stitch and pull tightly to
secure them together. Insert the needle through to the
wrong side and weave in any loose ends.
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FINISHING THE BUCKET HAT
Flipping the piece inside out, the brim is picked up and worked in stockinette stitch so that
it's long enough to be folded over and stitched to the crown body.
THE BRIM
Flip your piece inside out and pick up 56 stitches along the opposite
side of the crown body. To ensure an even pick up of stitches, adhere
to the following pattern: *pick up 4, skip one stitch,* repeat from * to *
until you have picked up all 56 stitches.
Purl 7 rows.
At the start of a new round, work in knit stitches for the next 6 rows.
Cast off loosely.
FINAL ASSEMBLY
Fold the brim in half so that the cast off edge sits on top of the right
side of the hat.
Using the perpendicular seaming technique, sew the cast off edge to
the crown body along the seam.
Weave in any loose ends.
The seam was created from
picking up our stitches for
our brim from the WS of the
hat.
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&& YOU'RE DONE!!
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Bethany
www.welllovedknits.com
@well.lovedknits
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